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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 cm
32
170 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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176 cm
46
148 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azadshatru Singh! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing. Singh throws a head kick that misses. Frazier misses with a body kick. Frazier rushes Singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Singh prevents the takedown attempt.
Singh tries to circle away but Frazier has him pinned against the cage. Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Frazier. Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Singh misses with a double jab
and Frazier counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Singh wants to get back to his feet. Frazier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Singh wants to get back to his feet. Frazier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Singh defends it well. Singh wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Still in half guard, Frazier seems content to control. Singh tries to get to full guard but Frazier has control of the leg. Frazier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Singh tries to kick Frazier off but Frazier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Frazier scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Frazier is nestled in close to Singh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh is pressing down on Frazier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Frazier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Singh wants to stand up but Frazier is controlling him. Frazier won't allow Singh to sweep him here. Singh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Singh wants to stand and escape but Frazier is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frazier is pushing down on Singh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Singh is fighting to maintain full guard but Frazier has managed to sneak the leg through. Frazier prevents Singh from improving his position. Frazier prevents Singh from standing back up.
Frazier gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Singh swinging wildly here.
Frazier throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Frazier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh. Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Frazier lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Singh misses with a wild combination.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Singh.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A decent looking cross lands there for Frazier. Frazier lands a jab to Singh's midsection. A nice inside leg kick there by Frazier. That's going to slow Singh down. Frazier lets loose with a powerful body kick. Singh will feel that in the morning. Singh throws a head kick that misses. Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier. Frazier dodges the punch combination from Singh.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frazier. Singh shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily. Singh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Frazier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Singh misses with a left hand and Frazier counters with a nice body shot. Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Singh looks winded! Frazier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Frazier moves out of range easily. Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range. Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Frazier dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses. A head kick misses from Singh. Frazier is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around? Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Frazier throws a big counter combination but Singh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. A head kick from Frazier lands but Singh takes it in his stride. Frazier tries to clinch up. Singh throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Singh throws a hook but Frazier avoids it easily. Frazier is looking to counter punch. Frazier swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Singh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Singh misses the body punch and Frazier counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Singh! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Frazier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Mo Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. You can see the frustration on Singh's face as Frazier controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Singh is looking for a sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Singh wants to get back to his feet. Singh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Frazier stands up. Frazier dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily. Singh lands with a nice combination. Frazier backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Singh is breathing heavily. Left hook, right uppercut from Frazier. Frazier moves into the clinch. Singh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Frazier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Frazier tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Frazier can't get the takedown.
Singh is defending well against a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him. Singh pushes Frazier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Frazier looking for a takedown. Singh breaks from the clinch.
Singh misses with a straight left. Singh misses with a double jab.
As Singh looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Singh just gets out of the way. Singh misses with a head kick.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Singh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Singh missing with a left hand there. Frazier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Frazier works Singh's body with a nice hook. Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Frazier avoids the head kick by Singh.
Singh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing. Frazier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Singh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Frazier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Singh taking some punishment here, with Frazier in his half guard. Singh is looking for a sweep. Frazier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Frazier working the head and body with strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Frazier wants to take a breather but Singh is having none of it. Frazier sitting and controlling from the half guard. Frazier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Singh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Frazier trying to control from half guard but Singh is working away. Frazier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mo Frazier will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Singh scores with a jab. Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier moves into the clinch. Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup. The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Frazier.
That's one minute gone in the round. Singh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Frazier has just dragged him back down to the mat. Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Frazier tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frazier has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Singh pushes Frazier away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Frazier gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Frazier working the ground and pound. Frazier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Singh, who protects the arm well. Singh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Frazier has just dragged him back down to the mat. Frazier working away. Frazier in side control, just content to control the action for now. Frazier lands a decent elbow from side control. Azadshatru Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Singh is trying to get back to half guard. Singh is pushing Frazier's head away, looking to escape. Frazier manages to hold on to the position though. Frazier working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Frazier controls the position. Singh is looking to regain half guard here but Frazier keeps moving and retains side control. Singh taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frazier landing a few strikes. Frazier lands an elbow. Singh wants to get back to his feet but Frazier drags him back down. Frazier working the head and body with strikes. Frazier wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy. Frazier tries for a kimura but Singh is defending well. Singh is trying to get back to his feet. Singh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Singh on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Singh tries to escape but Frazier is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Singh wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Frazier cracks Singh with an elbow. That is naaassty. Frazier decides to stand up, so the ref orders Singh to his feet. Singh throws a head kick that misses so Frazier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Frazier is working Singh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Frazier pushes down on Singh's leg and manages to get into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Frazier performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Singh tries to kick Frazier off but Frazier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Mo Frazier showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frazier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Frazier! A relieved looking Mo Frazier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Azadshatru Singh stepped up to the mic, saying 'I look back on my career with greebert. I remember how the ladies would wave their underdunkers at me when they saw me come up the aisle and climb into that ring, with my gloves laced up and a firehose hanging around my shoulders. I'd give it all to be back in the runny just once the more timer.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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