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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu comes to the cage accompanied by Samuli Edelmann - Teit meistä kauniin. Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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138 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
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148 lbs
44 - 22 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Singh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karhu clinches up against the cage.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Singh misses with some punches.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Karhu controls his hands.
Karhu lands an uppercut.
Karhu gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Singh regains guard.
Singh wants to stand but Karhu is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh trying to control the position here.
Karhu throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is looking to stand up but Karhu isn't so interested in that idea.
Karhu working some strikes from top position.
Karhu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Singh manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Karhu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Karhu lands a shot to the body.
Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karhu.
Karhu swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Singh's legs.
Singh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karhu walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Karhu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karhu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Karhu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karhu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
Singh misses with a looping right.
As Singh looks to move away, Karhu throws a big counter combo but Singh just gets out of the way.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Karhu's ribs.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Karhu misses its target.
The crowd cheers as Karhu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Singh doesn't seem phased though.
Singh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Karhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Karhu counters with a takedown into side control.
Karhu working the head and body with strikes.
Karhu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karhu working the ground and pound from side control.
Singh wants to control but Karhu postures up.
Singh keeps Karhu under control for a moment.
Karhu 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.
Karhu is trying to ground and pound but Singh uses the momentary lack of control by Karhu to regain half guard.
Karhu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karhu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singh's head.
Singh regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karhu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karhu cracks Singh with a solid left hand.
Karhu landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karhu looking to pass the guard.
Singh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karhu is controlling him.
Karhu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karhu throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Karhu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Singh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karhu moves away.
Karhu attempts a counter takedown but Singh avoids it well and moves away.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Karhu tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Singh avoids the head kick by Karhu.
Singh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karhu on the side of the head.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Karhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Karhu moves his leg out of the way.
We've been informed that Singh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Karhu is looking to wear down Singh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Karhu swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
It seemed like Singh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Singh.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karhu can pounce on him.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karhu at a distance.
Singh scores with a shot to the body.
Karhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singh feints and then cracks Karhu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karhu down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karhu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Singh catches Karhu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karhu swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh works over Karhu's head and body with a nice combination.
Karhu is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Karhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Singh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Karhu checks it.
Karhu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Karhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Karhu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Singh's head.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Singh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karhu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karhu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Singh thinks about the counter body kick.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Singh.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karhu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karhu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singh's guard.
Singh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karhu won't allow Singh to sweep him here.
Karhu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karhu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karhu throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh motions for Karhu to come forward. Singh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karhu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Karhu's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Karhu.
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Karhu off the cage and back into range.
Singh takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Karhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karhu.
Karhu cracks Singh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karhu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Karhu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Singh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh moves out of range as Karhu strikes.
Singh lands a two punch combo.
Karhu keeps Singh at a distance using the push kick.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Decent striking displayed by Singh there.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karhu throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Karhu counters with a nice body kick.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu cracks Singh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karhu can pounce on him.
Singh lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
Karhu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karhu looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Karhu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Singh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Singh lands with a nice body kick.
Karhu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Karhu. Those never looked like landing.
Karhu has managed to clinch.
Karhu scores with a shot to the side of Singh's head.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh has had enough of the clinch but Karhu keeps him there for the moment.
Singh has had enough of the clinch but Karhu keeps him there for the moment.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Karhu checks it.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with a leg kick.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Karhu's belly button to the back.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karhu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karhu checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Singh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karhu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh connects with a body shot.
Karhu connects with a nice looking jab.
Karhu lands a head kick!
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karhu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arshnoor Singh.
I think Singh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!
After winning the bout, Arshnoor Singh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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