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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangram Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
7 - 17 - 0 |
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186 cm
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216 lbs
11 - 44 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Woo Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 44 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sangram Singh!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kidd cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Kidd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kidd scores with a sloppy right hand. Singh should have avoided that one.
Kidd lands the left hand.
Singh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Singh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh shoots for a double leg takedown but Kidd sprawls well. He's pushed Singh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kidd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Singh momentarily.
Singh fails with a takedown attempt.
Woo Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sangram Singh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd misses with a double jab.
Singh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd can't do much from the bottom here.
Kidd manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Kidd prevents Singh from improving his position.
We've been hearing that Kidd has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Singh actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Singh!
Singh working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
Singh is looking to get to half guard.
Kidd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Singh is desperately trying to improve his position but Kidd has a good base and remains in mount.
Singh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kidd prevents Singh from improving his position.
Kidd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Singh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kidd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is keen to just control but Singh is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kidd won't allow Singh to sweep him here.
Kidd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kidd trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kidd is concentrating on defense, preventing Singh from advancing position.
Singh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kidd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Singh lands strikes from half guard.
Singh thows a huge punch but Kidd dodges it nicely.
Kidd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kidd looking to control.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Singh scoring with some ground and pound.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Kidd is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
Singh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Singh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh dives in for a single leg takedown but Kidd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Kidd.
Singh shoots in but no luck this time.
Woo Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Singh on the side of the head.
Singh shoots in and drives through. Kidd sprawls well.
Woo Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sangram Singh.
Kidd cracks Singh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh shoots in looking for a takedown. Kidd tries to sprawl out of it but Singh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kidd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Singh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kidd throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Kidd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Singh.
Singh is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Kidd.
Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kidd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kidd stuns Singh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh shoots in looking for a takedown but Kidd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Singh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Singh.
Nice shot by Kidd.
Kidd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
Singh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Kidd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh tries to counter with a clinch but Kidd shakes him off and moves away.
Kidd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kidd jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Kidd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kidd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singh under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands with a nice combination. Singh backs away looking to recover.
Kidd catches Singh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Singh eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kidd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kidd as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Kidd.
A jab lands there for Kidd.
Kidd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Kidd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Singh eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Woo Kidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidd scores with a jab to the head.
Singh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kidd circles away.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kidd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Singh back to the cage. Kidd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kidd throws a series of strikes that have Singh backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd lands a two punch combo.
Woo Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kidd lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Kidd dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kidd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Singh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kidd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Singh.
Singh shoots in looking for a takedown but Kidd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Singh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Kidd lands a jab to Singh's midsection.
Nice cross by Kidd.
Kidd lands with an uppercut that bounces Singh off the cage and back into range.
Singh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lands a body shot.
Kidd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kidd misses with a combination
and Singh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Singh manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
Kidd is really struggling to control Singh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Singh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kidd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kidd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Singh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kidd has managed to get both his arms back between Singh's legs - danger averted.
Singh has an active guard here but Kidd has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Kidd with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Singh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Singh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kidd pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Kidd seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd prevents Singh from improving his position.
Kidd not doing much here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Kidd has control of the leg.
Kidd trying to pass the guard but Singh defending well.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Kidd has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kidd in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kidd lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd stuffs the takedown.
Woo Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woo Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sangram Singh.
Kidd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kidd throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Woo Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh tries to move into range but Kidd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kidd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kidd tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Singh is in Kidd's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd is trying to keep Singh in close.
Singh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sangram Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woo Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kidd, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woo Kidd!
Woo Kidd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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