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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Krause (ranked 1016 p4p, 118 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 525 p4p, 62 weight class). Krause comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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157 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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36
148 lbs
50 - 25 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, James Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Krause or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh, which made it look bad.
Krause misses the jab.
Singh lands a jab to Krause's midsection.
Singh misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krause crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Singh - the referee stops the clock and Krause gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Singh. Krause manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause misses with a few strikes there.
Singh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krause on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singh. Singh obviously looking to wear him down.
Krause shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krause or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh, which made it look bad.
Singh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Singh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Krause. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krause tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Krause.
Singh cracks Krause with an open hand slap.
Singh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh scores with a jab. Krause acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like James Krause has been cut.
Krause stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Krause fails to land the takedown.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krause walks into a straight right hand from Singh.
Krause closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
Singh lands a head shot.
Krause shoots in looking for a takedown but Singh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krause's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krause drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krause is rocked!
Krause will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Krause is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krause circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Singh. Krause falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Singh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arshnoor Singh!
Our winner, Arshnoor Singh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
James Krause was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch. I'll beat him in the next one, just as I did with everyone who was lucky enough to beat me in Highland Games.'.
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hype
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