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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 387 p4p, 41 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 369 p4p, 36 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
51 - 25 - 4 |
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34
158 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
51 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gaal missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh thuds his right hand into Van Gaal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Gaal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal with a nice cross.
Van Gaal misses with a straight left.
Singh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Gaal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Gaal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Singh.
Singh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Van Gaal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Van Gaal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Gaal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Singh.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Gaal throws a counter combo.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gaal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Singh scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh looks to land a body kick but Van Gaal moved away.
A little jabbing left from Van Gaal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Gaal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Gaal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Gaal scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Gaal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crunch! Singh slams his shin into Van Gaal's torso.
Van Gaal with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gaal.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Gaal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Singh momentarily.
Singh scores with a nice right hand.
Singh defending well as Van Gaal loads up on a big left hand.
Singh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Gaal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Singh defending well as Van Gaal loads up on a big left hand.
Singh throws a jab when Van Gaal was well out of range.
Van Gaal throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Van Gaal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Gaal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Singh takes one to the side of the head.
Singh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh avoids the body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a big shot that misses.
Van Gaal swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gaal.
A little feinted left hand from Singh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Gaal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Singh misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
Singh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Gaal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Gaal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Gaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Gaal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Van Gaal drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Singh slips a straight right by Van Gaal.
A big right from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Singh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Gaal slips a jab from Singh.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Gaal as he connects with a hook.
Van Gaal walks into a stiff left hand from Singh.
A jab from Van Gaal finds it's way through Singh's defenses.
Singh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot.
Van Gaal lands a slapping body shot.
Van Gaal throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gaal throws a series of strikes that have Singh backpedaling.
Van Gaal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Gaal to score with a decent uppercut.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh keeps Van Gaal at a distance using the push kick.
Singh misses with a looping left.
Van Gaal scores with a jab.
Singh lands a nice hook to Van Gaal's body. Van Gaal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Van Gaal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Singh. That snapped Van Gaal's head back.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gaal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Gaal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Gaal cracks Singh with a good jab.
A left and a right from Van Gaal both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Arshnoor Singh has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Gaal cracks Singh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Gaal throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh throws a hook but Van Gaal avoids it easily.
Van Gaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Gaal looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Van Gaal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
Singh slips under a jab.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Singh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Gaal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cholo Van Gaal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Gaal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Van Gaal lands the left hand.
Van Gaal throws a good cross that connects.
Van Gaal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Gaal doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Gaal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh checks a leg kick.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Gaal's calf.
Van Gaal throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Van Gaal looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Singh tenderised Van Gaal's leg. Van Gaal is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Singh misses.
Singh throws a looping overhand right but Van Gaal ducks down to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses the shot to the body.
Singh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Gaal's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gaal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Gaal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Singh.
Van Gaal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Singh scores with the left hand. Van Gaal knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Gaal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Gaal punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Gaal misses with a looping right.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the body
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Singh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gaal manages to avoid it.
Van Gaal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Gaal misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Singh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal is looking to clinch but Singh is avoiding it.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Singh.
Van Gaal is rocked!
Van Gaal throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Van Gaal is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh avoids the body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gaal scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Gaal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singh is pawing at Van Gaal, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Van Gaal's nose. Van Gaal is badly hurt! Singh pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Van Gaal tries desperately to hold on but Singh is relentless in his assault! As Van Gaal receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Singh away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arshnoor Singh!
Arshnoor Singh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Cholo Van Gaal was interviewed post fight and said 'I ain't no terminator but... ILL BE BACK!'.
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