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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricardo.
Ricardo lands with a good body shot.
Singh takes one to the side of the head.
Ricardo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ricardo somewhat.
Singh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ricardo shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Ricardo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Singh defends well and Ricardo ends up having to push Singh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ricardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricardo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singh to keep the fight standing.
Ricardo is trying to pull guard but Singh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Singh.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
Ricardo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singh to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singh cracks the inside of Ricardo's front leg.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Ricardo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Singh.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricardo's head backwards.
Ricardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Singh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh as he avoids it easily.
Ricardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Arshnoor Singh has been cut.
Ricardo shoots in for a double leg but Singh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricardo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Singh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh catches Ricardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricardo swinging wildly here.
Ricardo misses the jab.
Ricardo tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricardo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ricardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Singh eats them both and turns towards Ricardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Ricardo shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Ricardo 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.
Singh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Singh connects with a right hand. Ricardo shakes it off.
Singh misses with a body kick.
Ricardo throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Ricardo throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
Ricardo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice shot by Ricardo.
Singh motions for Ricardo to come forward. Singh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Singh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ricardo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Ricardo does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricardo's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Singh counters with a good low kick that Ricardo was not able to check.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh punishes Ricardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh lands a glancing blow to the side of Ricardo's head.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ricardo throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
Ricky Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh lands a glancing blow to the side of Ricardo's head.
Singh lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Ricardo misses.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Ricky Ricardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Singh tenderised Ricardo's leg. Ricardo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ricardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh throws a leg kick but Ricardo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Ricardo shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Ricardo moves his leg out of the way.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ricardo in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Ricardo. Those never looked like landing.
Ricardo slips a jab from Singh.
Ricardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh tries to land a leg kick but Ricardo saw it coming and moves away.
Ricardo tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Ricardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singh looks to land a combination. Ricardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
Ricardo misses with a wild combination.
Singh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Ricardo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ricardo showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Singh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Singh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ricardo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Ricardo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Singh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ricardo looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Singh.
Ricardo misses with a two punch combination.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Singh.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Singh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Singh lands a jab to the head.
Ricardo shoots and misses
and Singh counters with a good low kick that Ricardo was not able to check.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab, jab by Singh - just one landing.
Singh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricardo at a distance.
Singh works the jab nicely.
Ricardo misses with a combination
and Singh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ricardo's knee momentarily.
Singh staying out of range there.
Ricardo dives in for a single leg takedown but Singh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Ricardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh thows a body kick. Ricardo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Arshnoor Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricardo fails with the takedown
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricardo.
You can see that Ricardo has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricardo.
Ricardo swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ricardo.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Ricardo has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Singh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Singh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ricardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Singh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Ricardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricardo tries to avoid it.
Ricardo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Singh.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ricardo. That did some damage!
Singh throws a head kick that misses.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Ricardo's ribs.
Ricardo takes one to the chin there.
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.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricardo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Singh.
Ricardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singh counters with a thumping low kick.
Singh with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh jabs at Ricardo's body.
Singh connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Singh there.
A jab from Singh finds it's way through Ricardo's defenses.
Ricardo wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Ricardo misses the jab.
Singh throws the kick towards the body but Ricardo avoids it.
Ricardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricardo tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singh.
Arshnoor Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh delivers a nice body kick.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ricardo shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singh tries to move into range but Ricardo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Ricardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricardo tries to avoid it.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ricardo can do to turn this around?
Ricardo takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Singh!
Ricardo tries for a takedown but Singh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ricky Ricardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ricardo's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!
Arshnoor Singh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Ricky Ricardo had this to say: 'Eu não lutei para o meu potencial. Eu vou voltar para o ginásio e isso não vai acontecer novamente.'.
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