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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dara Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keto Bollanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dara Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Bollanza!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollanza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bollanza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Singh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Singh looking for submissions off his back.
Singh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bollanza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bollanza's back!
Singh is hanging on to Bollanza's back as he tries to escape.
Singh is punishing Bollanza with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh keeps control of the position as Bollanza tries to break free.
Singh 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.
Bollanza is still trying to improve position.
Bollanza breaks Singh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Singh can't keep his opponent in guard - Bollanza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
Bollanza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh looking for submissions off his back.
Bollanza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singh's head.
Bollanza wants to stand but Singh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bollanza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Singh looking for submissions off his back.
Singh gets back to full guard.
Singh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh is looking for a triangle but Bollanza pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Bollanza is having none of it.
Singh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bollanza trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Bollanza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bollanza is aware though and is defending well.
Singh is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh keeping moving, preventing Bollanza from controlling successfully.
Singh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.
Bollanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanza stays in close to Singh's body and controls the position.
Bollanza decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bollanza.
Bollanza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bollanza is in Singh's guard.
Singh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bollanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bollanza slips nicely into half guard.
Bollanza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Singh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh actively working from the bottom here.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Bollanza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Bollanza from controlling successfully.
Bollanza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keto Bollanza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bollanza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Bollanza.
Dara Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh feints and as Bollanza raises his hands in defense, Singh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Singh pushes down on Bollanza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bollanza tries to kick Singh off but Singh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Singh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bollanza's head.
Singh prevents Bollanza from improving his position.
Singh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanza kicks off Singh and gets to his feet.
Bollanza is breathing heavily.
Bollanza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singh is refusing to be controlled, as Bollanza sits in half guard.
Singh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Singh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Bollanza has control of the leg.
Singh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanza wanted to stand there but Singh had control of the position.
Bollanza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Singh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bollanza has managed to get both his arms back between Singh's legs - danger averted.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dara Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bollanza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Singh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bollanza trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Bollanza throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bollanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bollanza won't allow Singh to sweep him here.
Bollanza slips nicely into half guard.
Bollanza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bollanza works his way into side control.
Singh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bollanza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bollanza.
Singh tries to bench press Bollanza off him but Bollanza keeps the position.
Bollanza wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
Singh is trying to get back to half guard.
Singh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bollanza slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bollanza gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Singh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bollanza is fending him off so far but Singh persists. Nope, Bollanza circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dara Singh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bollanza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Singh on his heels. He'll look to pass Singh's guard now, I'm sure.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.
Bollanza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Singh is looking for a triangle but Bollanza pushes his legs off easily.
Singh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bollanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singh has his foot on Bollanza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollanza works his way back into a safe position though.
Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh has his foot on Bollanza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollanza works his way back into a safe position though.
Bollanza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bollanza trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to stand but Bollanza is controlling the position.
Bollanza is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Bollanza from controlling successfully.
Bollanza advances to half guard.
Singh is staying active underneath Bollanza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bollanza wants to pass to mount but Singh is defending the position.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Bollanza has control of the leg.
Bollanza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working.
Keto Bollanza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Singh shoots in for a double leg but Bollanza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Singh enables Bollanza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Singh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Singh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bollanza stacks Singh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bollanza!
Bollanza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Singh is not content to let Bollanza control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanza is trying to control. Singh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Singh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bollanza. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bollanza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Singh gets back to full guard.
Singh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Singh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Singh looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bollanza passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to bench press Bollanza off him but Bollanza keeps the position.
Singh dodges the ground and pound from Bollanza.
Bollanza stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bollanza. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bollanza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bollanza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keto Bollanza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bollanza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keto Bollanza!
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