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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ubereem.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubereem manages to avoid it.
Singh has a takedown stuffed.
Ubereem takes one on the button.
Ubereem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Singh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Singh - just one landing.
Ravi Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubereem is just out of range.
Ubereem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ubereem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh throws a body punch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem walks into a jab.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ubereem counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh looks for a takedown but Ubereem sprawls well.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubereem.
Singh moves away from the strike by Ubereem.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ubereem. Ubereem obviously looking to wear him down.
Ubereem moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Ubereem tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubereem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ubereem as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ravi Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubereem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ubereem as he avoids it easily.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh has a takedown stuffed.
Ubereem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Ubereem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Ubereem's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Singh blocks the low kick.
Ubereem connects with a leg kick. Singh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ubereem slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Ubereem throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ubereem - that will leave a mark!
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubereem is just out of range.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Ubereem seems unphased.
Ubereem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubereem moves away.
Ubereem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ubereem blocks a jab.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Ubereem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Singh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ubereem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Ubereem moved out of range.
Ubereem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Ubereem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ubereem. Singh shrugs it off though.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Ubereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ubereem scores with a head kick. Singh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ubereem is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Singh checks a leg kick.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ubereem sprawls well. Ubereem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ubereem.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Singh. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Singh moves out of range as Ubereem strikes.
Ubereem misses with a looping right.
Ubereem lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ubereem looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Singh swings for the body but Ubereem moves out of range.
Alistair Ubereem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a hook
letting Ubereem counter with a right hand.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Singh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
Ubereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubereem.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Ubereem staying out of range there.
Ubereem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ubereem wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Singh checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ubereem.
Ubereem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh swings for the body but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh throws a hook but Ubereem avoids it easily.
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ubereem's head.
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 right hand but Ubereem moved out of range.
Singh misses with a left hand
and Ubereem counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses the jab.
Ubereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alistair Ubereem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh catches Ubereem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ubereem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ubereem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ubereem.
Ubereem throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Singh lands a jab to Ubereem's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ubereem misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ubereem, right into the meat.
Ubereem leaves Singh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ubereem. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ubereem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh throws the left hand but Ubereem avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ubereem. That's going to slow Singh down.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh lands with a cross.
Singh blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem avoids the body shot from Singh.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alistair Ubereem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh lands a right hook to the body.
Ubereem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ubereem.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Ubereem moves out of range easily.
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubereem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Singh moves away from the strike by Ubereem.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ubereem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Singh slips a jab from Ubereem.
Singh misses with a body shot
and Ubereem counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ubereem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubereem.
Ubereem misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Ubereem counters with a body kick.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ubereem slips under a jab from Singh.
Ubereem misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem blocks a jab.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Ubereem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Ubereem moved out of range.
Singh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Singh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ubereem.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
Singh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ubereem.
Singh misses with a hook. Ubereem ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ubereem to score with a decent uppercut.
Ubereem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Singh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ubereem but Ubereem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh dives in and grabs Ubereem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ubereem pushes down on Singh's head and hops out.
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ubereem throws a front kick that sends Singh stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
Ubereem lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ubereem. Ubereem obviously looking to wear him down.
Singh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ubereem connects with a leg kick. Singh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ubereem connects with a solid leg kick.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ubereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ubereem connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ubereem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ubereem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ubereem drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ubereem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubereem slips a jab from Singh.
Ubereem scores with a push kick.
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ubereem.
Ubereem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Ubereem fakes the leg kick and cracks Singh in the body.
Ubereem throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
Ubereem cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ubereem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubereem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ubereem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ubereem is looking to reverse the position.
Ubereem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ubereem tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ubereem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Singh throwing strikes here but Ubereem is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh wants to control the action but instead Ubereem gets a body lock and reverses into Singh's guard! Nice work!
Ubereem 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.
Ubereem slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Ubereem from controlling successfully.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Ubereem is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alistair Ubereem.
Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh throws a body punch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ubereem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Singh is in Ubereem's guard.
Singh is fighting to break Ubereem's control of his arms but Ubereem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ubereem can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ravi Singh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubereem.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ubereem counters with a nice leg kick.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Ubereem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Singh's knee momentarily.
Ubereem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singh misses with a hook. Ubereem ducked under it nicely.
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Ubereem misses with a low kick.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ubereem. That's going to slow Singh down.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubereem manages to avoid it.
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Ubereem off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh avoids the body shot from Ubereem.
Ubereem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ubereem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Singh throws a hook but Ubereem avoids it easily.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Ubereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
Ubereem moves away from the strike by Singh.
Ubereem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ubereem connects with an inside leg kick.
Ubereem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a solid leg kick but Singh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ubereem.
Ubereem takes one to the side of the head.
Ubereem lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Ubereem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ubereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 misses with a hook.
Ubereem misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ubereem.
Ubereem moves away from the strike by Singh.
Ravi Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Ubereem lands a body shot.
Ubereem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ubereem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Singh is out of range and Ubereem settles back down.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubereem manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ubereem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ubereem.
Ubereem delivers a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Singh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Singh duly obliges.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubereem.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubereem moves away.
A big right from Singh misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubereem.
Ubereem looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ubereem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem connects with an inside leg kick.
Ubereem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alistair Ubereem.
I think Ubereem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Ubereem!
Alistair Ubereem is the new middleweight champion!
Alistair Ubereem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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