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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marek Jebut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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World class 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 - 1, fighting out of London, Marek Jebut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Jebut.
Jebut walks into a straight right hand from Singh.
Jebut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jebut at a distance.
Jebut blocks a jab.
Jebut scores with a punch to the head.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Singh seems content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jebut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is looking to improve his position.
Singh tries to kick Jebut off but Jebut keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jebut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jebut is pressing down on Singh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Singh is holding on for now.
Jebut throws a strike but Singh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jebut is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jebut might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Jebut throwing strikes but missing.
Jebut postures up.
Jebut 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.
Jebut forces his way into half guard.
Jebut seems to be working for a kimura but Singh defends the submission attempt.
Singh is controlling Jebut's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut trying to mount his opponent but Singh defends it.
Jebut is trying to work for a kimura but Singh is defending well.
Jebut stops Singh from getting back to his feet.
Jebut throwing shots but Singh is blocking nicely.
Jebut working Singh over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to control but Jebut postures up.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Jebut has control of the leg.
Jebut content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut slips a nice elbow through Singh's hands, connecting with Singh's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marek Jebut will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jebut looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Jebut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singh defends it nicely.
Jebut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Jebut counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jebut.
Singh trying to control the position.
Jebut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jebut trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Jebut seems unphased.
Jebut shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Singh as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Jebut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Jebut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jebut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jebut trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh trying to control the position.
Jebut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh wants to stand up but Jebut is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jebut postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jebut wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jebut wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jebut tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jebut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut lands with a right hand.
Jebut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jebut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jebut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jebut avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Jebut misses with a straight left.
Singh jabs at Jebut's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jebut moves away.
Singh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jebut throws out a loose jab but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Jebut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Jebut slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jebut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jebut throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Jebut fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Jebut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jebut rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jebut misses with a body shot.
Jebut slips under a jab from Singh.
Jebut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Jebut.
Jebut looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Singh closes the distance and clinches up with Jebut, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes Jebut against the cage but Jebut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Singh moves out of range as Jebut strikes.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jebut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jebut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Singh!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh blocking the ground and pound.
Jebut tries to control but Singh wriggling away.
The referee warns Singh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Singh working to try and regain half guard.
Jebut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Singh's face.
Jebut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jebut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jebut is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Singh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jebut throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jebut avoids the attempt from Singh to control.
Jebut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Singh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Singh is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jebut lands a big shot to the head and Singh winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marek Jebut!
Marek Jebut retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Marek Jebut thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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