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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marek Jebut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
5 - 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebut misses with an uppercut
and Ubereem counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Jebut misses.
Ubereem moves away from the strike by Jebut.
Ubereem slips a straight right by Jebut.
Ubereem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ubereem just misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem ducks under a wild hook from Jebut.
Jebut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ubereem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jebut.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jebut trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Jebut is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ubereem has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut is trying to get an arm triangle but Ubereem is defending well.
Ubereem taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ubereem gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jebut is keen to just control but Ubereem is a slippery customer.
Jebut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jebut not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ubereem's head.
Jebut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jebut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jebut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ubereem is defending against the submission attempts here by Jebut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem pushes Jebut off looking to stand but Jebut dives back in and keeps control.
Jebut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jebut is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jebut content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ubereem is staying active underneath Jebut, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jebut content to control rather than advance.
Jebut is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jebut seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ubereem has hold of Jebut's hands but Jebut slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jebut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubereem is looking to improve his position.
Jebut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ubereem tries a head kick but it misses.
Jebut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ubereem on the side of the head.
Ubereem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jebut.
Ubereem slips a jab from Jebut.
Nice shot lands for Jebut.
Jebut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jebut misses with a body shot.
Jebut fails with the takedown.
Ubereem gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jebut to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut wants to control from the top but Ubereem keeps moving.
Ubereem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jebut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jebut sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ubereem's guard.
Jebut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jebut is keen to just control but Ubereem is a slippery customer.
Jebut is working for a kimura but Ubereem is defending it quite comfortably.
Marek Jebut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jebut wants to control but Ubereem is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ubereem is refusing to be controlled, as Jebut sits in half guard.
Jebut slips a nice elbow through Ubereem's hands, connecting with Ubereem's forehead.
Jebut wants to work for an arm triangle but Ubereem is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jebut throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jebut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ubereem's head.
Jebut has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ubereem trying desperately to get to his feet.
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 has control of Ubereem's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ubereem regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is bucking up trying to escape but Jebut cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jebut with a couple of short strikes.
Jebut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jebut dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jebut is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ubereem can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ubereem avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jebut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut tries to control but Ubereem wriggling away.
Jebut unloads with some shots from mount but Ubereem bucks and avoids them well.
Jebut working the ground and pound effectively.
Jebut dominating with strikes here.
Jebut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ubereem can do to turn this around?
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet.
Jebut with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jebut working for a guillotine from mount but Ubereem is in no mood to give up.
Ubereem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ubereem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ubereem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jebut misses with a hook. Ubereem ducked under it nicely.
Ubereem throws a leg kick but Jebut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab by Jebut.
Jebut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ubereem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jebut feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ubereems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jebut checks a leg kick.
Jebut lands with a shot to the body.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses.
Jebut throws a hook to the side of Ubereem's head but Ubereem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jebut takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jebut is keen to just control but Ubereem is a slippery customer.
Ubereem wants to get back to full guard.
Jebut keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jebut thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ubereem's head.
Jebut is working for a kimura but Ubereem is defending it quite comfortably.
Jebut is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut wants to take a breather but Ubereem is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jebut thows a huge punch but Ubereem dodges it nicely.
Jebut not doing much here.
Jebut winds up and cracks Ubereem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ubereem is refusing to be controlled, as Jebut sits in half guard.
Jebut throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut is trying to control the action in half guard but Ubereem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ubereem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jebut.
Jebut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ubereem is defending against the submission attempts here by Jebut.
Jebut lands strikes from half guard.
Jebut lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jebut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jebut.
Jebut sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ubereem defending well though.
Ubereem is in trouble now - Jebut has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jebut working Ubereem over with strikes here.
BOOM! Jebut connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jebut with a couple of short strikes.
Jebut tries to control but Ubereem wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut controlling from the full mount.
Ubereem is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jebut slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marek Jebut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Jebut.
Jebut checks a low kick from Ubereem.
Jebut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ubereem doesn't seem bothered though.
Jebut misses with a right hand
and Ubereem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jebut scores with a jab. Ubereem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Jebut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ubereem doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Jebut.
Ubereem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jebut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Jebut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ubereem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jebut misses the jab.
Ubereem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marek Jebut is winning the standup battle so far.
Jebut misses with a hook
and Ubereem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ubereem scores with a hook to the body. Jebut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ubereem throws a big shot that misses.
Jebut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jebut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ubereem is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jebut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ubereem wants to stand up but Jebut is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jebut trying to control the position from guard on top but Ubereem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jebut landing with the ground and pound.
Jebut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ubereem keeping full guard, as Jebut tries to pass.
Jebut stands up over Ubereem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jebut working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jebut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ubereem is keeping the position for now.
Jebut is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ubereem wants to stand but Jebut is controlling the position.
Jebut showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut throws a big elbow that misses.
Ubereem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jebut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jebut throwing strikes but missing.
Jebut trying to control the position from guard on top but Ubereem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jebut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jebut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Jebut had his way with Alistair Ubereem in that round.
That's time! Jebut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ubereem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jebut shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ubereem napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ubereem takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ubereem is looking to reverse the position.
Jebut throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jebut working the head and body with strikes.
Jebut looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jebut tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Ubereem's face as Jebut controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebut wants to control but Ubereem is keeping him busy.
Jebut misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jebut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ubereem keeps working.
Jebut working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jebut creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ubereem sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebut is chipping away with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jebut grinds an elbow into Ubereem's temple.
Jebut taking a breather here.
Jebut scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ubereem to see if he's OK.
Alistair Ubereem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ubereem regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jebut seems to be looking for submissions.
Jebut trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebut scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ubereem is not content to let Jebut control the position.
Ubereem is trying to get back to full guard.
Jebut trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Jebut passes to full mount!
Jebut landing shots from mount.
Marek Jebut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebut with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jebut controlling the position easily from mount.
Jebut lands a nice shot to the head.
Jebut fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Ubereem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jebut controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jebut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Jebut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jebut has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 50:44
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:43
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Jebut!
Marek Jebut retains his middleweight title!
Marek Jebut decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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