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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock has chosen Turn me on Mr Deadman as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singh to score with a decent uppercut.
Singh lands with a straight right. Hickock didn't see that one coming.
Hickock tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Singh closes the distance and pushes Hickock back into the cage.
Hickock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hickock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Singh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh misses with a punch to the body.
Singh avoiding damage as Hickock throws knees to the body.
Hickock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Singh as the two fighters clinch.
Singh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickocks head.
Hickock lands a damaging elbow.
Hickock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Singh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh is defending well for now.
Hickock misses with the head strike.
Hickock pushes off an throws an elbow but Singh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Singh.
Hickock looks winded!
Nice body punch from Singh.
Nice body punch from Singh - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Singh on the inside.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock blocks a body shot from Singh.
Singh looking for a takedown.
Singh has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hickock regains guard immediately.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Singh pushing down on Hickock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hickock is not content to let Singh control the position.
Hickock gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singh.
Singh distracts Hickock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hickock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hickock keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
Singh stands and throws Hickock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hickock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Singh.
Hickock tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Singh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Singh working the head with strikes.
Hickock is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Singh's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Singh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hickock looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Hickock working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Singh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hickock sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hickock is refusing to be controlled, as Singh sits in half guard.
Singh prevents Hickock from improving his position.
Hickock moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hickock working a defensive guard here.
Singh scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh forces his way into half guard.
Singh trying to control the action but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Singh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hickock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Singh is thwarting Hickock's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Singh there.
Hickock manages to get to full guard.
Singh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh wants to control from the top but Hickock keeps moving.
Hickock controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Singh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hickock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Singh checks a leg kick nicely.
Hickock lands with a slapping head kick.
Hickock takes one on the button.
Hickock throws a front kick that sends Singh stumbling back into the cage.
Hickock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richard Hickock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hickock has his takedown stuffed
and Singh moves into the clinch.
Hickock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Singh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Singh slowing the pace effectively.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hickock.
Singh blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hickock.
Singh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Ravi Singh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Singh tries to work over Hickock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hickock.
Hickock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh is defending well for now.
Hickock throws an elbow that misses.
Hickock lands a hook that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Hickock prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hickock.
Hickock working aggressively here.
Singh works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock is controlling Singh's posture.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hickock has momentary wrist control but Singh slips an elbow through the middle.
Singh throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh postures up in Hickock's guard and throws a big left but Hickock blocks it.
Hickock trying to control the position.
Singh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hickock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Singh's guard.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Hickock from controlling successfully.
Hickock stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Singh throws up his legs and catches Hickock in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Hickock tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Singh! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ravi Singh!
Ravi Singh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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