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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Ettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ettish kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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188 cm
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193 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ettish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettish is just out of range.
Ettish tries a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Ettish throws a head kick that half lands.
Ettish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ettish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh misses with a shot to the body
and Ettish counters with an outside leg kick.
Ettish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ettish.
Singh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Singh throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
A jab from Singh finds it's way through Ettish's defenses.
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish throws a head kick that misses.
Ettish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ettish. That's going to slow Singh down.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Ettish saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Singh blocks the leg kick.
Ettish thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish misses with a right hand
and Singh counters by clinching up.
Ettish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ettish misses the jab.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
Singh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Singh shoots in and gets a takedown into Ettish's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ettish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Singh throws a strike but Ettish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singh has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ettish has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ettish's best efforts.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Singh keeps trying to improve his position.
Ettish tries to pass to full mount but Singh defends it.
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.
Singh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ravi Singh 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.
Ettish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Ettish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Singh wants to clinch
and Ettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Ettish slips the punch.
Singh fails with the takedown
and Ettish counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ettish.
Ettish tries to land a front kick but Singh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Ettish misses with a low kick.
Ettish is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ettish finds it's way round the side to connect with Singh's head.
Ettish is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh slips under a jab from Ettish.
Singh misses with a hook
and Ettish counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ettish lands a nice looking body kick.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Ettish.
Ettish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ettish feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Singh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Ettish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Fred Ettish is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh. That did some damage!
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Ettish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fred Ettish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Singh.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Ettish counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
Singh is breathing heavily.
That kick from Ettish tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Ettish.
Ettish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Ettish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh closes the distance but Ettish moves to the side
and Ettish counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish scoring well with a low kick there.
Singh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ettish fakes the leg kick and cracks Singh in the body.
Ettish scoring well with a low kick there.
Ettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh avoids the head kick by Ettish.
Ettish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ettish throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Ettish dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ettish explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Singh scores with a jab.
Ettish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Singh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ettish.
Singh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Singh throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ettish counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ettish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ettish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ettish throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ettish's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singh under the eye.
Ettish connects with a body shot.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettish jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ettish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Singh takes a step back to recover.
Ettish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ettish throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ettish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettish is looking to land body kicks.
Ettish slips under a jab.
Ettish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Singh throws a body punch but Ettish moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ettish.
A big right from Singh misses.
Singh throws the left hand but Ettish avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettish.
Singh scores with a jab.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ettish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ettish.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ettish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ettish sizes up Singh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ettish connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ettish scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ettish connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Ettish throws a series of punches but Singh avoids them all with ease.
Ettish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ettish in his tracks.
Ettish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Ettish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ettish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Ettish!
Fred Ettish 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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