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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Babineaux (ranked 4466 p4p, 4467 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 183 p4p, 157 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huell Babineaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan defending well as Babineaux loads up on a big left hand.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babineaux takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Jordan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Babineaux misses the target.
Jordan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Babineaux throws a good cross that connects.
Babineaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babineaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babineaux throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Babineaux finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babineaux thinking.
A jab from Babineaux finds it's way through Jordan's defenses.
Babineaux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jordan sprawling to the canvas! Jordan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Babineaux finish him?!
Jordan is rocked!
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babineaux.
A telegraphed right hand from Babineaux misses the target.
A slow jab from Babineaux misses its intended target.
Jordan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huell Babineaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babineaux connects with a body shot.
Babineaux missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babineaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux moves forwards but Jordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babineaux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jordan slips under a jab from Babineaux.
Babineaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babineaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babineaux lands with a good body shot.
Babineaux misses the jab.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babineaux cracks Jordan with a good jab.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babineaux.
A jab from Babineaux misses.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babineaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babineaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babineaux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jordan's head backwards.
Babineaux misses with a looping right.
Babineaux throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babineaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babineaux throws out the jab.
Babineaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Babineaux misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Babineaux throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huell Babineaux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babineaux clobbers Jordan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huell Babineaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Babineaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babineaux misses with a hook.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
Babineaux throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Babineaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jordan slips a straight right by Babineaux.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan moves out of range as Babineaux strikes.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babineaux lands the left hand.
Babineaux throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Babineaux.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babineaux throws out the jab.
Babineaux misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Babineaux misses.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
Babineaux misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babineaux thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jordan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Babineaux has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babineaux loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Jordan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Babineaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Babineaux misses with a hook.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
Babineaux throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babineaux swings widly with a right hand
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux drops his hands momentarily and Jordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Babineaux lands with a nice body punch.
Babineaux throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Babineaux tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babineaux takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Babineaux misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jordan slips a straight right by Babineaux.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babineaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babineaux misses with an uppercut.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux misses with a jab to the body
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.
Babineaux throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jordan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babineaux throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan lands a jab to Babineaux's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babineaux misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huell Babineaux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Babineaux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Babineaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Babineaux could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Babineaux throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babineaux.
Jordan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Babineaux stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babineaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babineaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babineaux throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babineaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Babineaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Babineaux misses the shot to the body.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Babineaux coming out on top.
Babineaux loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
A nice side step and Jordan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Babineaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jordan moves away from the strike by Babineaux.
Babineaux looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
Jordan cracks Babineaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babineaux throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babineaux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Babineaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Jordan lands with a nice body punch.
Jordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordan cracks Babineaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babineaux misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Babineaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babineaux misses the jab.
Jordan connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babineaux misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Michael Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babineaux misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babineaux.
Babineaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jordan with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babineaux 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huell Babineaux!
Huell Babineaux was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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