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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vintage Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vintage Vodka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babitu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Babitu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vodka.
Vodka throws a low kick but Babitu moves out of range easily.
Babitu rushes Vodka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Babitu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vodka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babitu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babitu can't find room to land a body shot as Vodka controls the action.
Babitu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babitu misses with some punches.
Babitu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vodka's elbow.
Vodka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babitu.
Babitu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vodka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Babitu lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vodka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Babitu prevents a body shot from Vodka.
Vodka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Babitu pushes Vodka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vodka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babitu lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babitu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka is leaning against Babitu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babitu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vodka controls his hands.
Babitu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babitu gets through Vodka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vodka blocks a body shot from Babitu.
Babitu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babitu is leaning against Vodka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vodka looks winded!
Vodka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vodka lands a shoulder strike.
Babitu lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babitu is working Vodka over against the cage.
Babitu lands with a left to the head.
Babitu lands with a right to the head.
Babitu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babitu working aggressively here.
Babitu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vodka blocks an uppercut.
Babitu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vodka working aggressively here.
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Babitu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vodka backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu misses with a punch to the body.
Babitu misses with a punch on the inside.
Vodka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Babitu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babitu blocks the elbow strike.
Babitu scores with a shot to the side of Vodka's head.
A head punch on the inside from Babitu fails to land.
Vodka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vodka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Vodka.
Vodka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babitu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vodka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babitu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vodka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babitu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vodka misses with an elbow over the top.
Vodka lands an uppercut.
Babitu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babitu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vodka lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babitu wants to clinch.
Vodka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Babitu.
Babitu tries to clinch but Vodka is having none of it.
Babitu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vodka counters with a low kick, right behind Babitu 's knee.
Babitu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vodka moves away.
Vodka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babitu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Babitu is looking to clinch.
Babitu wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babitu blocks a head kick by Vodka.
Babitu clinches.
Babitu can't find room to land a body shot as Vodka controls the action.
Vodka lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vodka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Vodka.
Vodka digs a right hand underneath Babitu's ribcage. Babitu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vodka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vodka misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Babitu throws a head punch that misses.
Babitu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vodka lands a nice uppercut.
Vodka misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Joeli Babitu 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vodka.
Babitu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vodka manages to avoid it.
Vodka moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Babitu tenderised Vodka's leg. Vodka is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babitu. Vodka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babitu closes the distance and pushes Vodka back into the cage.
Vodka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Vodka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vodka lands an elbow just above Babitu 's eye.
Babitu can't find room to land a body shot as Vodka controls the action.
Babitu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vodka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babitu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vodka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Babitu tries a body shot but Vodka blocks it.
Babitu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vodka controls his hands.
Vodka lands a left hand.
Vodka pushes Babitu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vodka pushes off an throws an elbow but Babitu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Babitu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vodka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vodka.
Babitu breaks the clinch.
Babitu blocks a jab.
Babitu is looking to score with low kicks.
Vodka lands with a hook. Babitu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vodka slips a jab and a cross from Babitu.
Babitu digs a good hook to Vodka's body.
Babitu moves to clinch but Vodka breaks away
and Vodka counters with a head kick. That will keep Babitu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu misses with a kick to the body.
Babitu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vodka's sensitive parts.
Babitu lands a body shot.
Babitu wants to clinch up but Vodka keeps it at a distance.
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Babitu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Babitu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babitu takes one to the side of the head.
Babitu looks to throw the jab but Vodka is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Babitu. Beautiful body shot.
Babitu moves into range and clinches up with Vodka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babitu's defenses.
Babitu tries to work over Vodka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babitu presses Vodka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vodka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Babitu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babitu working aggressively here.
Babitu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babitu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vodka lands a nice shot to the body.
Babitu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vodka backwards.
Vodka lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vodka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babitu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vodka.
Vodka misses with a body punch.
Vodka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babitu.
Vodka pushes Babitu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vodka misses with a body punch.
Babitu misses with a punch on the inside.
Vodka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu lands a shoulder strike.
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Vodka crunches a lovely knee into Babitu's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vodka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babitu's defenses.
Vodka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babitu misses with a body punch.
Vodka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babitu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babitu blocks a body shot from Vodka.
Vodka lands a nice elbow.
Vodka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Babitu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vodka lands an elbow inside.
Vodka lands a hook that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
Vodka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babitu avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babitu tries to break the clinch but Vodka is controlling the position.
Vodka lands a shot to the body.
Babitu blocks a body shot from Vodka.
Babitu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vodka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vintage Vodka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Babitu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vodka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babitu is looking to chop away at Vodka's legs.
Babitu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
A swing and a miss from Vodka.
Babitu lands a nice looking body shot.
Babitu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babitu scores with a jab. Vodka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Babitu lands but Vodka takes it in his stride.
Babitu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vodka throws the left hand but Babitu avoids the punch easily.
Babitu tries to clinch but Vodka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu ducks under a wild hook from Vodka.
Babitu wants to clinch but Vodka slips to the side
enabling Vodka to counter with a crisp jab.
Babitu looks to clinch
and Vodka counters with a nice uppercut.
Babitu is looking to wear down Vodka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babitu throws out a powerful jab.
Babitu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vodka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vodka is looking to slow Babitu down with leg kicks.
Vodka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babitu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Babitu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Babitu throws a body punch but Vodka moves out of range.
Joeli Babitu is winning the standup battle so far.
Babitu moves into range and clinches up with Vodka.
Vodka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vodka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babitu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vodka controls his hands.
Vodka lands an elbow that stopped Babitu in his tracks for a moment.
Babitu misses with some punches.
Babitu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babitu lands with a nice body kick.
Babitu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vodka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Vodka.
Babitu thows a leg kick but Vodka checks it
and Vodka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vodka throws a head kick that misses.
Vodka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babitu.
Vodka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses
and Vodka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Vodka misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babitu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Babitu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Vodka blocks the leg kick.
Babitu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vodka counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Vodka misses the jab.
Vodka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vodka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Babitu. Beautiful body shot.
Babitu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Babitu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vodka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka scores with a jab.
Babitu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babitu wants to land a leg kick but Vodka is out of range.
Vodka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babitu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vodka.
Vodka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babitu. Babitu obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Vodka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babitu lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vodka scores with a jab to the body.
Babitu throws a head kick but Vodka moves out of range.
Vodka avoids the head kick by Babitu.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joeli Babitu.
I think Babitu 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeli Babitu!
Joeli Babitu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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