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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salosen Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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33 - 12 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
33 - 12 - 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salosen Mara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Babitu is predictable there
and Mara counters with an outside leg kick.
Mara misses with an uppercut.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.
Babitu misses the body punch
and Mara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babitu's knee momentarily.
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
Babitu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babitu misses with a right hand
and Mara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babitu wants to land a leg kick but Mara is out of range.
Babitu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mara lands with a cross.
Babitu feints a jab promting Mara to slip. Babitu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu misses with an uppercut
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babitu is looking to score with low kicks.
Mara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babitu.
Babitu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu misses with a wild combination.
Mara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babitu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mara momentarily.
Babitu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mara.
Mara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babitu. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babitu cracks Mara with a good jab.
Mara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babitu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babitu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babitu avoids the body shot from Mara.
Babitu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Babitu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babitu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mara.
Mara cracks the inside of Babitu's front leg.
Mara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Babitu lands a head kick!
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Mara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babitu.
Mara thinks about the counter body kick.
Mara throws an overhand right that lands on Babitu's shoulder, as Babitu tries to avoid the shot.
Babitu throws a chopping leg kick but Mara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws an overhand right that lands on Mara's shoulder, as Mara tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Babitu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Babitu.
Mara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Babitu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Babitu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mara counter with a right hand.
Mara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babitu.
Babitu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babitu throws a right hand that misses
and Mara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mara sizes up Babitu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Babitu.
Mara looks to land a right hand but Babitu moved out of range.
Babitu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Babitu connects with a leg kick. Mara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mara connects with a solid leg kick.
Babitu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mara with a nice cross.
Babitu misses with a hook
and Mara counters with a left to the body.
Babitu loads up on a big right hand but Mara slips the punch.
Babitu backing away here, and Mara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mara is looking to slow Babitu down with leg kicks.
Mara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mara connects with a body shot.
Babitu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mara - that will leave a mark!
Mara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Babitu will feel that in the morning.
Babitu is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babitu misses with an uppercut. Mara saw that one coming.
Mara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babitu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Salosen Mara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babitu avoids the head kick by Mara.
Mara takes a swing at Babitu's ribcage but misses.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses
and Babitu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mara misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mara.
Mara lands a right hook to the body.
Babitu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Babitu misses with a body shot.
Babitu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mara.
Babitu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mara moves away.
Mara throws out a counter right but Babitu avoids it with no problem.
Babitu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Babitu misses with the combination.
Mara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Mara there.
Mara throws a body kick that misses.
Mara cracks Babitu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Babitu misses with a straight left.
Mara throws a hook but Babitu blocks it.
Mara blocks a head kick by Babitu.
Babitu lands with an overhand left.
Salosen Mara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babitu throws a hook but Mara blocks it.
A low kick from Babitu misses
and Mara counters with a straight right hand.
Mara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babitu's head.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mara lands a jab.
Babitu is rocked!
Mara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oh Babitu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mara is looking to slow Babitu down with leg kicks.
Babitu seems to have got his legs back now.
Mara avoids the body shot from Babitu.
Mara misses with a hook.
Babitu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mara digs a good body shot into Babitu's ribs.
Babitu looks to land a body kick but Mara moved away.
A little jabbing left from Mara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Babitu misses.
Babitu throws a head kick but Mara moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mara.
Mara throws a jab when Babitu was well out of range.
Babitu throwing a counter right hand but Mara manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Babitu
and Mara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babitu.
Mara needs to keep his hands up - Babitu had a free shot at his head there.
Mara throws a leg kick
letting Babitu counter with a right hand.
Babitu misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu takes a swing at Mara's ribcage but misses.
Babitu tries to clinch up.
Mara scores with a decent looking hook.
Mara drops Babitu with a naaaaasty hook - Babitu is in real trouble here! Mara dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salosen Mara!
Salosen Mara 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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