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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Babayega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Date (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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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Solomon Babayega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Date!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date scores with a crisp jab that stopped Babayega in his tracks.
Babayega is looking to clinch.
Babayega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Babayega misses.
Date steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Babayega.
Babayega connects with a right hand. Date shakes it off.
Babayega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Date moves away.
Date tries to counter by closing the distance.
Babayega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babayega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Date takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Babayega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Babayega on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Date scores with the left hand. Babayega knows he should have avoided that one.
Babayega connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Date.
Babayega throws a lazy right hand but Date sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date wants to counter with a clinch but Babayega pushes him away.
We've been informed that Date has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Babayega throws a hook but Date blocks it.
Date tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Babayega.
Date steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Babayega.
Babayega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Date takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Babayega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Date under the eye.
A big left from Babayega misses.
Babayega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Date.
Date works the jab nicely.
Date steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babayega.
Babayega misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babayega lands with a shot to the body.
Date fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babayega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Date ducks under a wild hook from Babayega.
Date misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Date's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babayega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Date scrambles back to his feet.
Babayega tries to clinch but Date is having none of it.
Date tries to counter by closing the distance.
A combination from Babayega does no damage.
Babayega takes a swing at Date's ribcage but misses.
Babayega misses with a wild body shot.
Date wants to counter the offense by Babayega and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Babayega misses its intended target.
Date tries to counter by closing the distance.
Date lands a slapping body shot.
Babayega looks to land a right hand but Date moved out of range.
Date tries to counter with a clinch but Babayega shakes him off and moves away.
Babayega walks into a left hand.
Date cracks Babayega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Date.
Date works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Date.
Babayega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babayega misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Date tries to counter by closing the distance.
Babayega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Date to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babayega misses with a straight right.
Babayega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Babayega closes the distance and clinches.
Date lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babayega misses with the head strike.
Date keeps control of Babayega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babayega misses with some punches.
Babayega breaks the clinch.
Date takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Date moves away from the strike by Babayega.
Babayega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Babayega.
Babayega misses with a straight left.
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 Solomon Babayega will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Babayega throws a hook to the side of Date's head but Date sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Date wants to counter with a clinch but Babayega pushes him away.
Solomon Babayega is winning the standup battle so far.
Babayega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Date.
Babayega sets himself, and Date steps forward looking for the clinch! Babayega avoids it this time.
Date throws out a powerful jab.
Babayega misses with a wild body shot.
Solomon Babayega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babayega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Date drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Babayega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Date takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Babayega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babayega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Babayega.
Babayega walks into a left hand.
Babayega tries to clinch but Date moves out of range.
Babayega sets himself, and Date steps forward looking for the clinch! Babayega avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Babayega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Date is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babayega misses with a body shot.
Date is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babayega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Babayega throws a jab but it's blocked by Date.
Date showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babayega.
Date tries to counter with a clinch but Babayega shakes him off and moves away.
Babayega throws a hook to the side of Date's head but Date sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Date staying out of range there.
A big left from Babayega misses.
Babayega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Date.
Date wants to counter with a clinch but Babayega pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Date displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babayega throws out the jab.
Date is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Date scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babayega doesn't seem bothered though.
Date lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Babayega walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babayega throws a hook to the side of Date's head but Date sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Date bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babayega sets himself, and Date steps forward looking for the clinch! Babayega avoids it this time.
Babayega misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Date wants to counter the offense by Babayega and move into the clinch position.
Babayega throws a looping overhand right but Date ducks down to avoid it.
Date tries to counter by closing the distance.
Date cracks Babayega with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Date has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Babayega to stand back up!
Babayega is rocked!
Babayega takes a swing at Date's ribcage but misses.
Oh Babayega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babayega just misses with a punch to the body.
Babayega seems to have got his legs back now.
Date feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Babayega sprawling to the canvas! Babayega rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Date finish him?!
Date needs to keep his hands up - Babayega had a free shot at his head there.
Babayega tries to clinch up but Date circles away and keeps his distance.
Date keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babayega.
Date keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Date sends Babayega crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Date is motioning to the referee to let Babayega up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Babayega out cold! Babayega is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Date!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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