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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Babakov (ranked 626 p4p, 82 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 1227 p4p, 154 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Babakov.
Nice defenses there by Babakov.
Babakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Babakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shelby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babakov slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Babakov's head but Babakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babakov slips under a jab.
Babakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Babakov moves into range and clinches up with Shelby.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby lands a right hook to the body.
Shelby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babakov rushes Shelby and presses him up against the cage.
Babakov tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Babakov back against the cage.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
Shelby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babakov.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but Babakov has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Babakov.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babakov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Babakov both land. Nice combination.
Shelby goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Babakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babakov is looking to clinch.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Babakov throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shelby circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babakov slips a straight right by Shelby.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Shelby misses with a hook. Babakov ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Shelby misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Babakov throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Babakov.
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babakov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Babakov is looking to clinch but Shelby is avoiding it.
Shelby doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Babakov moved out of range.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Babakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby looks to land a right hand but Babakov moved out of range.
Babakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babakov.
Some wild striking there from Babakov.
A slow jab from Babakov misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babakov. Shelby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babakov moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Babakov moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Babakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babakov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
Babakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babakov darts in trying to clinch
and Shelby counters with a stiff right hand.
Shelby throws a hook but Babakov avoids it easily.
Babakov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babakov throws out the jab.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby slips under a jab from Babakov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babakov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Babakov tries a body shot but Shelby blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakov has Shelby pressed against the cage, preventing Shelby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Shelby.
Shelby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shelby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby is trying to break free.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby wants to get back to striking at distance but Babakov won't allow it.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov has Shelby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shelby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Babakov misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
Shelby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Babakov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shelby can turn it around.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babakov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Babakov darts in trying to clinch
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.
Babakov slips a straight right by Shelby.
Babakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
As Shelby tries to get set, Babakov tries to push him back and clinch up but Shelby manages to avoid the attempt.
Babakov misses with a straight left.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Babakov misses with a hook.
Babakov tries to clinch up
and Shelby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babakov thinking.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babakov moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babakov moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shelby throws a shot from downtown. Babakov moves away and avoids it.
Shelby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babakov.
Babakov misses the shot to the body.
Babakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babakov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Babakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shelby is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but Babakov has double underhooks.
Babakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shelby working hard to break the clinch.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Babakov is controlling him.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Babakov digs a right hand into Shelby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shelby's gas tank.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Babakov has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babakov prevents Shelby from breaking the clinch.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby tries to break free but Babakov pushes him back against the cage.
Babakov blocks an uppercut.
Shelby working hard to break the clinch.
Shelby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shelby is trying to force a seperation but Babakov has the dominant position.
Babakov misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Babakov.
Shelby manages to break the clinch.
Babakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby throws a shot from downtown. Babakov moves away and avoids it.
Babakov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shelby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Babakov prevents Shelby from breaking the clinch.
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babakov tries to clinch but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shelby counters with a stiff right hand.
Babakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shelby in his tracks.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babakov avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Babakov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shelby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Babakov somewhat.
We've been told by Babakov's head coaches at Killer Carlsons Hockey School that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby stuns Babakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babakov tries to clinch but Shelby moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Babakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Babakov moved out of range nicely.
Shelby lands with an overhand left.
Babakov jabs at Shelby's body.
Babakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Babakov staying out of range there.
Babakov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shelby manages to circle out of the way.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babakov moves away.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babakov.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Babakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Babakov throws a big shot that misses.
Babakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babakov misses the shot to the body.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Babakov.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby throws a jab when Babakov was well out of range.
Babakov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Babakov closes the distance but Shelby moves to the side
and Babakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby throws a jab when Babakov was well out of range.
Babakov is looking to counter the offense by Shelby and move into the clinch.
Babakov moves into range and clinches up with Shelby.
Babakov digs a right hand into Shelby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shelby's gas tank.
Babakov misses with some punches.
Shelby breaks the clinch.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby lands a nice hook to Babakov's body. Babakov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babakov moves away.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Babakov avoids nicely.
Babakov moves into the clinch.
Babakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby stuns Babakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shelby gets tackled into the cage by Babakov. Babakov maintains the clinch.
Sergei Babakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shelby is working Babakov over against the cage.
Babakov prevents Shelby from breaking the clinch.
Shelby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Babakov has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Babakov ducks down to avoid it.
Babakov missing with a left hand there. Shelby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sergei Babakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby works Babakov's body with a nice hook.
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!
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shelby throws a hook but Babakov blocks it.
Babakov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Babakov lands a nice hook to Shelby's body. Shelby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Babakov is out of range.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Babakov's ribs.
Babakov tries to clinch but Shelby moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Shelby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babakov throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Babakov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shelby lands with a shot to the body.
Babakov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shelby pinned against the cage. Shelby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shelby lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov tries to clinch there but Shelby circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shelby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babakov. Shelby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babakov.
Babakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Babakov moves into the clinch.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babakov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.
Shelby throws a jab when Babakov was well out of range.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Babakov is just out of range.
A jab from Shelby finds it's way through Babakov's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babakov moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby has had enough of the clinch but Babakov keeps him there for the moment.
Tommy Shelby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shelby.
Babakov is leaning against Shelby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babakov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shelby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babakov has him pressed against the cage.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Babakov lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babakov.
Shelby wants to break free but Babakov has control.
Shelby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babakov keeps control of Shelby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shelby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shelby winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shelby!
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energy
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hype
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