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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 911 p4p, 1205 weight class) and Damar Sulekov (ranked 108 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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12 - 5 - 0 |
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13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damar Sulekov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulekov throws a right hand that misses
and Babel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sulekov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Babel pushes down on Sulekov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sulekov wants to control but Babel is keeping busy.
Babel wants to work for an arm triangle but Sulekov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel wants to pass the guard but Sulekov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel prevents Sulekov from improving his position.
Babel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sulekov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sulekov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babel is trying to control. Sulekov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babel is looking to stall here but Sulekov recovers full guard.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sulekov looks to throw the jab but Babel is out of range.
Babel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sulekov lands with a hook. Babel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Nino Babel has been cut.
Sulekov throws a big shot that misses.
Babel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sulekov on his heels. He'll look to pass Sulekov's guard now, I'm sure.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sulekov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulekov seems keen to control Babel's posture.
Sulekov is looking to stand up but Babel isn't so interested in that idea.
Sulekov seems keen to control Babel's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nino Babel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Babel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sulekov throws a lazy uppercut
and Babel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Babel looking to pass the guard.
Babel won't allow Sulekov to sweep him here.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sulekov just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Sulekov misses.
Sulekov looks to land a right hand but Babel moved out of range.
Sulekov works the jab nicely.
Sulekov throws an off balance right hand
and Babel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sulekov won't be happy with that.
Sulekov manages to get back to half guard.
Babel is working for an americana but Sulekov has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Babel was thinking about the submission.
We've been hearing good reports from Babel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
Babel wants to pass the guard but Sulekov is keeping the position.
Nino Babel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sulekov controlling the position.
Babel looking to pass the guard.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov wants to sweep here but Babel controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Babel feints a jab promting Sulekov to slip. Babel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sulekov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Babel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sulekov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babel defending well as Sulekov loads up on a big left hand.
Babel drives through with a takedown into Sulekov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sulekov wants to get back to his feet but Babel passes into half guard.
Sulekov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel won't allow Sulekov to sweep him here.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
Babel has gone for a leg lock! Sulekov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babel's guard.
Sulekov looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nino Babel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Babel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Babel.
Babel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sulekov sprawls and moves away.
Sulekov looks to score with a jab to the body but Babel is just out of range.
Sulekov misses with a body punch
and Babel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sulekov's guard.
Babel trying to control but Sulekov is working from the bottom.
Sulekov keeping full guard, as Babel tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulekov is pulling down on Babel's head. It's preventing any offense from Babel, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
Damar Sulekov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babel looking to sit in guard and control but Sulekov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Babel keeping moving, preventing Sulekov from controlling successfully.
Babel is trying to control the position but Sulekov postures up.
Nino Babel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Babel keeping moving, preventing Sulekov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch lands to the side of Babel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sulekov moves forwards but Babel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babel clinches with his opponent.
Babel has Sulekov pressed against the cage, preventing Sulekov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sulekov manages to break the clinch.
Sulekov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babel doesn't seem bothered though.
Babel gets a double leg takedown into Sulekov's guard.
Sulekov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babel's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Babel is retaining full guard.
Babel has control of Sulekov's left arm, preventing Sulekov from doing any damage.
Sulekov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sulekov wants to stand but Babel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sulekov wants to control from the top but Babel keeps moving.
Sulekov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babel is trying to keep Sulekov in close.
Babel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sulekov swings widly with a right hand
and Babel counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Babel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damar Sulekov.
I think Babel 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nino Babel!
Nino Babel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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