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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bray Jeffries (ranked 5253 p4p, 5620 weight class) and Azz Babal (ranked 434 p4p, 438 weight class). Babal has chosen Back in the game as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bray Jeffries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azz Babal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babal misses the shot to the body.
Jeffries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Bray Jeffries has been cut.
Babal misses with an uppercut.
Jeffries feinted with a counter takedown.
Jeffries looking to score a takedown here. Babal is defending well but Jeffries drives through and ends up in Babal's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeffries stands up over Babal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jeffries throwing strikes from guard but Babal blocks nicely.
Jeffries throws a big right hand that misses.
Jeffries lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries trying to control the position from guard on top but Babal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeffries trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babal keeping moving, preventing Jeffries from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babal keeping full guard, as Jeffries tries to pass.
Jeffries stops Babal from standing up.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jeffries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeffries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeffries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jeffries wants to control from the top but Babal keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babal misses with an uppercut. Jeffries saw that one coming.
Jeffries steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babal.
Babal throws a combination that misses
and Jeffries counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jeffries lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Babal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jeffries has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jeffries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeffries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jeffries throwing strikes from guard but Babal blocks nicely.
Babal keeping moving, preventing Jeffries from controlling successfully.
Babal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jeffries throws a big right hand that misses.
Jeffries landing with the ground and pound.
Jeffries throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Babal wants to stand up but Jeffries is controlling him.
Jeffries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jeffries tries to free his leg and advance position but Babal is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jeffries avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babal throws out a loose jab but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries moves away from the strike by Babal.
Azz Babal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babal misses with a double jab
and Jeffries counters with a right hand to the body.
Babal lands a jab to the head.
Babal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Jeffries.
Jeffries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babal.
Babal staying out of range there.
Babal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azz Babal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babal misses the jab.
Jeffries changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jeffries lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jeffries.
Jeffries throws a jab but it's blocked by Babal.
Babal throws a looping overhand right but Jeffries ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Babal. Those never looked like landing.
Babal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeffries feinted with a counter takedown.
Babal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeffries.
Babal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Babal.
Jeffries is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jeffries lands an overhand right.
Babal works the jab nicely.
Babal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Babal is just out of range.
Jeffries misses with a straight right.
Jeffries jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Jeffries.
Despite the aggression on Babal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries throws a lazy right hand but Babal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeffries throws a jab when Babal was well out of range.
Jeffries takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Jeffries lands with an uppercut that bounces Babal off the cage and back into range.
Jeffries closes the distance and clinches.
Jeffries drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Babal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Babal tries to break the clinch but Jeffries is controlling the position.
Jeffries is struggling to control the position.
Jeffries tries to work over Babal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Babal stops a takedown attempt from Jeffries.
Babal gets underhooks to prevent Jeffries's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bray Jeffries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babal has had enough of the clinch but Jeffries keeps him there for the moment.
Jeffries manages to break the clinch.
Jeffries gets a double leg takedown into Babal's guard.
Jeffries trying to control the position from guard on top but Babal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeffries trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jeffries throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeffries wants to control from the top but Babal keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jeffries throws a big elbow that misses.
Jeffries wants to control from the top but Babal keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jeffries accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jeffries won't allow Babal to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jeffries shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Babal is trying to defend but Jeffries finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Babal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Babal is just out of range.
Jeffries shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jeffries was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Babal tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Jeffries missing with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bray Jeffries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bray Jeffries's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jeffries pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babal catches Jeffries with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Babal throws a hook to the side of Jeffries's head but Jeffries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Babal misses.
Jeffries displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babal throws out the jab.
Babal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jeffries looks to land a right hand but Babal moved out of range.
Babal lands a jab-cross combination.
Jeffries lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Jeffries does no damage.
Jeffries feints and as Babal raises his hands in defense, Jeffries changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jeffries loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babal is looking to stand up but Jeffries isn't so interested in that idea.
Jeffries is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jeffries missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jeffries in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jeffries trying to control but Babal is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jeffries looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Babal missing with a left hand there. Jeffries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Babal misses with an uppercut.
Babal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeffries gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Babal misses.
Babal takes one to the chin there.
Jeffries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jeffries scores with a shot to the body.
Jeffries throws a jab when Babal was well out of range.
Jeffries closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Babal's guard.
Babal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jeffries dives into side control.
Jeffries creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Babal sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jeffries throws a strike aimed at the side of Babal's head but Babal avoids it well.
Jeffries has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Babal is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jeffries yanks on the arm and Babal is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jeffries.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bray Jeffries!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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