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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Babatunde (ranked 4092 p4p, 5138 weight class) and Alamain Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alamain Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Babatunde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Alamain Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babatunde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babatunde wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babatunde pinned against the cage. Babatunde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Babatunde lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alamain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Babatunde misses.
Babatunde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Babatunde.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Gerald Babatunde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alamain Jones.
Babatunde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babatunde is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Babatunde circles away and we're back to standing.
Babatunde tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Jones rushes Babatunde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Babatunde trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Babatunde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Babatunde counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Babatunde avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Babatunde circles away.
Jones shoots and misses
and Babatunde counters with a leg kick.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Babatunde, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Babatunde against the cage but Babatunde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Jones backs away, Babatunde returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones looks winded!
Babatunde clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babatunde throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones prevents Babatunde from breaking the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babatunde throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones clinches up with Babatunde and pushes him back against the cage.
Babatunde is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Babatunde breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Babatunde.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Babatunde tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones clinches.
Babatunde stalling.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Babatunde is blocking nicely.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Babatunde manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babatunde.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babatunde tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babatunde to the ground. Babatunde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babatunde tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Babatunde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babatunde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Babatunde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babatunde is looking to land body kicks.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babatunde misses with a head kick.
Babatunde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babatunde throws a body shot but no joy.
Babatunde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Babatunde shows good takedown defense.
Babatunde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babatunde swinging wildly here.
Babatunde lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Babatunde shows good takedown defense.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Babatunde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babatunde misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Gerald Babatunde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alamain Jones.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Babatunde doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Babatunde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Babatunde's waist but Babatunde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Babatunde is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Babatunde sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Babatunde misses with a double jab.
Babatunde throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Babatunde counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Babatunde rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Babatunde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones prevents Babatunde from breaking the clinch.
Babatunde is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Babatunde throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babatunde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Babatunde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babatunde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Babatunde in a clinch.
Babatunde tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Babatunde is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babatunde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Babatunde dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones drives through with a takedown into Babatunde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Babatunde is wriggling around but Jones manages to pass to half guard.
Jones controlling the action here.
Babatunde is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babatunde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babatunde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Babatunde makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Babatunde.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones stops Babatunde from standing up.
Babatunde trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Babatunde has wrist control.
Jones gets to his feet - Babatunde follows without any prompting.
Jones blocks a head kick by Babatunde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerald Babatunde is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones rushes Babatunde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Babatunde tries to tie him up.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Babatunde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Babatunde is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Babatunde down to the mat. Babatunde avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gerald Babatunde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alamain Jones.
Babatunde misses with the combination.
Babatunde misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Babatunde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babatunde lands a high kick!
Babatunde throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Babatunde shows good takedown defense.
Babatunde feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Babatunde slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babatunde throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babatunde throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babatunde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Babatunde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Babatunde throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Babatunde as Jones shoots in.
Jones avoids the body shot from Babatunde.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Alamain Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerald Babatunde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babatunde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Babatunde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babatunde, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Babatunde!
In his post fight interview, Gerald Babatunde started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Alamain Jones had this to say: 'I’ll be back don’t worry'.
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