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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Ali Babba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Babba has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Thomas Bader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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251 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmed Ali Babba !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bader!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ali Babba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bader landing with the ground and pound.
Bader loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bader stands and throws Ali Babba 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee asks Bader politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bader prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ali Babba misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ali Babba is breathing heavily.
Bader staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader working the ground and pound.
Bader in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bader controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader decides to stand back up. Bader steps back and let's Ali Babba get back to his feet.
Bader shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ali Babba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bader makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bader stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader looks to land a combination but Ali Babba avoids it well.
Bader closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bader lands in his opponent's guard.
Bader looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ali Babba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Bader is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bader is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ali Babba has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmed Ali Babba 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bader fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ali Babba sprawls well initially but Bader persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bader stalling.
Bader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bader controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bader is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ali Babba !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Bader lands a heavy elbow.
Bader takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bader drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ali Babba ! More shots from Bader and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bader!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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