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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babineaux comes to the cage accompanied by AWOLNATION - Sail. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Coming Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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150 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wyatt Babineaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babineaux wants to clinch.
Babineaux is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babineaux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Babineaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Babineaux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Babineaux clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Babineaux is controlling him.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babineaux looking to stall.
Babineaux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babineaux blocks the body kick.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babineaux .
No luck for Babineaux with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyatt Babineaux . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Babineaux throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Babineaux avoids it.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wyatt Babineaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babineaux tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Babineaux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Babineaux is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Babineaux gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Babineaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babineaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babineaux shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Babineaux 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babineaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Babineaux . Babineaux maintains the clinch.
Babineaux prevents a takedown attempt there.
Babineaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Babineaux .
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babineaux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babineaux but Babineaux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Babineaux tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Babineaux can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Babineaux is controlling the position.
Babineaux blocking some punches.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babineaux takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Babineaux to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babineaux scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babineaux .
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babineaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Babineaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Babineaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babineaux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babineaux misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Babineaux .
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wyatt Babineaux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez lands a jab to Babineaux 's midsection.
Babineaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babineaux throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Babineaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babineaux wants to clinch.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Babineaux throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Babineaux clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Babineaux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Babineaux lands a nice uppercut.
Babineaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babineaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babineaux moves away.
Babineaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babineaux tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Babineaux .
No luck for Babineaux with that takedown attempt.
Wyatt Babineaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez takes a swing at Babineaux 's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Babineaux is defended easily by Sanchez.
Babineaux tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Babineaux is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Babineaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babineaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Babineaux is defended easily by Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyatt Babineaux . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Babineaux checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Babineaux 's head.
Babineaux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Wyatt Babineaux is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Babineaux .
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babineaux tries to clinch up
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babineaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Babineaux drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Babineaux .
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Babineaux .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babineaux 's brow.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Babineaux in his tracks for a moment.
Babineaux looking to slow down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babineaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babineaux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Babineaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wyatt Babineaux will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Babineaux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Babineaux ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Babineaux is just out of range.
Babineaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babineaux tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Babineaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babineaux clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Babineaux after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Babineaux .
Babineaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babineaux 's brow.
Wyatt Babineaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Babineaux .
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Babineaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Babineaux fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wyatt Babineaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diago Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Babineaux is having none of it.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Babineaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Babineaux .
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babineaux .
Babineaux tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Diago Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babineaux tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Babineaux tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Babineaux slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Babineaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babineaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babineaux tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babineaux .
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Babineaux keeps it at a distance.
Babineaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babineaux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Babineaux moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Babineaux fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babineaux .
Babineaux lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez has Babineaux pressed against the cage.
Wyatt Babineaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Babineaux is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Babineaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babineaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babineaux shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Babineaux trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Babineaux wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Babineaux looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Babineaux looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Babineaux !
And that's the end of the fight!
Wyatt Babineaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babineaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wyatt Babineaux !
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hype
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