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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu connects with a high kick.
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babitu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babitu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babitu thows a body kick. Paredes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Babitu throws an off balance right hand
and Paredes counters with a stiff right hand.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Paredes moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu lands a head kick!
Babitu throws a body kick that misses.
Babitu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paredes's sensitive parts.
Babitu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paredes blocks a head kick by Babitu.
Paredes closes the distance and clinches up with Babitu, looking for a takedown. Paredes pushes Babitu against the cage but Babitu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babitu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paredes misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Paredes. Those never looked like landing.
Babitu throws a nice looking combination but Paredes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babitu delivers a nice body kick.
Paredes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Paredes.
Babitu throws out a loose jab but Paredes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babitu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paredes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babitu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babitu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paredes.
Joeli Babitu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suan Paredes.
Paredes scores with a hook to the body. Babitu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Babitu misses.
A swing and a miss from Paredes.
Babitu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babitu lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws a head kick that Paredes semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from Babitu.
Babitu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paredes's hands.
Paredes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babitu.
Paredes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paredes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babitu. That one must have hurt.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu throws a head kick but Paredes moves out of range.
Paredes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babitu throws a head kick but Paredes moves out of range.
Paredes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babitu lands a nice shot that snaps Paredes's head back.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Paredes will feel that in the morning.
Babitu throws a nice head kick!
Paredes moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Paredes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babitu throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Babitu.
Babitu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Babitu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Babitu throws an off balance right hand
and Paredes counters with a stiff right hand.
Babitu looks to land a body kick but Paredes moved away.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Babitu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paredes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paredes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babitu.
Paredes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Babitu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Paredes.
Paredes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babitu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu looks to land a left hand but Paredes moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu throws a sloppy head kick and Paredes moves out of range easily.
Paredes gets a double leg takedown into Babitu's guard.
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Babitu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paredes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paredes postures up in Babitu's guard and throws a big left but Babitu blocks it.
Paredes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babitu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paredes wants to pass the guard but Babitu is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paredes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babitu counters with a head kick.
Paredes feints and as Babitu raises his hands in defense, Paredes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paredes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
Babitu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paredes.
Babitu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babitu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babitu pulls Paredes in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babitu keeping moving, preventing Paredes from controlling successfully.
Babitu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paredes throwing strikes from guard but Babitu blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babitu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paredes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes throwing strikes but missing.
Paredes is looking to work some ground and pound but Babitu has wrist control.
Paredes landing some decent shots from guard.
Paredes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paredes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paredes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Babitu trying to keep a closed guard but Paredes is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paredes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babitu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paredes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paredes throwing strikes from guard but Babitu blocks nicely.
Paredes trying to control but Babitu is working from the bottom.
Paredes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes distracts Babitu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paredes looking to pass the guard.
Paredes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Babitu trying to control the position.
Babitu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paredes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paredes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Babitu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suan Paredes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paredes shoots in and bounces Babitu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Babitu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paredes is stalling in the full guard.
Paredes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babitu is trying to control the position but Paredes postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babitu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paredes throws an elbow that misses. Babitu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paredes's guard. Nice move by Babitu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paredes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paredes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paredes has control of Babitu's left arm, preventing Babitu from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joeli Babitu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Babitu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paredes's calf.
Babitu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babitu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paredes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babitu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paredes if he has to take too many more of those.
Paredes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babitu. That one must have hurt.
Paredes avoids the head kick by Babitu.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Babitu throws an overhand right that lands on Paredes's shoulder, as Paredes tries to avoid the shot.
Paredes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babitu as he avoids it easily.
Babitu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paredes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Babitu.
Paredes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes throwing shots but Babitu is blocking nicely.
Paredes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babitu's head.
Paredes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Paredes there.
Paredes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babitu is not content to let Paredes control the position.
Paredes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paredes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suan Paredes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paredes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babitu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paredes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paredes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paredes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babitu is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suan Paredes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paredes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suan Paredes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Suan Paredes made sure he mentioned Empire Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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