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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Babin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pain. Babin has chosen Nutshot - Team Headkick as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Babin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozemblit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rozemblit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babin thuds his right hand into Rozemblit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been hearing reports that Rozemblit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Babin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babin lands with a right hand.
Rozemblit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Babin throws a push kick but Rozemblit slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Babin misses.
Rozemblit lands a slapping body shot.
Babin throws a poor cross that misses
and Rozemblit counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rozemblit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rozemblit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babin with a jab.
Babin misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Babin tenderised Rozemblit's leg. Rozemblit is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Babin.
Rozemblit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babin, right into the meat.
Rozemblit tries to clinch but Babin moves out of range.
Babin is looking to land body kicks.
Babin lands a leg kick that knocks Rozemblit off balance momentarily.
Babin defending well as Rozemblit loads up on a big left hand.
Rozemblit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rozemblit avoids the body shot from Babin.
A jab lands there for Babin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babin tries to land a front kick but Rozemblit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babin connects with a leg kick. Rozemblit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Babin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozemblit.
Babin swings widly with a right hand
and Rozemblit counters with a left to the body.
Babin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rozemblit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rozemblit swings for the body but Babin moves out of range.
Rozemblit defending well as Babin loads up on a big left hand.
Babin looks to throw the jab but Rozemblit is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babin checks a leg kick.
Rozemblit tries to clinch but Babin is having none of it.
Rozemblit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rozemblit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rozemblit shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rozemblit.
Babin throws out a loose jab but Rozemblit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rozemblit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jean Pierre Babin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babin thumps Rozemblit with a low kick.
Rozemblit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babin throws a solid leg kick but Rozemblit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babin.
Rozemblit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babin is out of range and Rozemblit settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babin checks a leg kick.
Rozemblit throws a head kick but Babin moves out of range.
Rozemblit thows a body shot but no joy.
Babin throws a push kick but Rozemblit slaps the foot to one side.
Rozemblit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rozemblit.
Babin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Babin lands with a straight right. Rozemblit didn't see that one coming.
Rozemblit is looking to wear down Babin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babin throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rozemblit dives in for a single leg takedown but Babin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Babin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rozemblit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rozemblit.
Babin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babin lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozemblit can't find room to land a body shot as Babin controls the action.
Rozemblit throws a head punch that misses.
Babin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rozemblit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rozemblit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babin lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Babin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rozemblit throws a lazy head kick
and Babin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rozemblit blocks a low kick nicely.
Rozemblit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babin but Babin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rozemblit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babin.
Rozemblit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rozemblit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rozemblit is out of range.
Rozemblit throws a hook to the side of Babin's head but Babin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rozemblit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Babin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozemblit throws the kick towards the body but Babin avoids it.
Babin scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babin throws a leg kick but Rozemblit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rozemblit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Babin thows a body kick. Rozemblit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jean Pierre Babin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rozemblit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Babin.
Jean Pierre Babin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babin misses with a leg kick
and Rozemblit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babin misses the shot to the body.
Babin throws a looping overhand right but Rozemblit ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rozemblit tries to clinch there but Babin circles away.
Rozemblit shoots for a double leg takedown but Babin sprawls well. He's pushed Rozemblit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit tries to clinch but Babin is having none of it.
Rozemblit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rozemblit is looking to control Babin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rozemblit avoid being mounted?
Babin is just content to waste time from the top position. Rozemblit takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rozemblit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Babin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rozemblit is looking for a triangle here but Babin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babin trying to control the action but Rozemblit is working from the bottom.
Rozemblit is trying to get back to half guard.
Rozemblit manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Babin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babin is trying to control the position but Rozemblit postures up.
Babin pulls Rozemblit in close to his closed guard and prevents Rozemblit from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rozemblit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rozemblit tries to free his leg and advance position but Babin is retaining full guard.
Rozemblit postures up.
Rozemblit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Babin is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rozemblit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Pierre Babin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rozemblit shoots in for a takedown but Babin shows good takedown defense.
Babin lands a leg kick that knocks Rozemblit off balance momentarily.
Babin cracks a nice hook into Rozemblit's ribs.
Babin scores with the left hand. Rozemblit knows he should have avoided that one.
Babin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babin, right into the meat.
Rozemblit throws a series of punches but Babin moves out of range.
Babin throws a wild body kick that Rozemblit sees coming a mile off.
Rozemblit moves out of range of the body kick from Babin.
Rozemblit checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Rozemblit.
Babin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rozemblit under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rozemblit moves out of range of the body kick.
Babin scores with a nice strike.
Babin scores with the left hand. Rozemblit knows he should have avoided that one.
Babin avoids a kick to the body.
Rozemblit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Babin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rozemblit is in Babin's guard.
Babin is controlling Rozemblit's posture.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babin is trying to keep Rozemblit in close.
Babin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rozemblit throwing strikes but missing.
Babin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rozemblit trying to control but Babin is working from the bottom.
Jose Rozemblit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Babin holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jean Pierre Babin.
Babin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Babin - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Babin. That's going to slow Rozemblit down.
Rozemblit checks a low kick from Babin.
Babin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rozemblit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rozemblit misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Babin misses.
Babin is looking to score with low kicks.
Rozemblit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rozemblit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babin tries to avoid it but Rozemblit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babin to the ground. Babin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babin misses with an uppercut.
Babin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babin cracks Rozemblit with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rozemblit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babin.
Babin cracks Rozemblit with a good jab.
Babin avoids the head kick by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit throws a jab but it's blocked by Babin.
Rozemblit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Babin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babin misses with an uppercut.
Rozemblit moves in looking to clinch but Babin pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babin loads up on a big right hand but Rozemblit slips the punch.
Rozemblit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rozemblit darts in looking for a takedown but Babin gets double underhooks and turns Rozemblit into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Babin really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rozemblit misses with a body shot.
Babin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Babin lands a jab to the head.
Babin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rozemblit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rozemblit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Babin cracks the inside of Rozemblit's front leg.
Babin lands a jab to Rozemblit's midsection.
Babin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babin lands a right hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Babin thuds his shin into the meat of Rozemblit's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Rozemblit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babin moves out of range of the body kick.
Rozemblit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Babin scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Babin.
Babin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rozemblit checks it well.
Rozemblit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babin.
Babin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rozemblit was well out of range. Poor timing from Babin.
Babin misses with a hook. Rozemblit ducked under it nicely.
Babin lands a leg kick that knocks Rozemblit off balance momentarily.
Babin misses with a two punch combination.
Rozemblit slips a straight right by Babin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babin scores with a head kick. Rozemblit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rozemblit is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Rozemblit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rozemblit seems to have got his legs back now.
Rozemblit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Babin misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Rozemblit.
Babin lands a front kick.
Rozemblit slips a jab from Babin.
Babin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rozemblit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rozemblit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Babin!
Babin struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rozemblit haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rozemblit tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babin is looking to regain half guard here but Rozemblit keeps moving and retains side control.
Babin is trying to control Rozemblit's posture but Rozemblit avoids it.
Rozemblit is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Babin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rozemblit gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Babin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rozemblit lets go of the hold and Babin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Rozemblit!
Jose Rozemblit is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Jose Rozemblit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Jean Pierre Babin spoke after the fight, saying 'It is time for Jean Pierre to retire. I had good career but losing to this caliber of fighter means its time to go.'.
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