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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tank Babal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babal comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne- HollyWeezy. Tank Babal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Babal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babal rushes Davidson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Babal has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson tries to break free but Babal pushes him back against the cage.
Babal blocks an uppercut.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson misses with the head strike.
Davidson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Babal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babals head.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Babal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
Babal misses with a punch on the inside.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidson.
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Babal misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
Babal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidson tries a body shot but Babal blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Davidson blocking some punches.
Davidson is trying to push Babal away but Babal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Babal lands a shoulder strike.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidson stalling in the clinch but Babal improves position.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Babal.
Babal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Davidson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidson.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babal misses with a punch on the inside.
Babal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davidson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davidson is trying to maintain a safe position but Babal gets an underhook and turns Davidson into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Babal.
Babal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Babal misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babal's elbow.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babal blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Babal lands with a right to the head.
Babal misses with the head strike.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davidson taking a breather.
Davidson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babal tries to clinch but Davidson moves out of range.
Babal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davidson looking to slow down the pace here.
Babal working aggressively here.
Babal throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Babal avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Davidson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Babal lands a shoulder strike.
Babal throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babal controls his hands.
Davidson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babal has him pressed against the cage.
Davidson can't break the clinch.
Babal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davidson trying to control the position but instead, Babal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davidson into the cage.
Babal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babal as Davidson tries to tie him up.
Davidson blocking some punches.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davidson is trying to push Babal away but Babal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Babal blocks an uppercut.
Davidson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Babal scores with a shoulder strike.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babal misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Davidson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babal controls his hands.
Davidson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Babal.
Davidson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Babal dominated that round.
That's time! Babal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babal.
Babal rushes Davidson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Babal.
A short uppercut from Babal.
Davidson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tank Babal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babal takes the fight into the clinch.
Babal avoiding damage as Davidson throws knees to the body.
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Babal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Babal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babal misses with some punches.
Babal has Davidson pressed against the cage, preventing Davidson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Babal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babal gets through Davidson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davidson can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babal lands a left hand.
Babal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babal lands with a light punch inside.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tank Babal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Babal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babal has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Babal has Davidson pressed against the cage, preventing Davidson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babal.
Davidson tries to land knees in the clinch but Babal avoids the damage to the body.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson blocking some punches.
Davidson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babal is keeping busy.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short left from Babal.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson tries to circle away but Babal has him pinned against the cage.
Babal blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Babal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson connects with a single shot there.
Babal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davidson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Babal tries to clinch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Babal moves out of range.
Babal is looking for a counter combo.
Babal is looking to clinch but Davidson is avoiding it.
Davidson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Davidson cracks the inside of Babal's front leg.
Babal wants to clinch up but Davidson keeps it at a distance.
Babal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Babal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Babal moves into the clinch successfully.
Babal avoiding damage as Davidson throws knees to the body.
Davidson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babal.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babal is keeping busy.
Babal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Davidson is trying to maintain a safe position but Babal gets an underhook and turns Davidson into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Davidson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Babal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidson.
Davidson tries to break the clinch but Babal is controlling the position.
Babal misses with the head strike.
Davidson tries to stall but Babal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Babal has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
Babal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babal working aggressively here.
Babal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babal misses with the head strike.
Davidson tries a body shot but Babal blocks it.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babal keeps control of Davidson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babal lands a nice uppercut.
Davidson stalling in the clinch but Babal improves position.
Davidson tries to circle away but Babal has him pinned against the cage.
Davidson is looking to break free of the clinch but Babal has double underhooks.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Babal controls the action.
Babal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davidson is trying to maintain a safe position but Babal gets an underhook and turns Davidson into the cage.
Babal scores with a shot to the side of Davidson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidson tries to work over Babal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babal or not.
Babal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Babal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davidson trying to stall but Babal improves his position.
Davidson takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Babal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
That kick from Davidson tenderised Babal's leg. Babal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Babal tries to clinch but Davidson moves out of range.
Babal gets a clinch.
Davidson missing with knees to the body.
Davidson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babal blocks an uppercut.
Babal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Babal avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Babal has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
Babal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babal lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Babal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Babal misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidson misses with a body punch.
Davidson tries to work over Babal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Babal lands a right hand.
Babal lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Babal on the inside.
Davidson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babal has him pressed against the cage.
Davidson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babal throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidson.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson looking to stall.
A short right from Babal.
Babal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Babal fails to land.
Davidson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babal lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babal.
Babal blocks a body shot from Davidson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babal misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babal managing to block the knees to the body from Davidson.
Babal managing to block the knees to the body from Davidson.
Davidson tries to circle away but Babal has him pinned against the cage.
Davidson tries to stall but Babal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davidson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Babal.
Babal has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
Davidson lands a body shot.
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babal throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson looking to slow down the pace here.
Babal lands with a light punch inside.
Babal working aggressively here.
Babal throws a punch but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Babal controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babal managing to block the knees to the body from Davidson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davidson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidson missing with knees to the body.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
Davidson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davidson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babal misses with some punches.
Davidson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babal as Davidson tries to tie him up.
Babal swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babal misses with a punch on the inside.
Babal misses with some punches.
Davidson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Babal.
Davidson tries to stall but Babal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson looking to stall.
Babal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Babal working aggressively here.
Babal working aggressively here.
Babal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davidson taking a breather.
Davidson tries to stall but Babal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davidson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Babal prevents Davidson from breaking the clinch.
Babal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson tries to stall but Babal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Babal prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson tries to break the clinch but Babal is controlling the position.
Mark Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babal's elbow.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Babal avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Babal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babal, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Babal!
In his post fight interview, Tank Babal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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