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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
32 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm
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180 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
Babitu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Fayth misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Babitu
and Fayth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babitu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fayth checks the leg kick.
Fayth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babitu.
Babitu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fayth misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fayth checks a leg kick.
Fayth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babitu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fayth manages to avoid it.
Babitu misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babitu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Babitu takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
Babitu looks to land a body kick but Fayth moved away.
Fayth lands a nice shot that snaps Babitu's head back.
Fayth scores with a takedown into Babitu's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fayth scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fayth throwing strikes from guard but Babitu blocks nicely.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Babitu keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Babitu holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing that Fayth has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Babitu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babitu is pulling down on Fayth's head to control his posture.
Fayth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Babitu swings widly with a right hand
and Babitu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fayth shoots in looking for a takedown. Babitu tries to sprawl out of it but Fayth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Babitu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Babitu lands a leg kick that knocks Fayth off balance momentarily.
Fayth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babitu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Fayth with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu is looking to clinch but Fayth is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fayth misses the target.
Babitu misses with a hook
and Babitu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babitu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babitu throws a body punch but Fayth moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fayth.
Fayth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fayth scores with a sloppy right hand. Babitu should have avoided that one.
Fayth blocks a head kick by Babitu.
Fayth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Babitu just manages to avoid it.
Fayth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babitu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fayth drops his hands momentarily and Babitu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fayth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babitu is fending him off so far but Fayth persists. Nope, Babitu circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babitu scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fayth looks to land a left hand but Babitu moved out of range nicely.
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!
Babitu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fayth moves away.
Fayth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babitu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fayth counters with a nice body shot.
Fayth moves out of range of the body kick from Babitu.
Fayth with a hook.
Fayth checks a leg kick.
Fayth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Babitu cracks Fayth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Babitu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fayth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babitu tries to bum rush Fayth with a series of wild strikes but Fayth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babitu throws a leg kick which misses Fayth's front leg but catches the back leg as Fayth tries to avoid it.
Fayth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babitu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joeli Babitu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fayth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Babitu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fayth controls the position.
Babitu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fayth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Babitu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fayth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth slows the pace down.
Fayth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fayth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Babitu defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Babitu finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Fayth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fayth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babitu tries to lock up and control but Fayth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fayth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fayth lands a nice shot to the head.
Fayth content just to control the position here.
Babitu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fayth lands a big shot there that rocks Babitu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Babitu is desperately trying to improve his position but Fayth has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fayth wants to control the pace but Babitu is squirming around nicely.
Fayth thowing shots but they're missing.
Fayth controlling the position easily from mount.
Babitu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fayth avoids the attempt from Babitu to control.
Fayth looking to control but Babitu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fayth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babitu wants to control but Fayth is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babitu can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Babitu misses with a straight right.
Fayth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fayth with a hook.
Babitu scores with a hook to the body. Fayth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt.
Babitu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Babitu.
Babitu feints and then cracks Fayth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fayth down.
Fayth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Babitu's waist but Babitu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fayth off to one side.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses
and Fayth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fayth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fayth slips a straight right by Babitu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babitu.
Fayth keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Babitu there.
Babitu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Babitu looks to land a right hand but Fayth moved out of range.
Babitu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fayth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babitu tries to clinch up
and Fayth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fayth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babitu avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Fayth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fayth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babitu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Babitu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Babitu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Babitu misses with a few strikes there.
Fayth is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu moves out of range of the leg kick from Fayth.
Babitu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fayth.
Babitu throws an overhand right that lands on Fayth's shoulder, as Fayth tries to avoid the shot.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babitu throws a combination. Fayth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babitu misses with an uppercut. Fayth saw that one coming.
Babitu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fayth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babitu.
Fayth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babitu swings for the body but Fayth moves out of range.
Fayth ducks under a wild hook from Babitu.
Fayth works the jab nicely.
Fayth shoots in looking for a takedown. Babitu tries to sprawl out of it but Fayth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Babitu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fayth avoids the body shot from Babitu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu walks into a stiff left hand from Fayth.
Fayth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babitu doesn't seem bothered though.
Fayth misses with a hook.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
Fayth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fayth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fayth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babitu is trying is best to control the position here.
Fayth prevents Babitu from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babitu pushes Fayth off looking to stand but Fayth dives back in and keeps control.
Ray Fayth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babitu is not content to let Fayth control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Babitu manages to get to full guard.
Fayth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joeli Babitu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Babitu 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeli Babitu!
Joeli Babitu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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