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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Babakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babakov looks to throw the jab but Mac is out of range.
Babakov slips a straight right by Mac.
Babakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac manages to avoid it.
Babakov throws a good cross that connects.
Mac throws a body punch but Babakov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac blocks a jab.
Babakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mac throws a chopping leg kick but Babakov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mac throws an overhand right that lands on Babakov's shoulder, as Babakov tries to avoid the shot.
Babakov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Babakov both land. Nice combination.
Mac wants to clinch.
Babakov takes a swing at Mac's ribcage but misses.
Mac throws a fast counter high kick but Babakov manages to duck under it in time.
Babakov with a hook.
Babakov misses the shot to the body.
Babakov tries to keep at a distance but Mac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babakov has him pressed against the cage.
Mac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Babakov has Mac pressed against the cage.
Babakov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Babakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov is looking to control Mac's arms but Mac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Babakov has his back to the cage.
Mac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac breaks from the clinch.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babakov.
Babakov misses with a hook.
Mac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Babakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac.
Babakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Mac staying out of range there.
Babakov tries to keep at a distance but Mac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babakov can't find room to land a body shot as Mac controls the action.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mac.
Mac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babakov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Babakov is looking to control Mac's arms but Mac gets an underhook and turns him. Now Babakov has his back to the cage.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Mac.
Babakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Babakov keeps control of Mac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mac manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Babakov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babakov manages to avoid it.
Mac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babakov works the jab nicely.
Babakov misses with a body shot.
Mac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babakov.
Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Mac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Babakov under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac.
Babakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mac can do to turn this around?
Babakov swings for the body but Mac moves out of range.
Babakov misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac defending well as Babakov loads up on a big left hand.
Babakov throws a jab when Mac was well out of range.
Babakov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Babakov dips to his left and cracks Mac with an uppercut!
Babakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac.
Mac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Mac.
Babakov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Babakov moves out of range of the body kick from Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is looking to clinch but Babakov is avoiding it.
As Mac tries to get set, Babakov tries to push him back and clinch up but Mac manages to avoid the attempt.
Babakov throws a nice looking combination but Mac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babakov looks to land a combination but Mac avoids it well.
As Babakov backs off Mac throws a huge counter combo but Babakov manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mac misses with a looping left.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babakov.
Mac looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac.
Mac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babakov is looking to counter the offense by Mac and move into the clinch.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Babakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babakov walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov throws a shot to the body.
Mac misses the jab.
Babakov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mac.
Mac throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac misses the target.
Mac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babakov throws an off balance right hand
and Babakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Babakov has time to react.
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babakov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Babakov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mac's head.
Babakov misses with a straight left.
Mac slips under a jab from Babakov.
A big right from Babakov misses.
Mac is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
A low kick from Mac misses
and Babakov counters by clinching up.
Mac is trying to pull guard but Babakov has him pressed against the cage.
Mac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac throws a big shot that misses.
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 Sergei Babakov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babakov throws out the jab.
Mac throws out a counter right but Babakov avoids it with no problem.
Babakov scores with a jab.
Babakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Babakov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Babakov throws a jab but it's blocked by Mac.
Mac wants to counter with a clinch but Babakov pushes him away.
Babakov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov lands with a straight right. Mac didn't see that one coming.
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babakov manages to avoid it.
Sergei Babakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac moves into the clinch.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Mac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babakov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sergei Babakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Babakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac lands a jab to the nose.
Babakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mac misses.
Babakov missing with a left hand there. Mac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babakov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Babakov.
Babakov takes a swing at Mac's ribcage but misses.
Mac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babakov.
Mac throws a front kick aimed at Babakov's knee but Babakov avoids it well.
Mac thumps Babakov with a low kick.
Mac misses with an uppercut.
Mac tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov misses with an uppercut.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mac.
Sergei Babakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babakov throws a jab when Mac was well out of range.
Babakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babakov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babakov works Mac's body with a nice hook.
Babakov throws a series of punches but Mac moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mac misses.
Babakov tries to counter by clinching up but Mac breaks away and moves out of range.
Mac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babakov throws out the jab.
Mac throws a big shot that misses.
Babakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Babakov takes a swing at Mac's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Babakov as he checks the leg kick.
Mac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babakov.
Babakov ducks under a wild hook from Mac.
Greg Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babakov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Babakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babakov 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Babakov!
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energy
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RATING
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