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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohamedali Alibekov (ranked 6980 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Batista (ranked 4740 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamedali Alibekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Batista!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista shoots in looking for a takedown. Alibekov tries to sprawl out of it but Batista keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alibekov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Batista or perhaps it was just good defense by Alibekov, which made it look bad.
Batista misses with a low kick as Alibekov jumps back.
Batista tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alibekov misses its target.
Alibekov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alibekov goes for a double leg but Batista avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Batista continues to drive forward.
Batista keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alibekov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alibekov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alibekov tries to clinch there but Batista circles away.
Batista wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batista is defended easily by Alibekov.
Mohamedali Alibekov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Batista.
Batista slips a jab and a cross from Alibekov.
Batista tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alibekov is able to avoid easily.
Alibekov tries to counter by clinching up but Batista breaks away and moves out of range.
Alibekov shoots in for a double leg but Batista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alibekov fails with the takedown.
Batista has a takedown stuffed.
Batista tries to clinch but Alibekov is having none of it.
It looked like Alibekov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alibekov shoots in but no luck this time.
Batista closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alibekov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista takes a swing at Alibekov's ribcage but misses.
Batista drives through and clinches with Alibekov against the cage.
Alibekov stops a takedown attempt from Batista.
Alibekov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batista has him pressed against the cage.
Batista goes for a takedown attempt but Alibekov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alibekov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batista is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alibekov scores with a leg kick.
Alibekov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a leg kick which misses Alibekov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alibekov tries to avoid it.
Batista has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Alibekov with that takedown attempt.
Batista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alibekov is breathing heavily.
Batista fails to land the takedown.
Alibekov shoots in looking for a takedown. Batista tries to sprawl out of it but Alibekov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alibekov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alibekov moves in looking to clinch but Batista pushes him off.
Alibekov sets himself, and Batista steps forward looking for the clinch! Alibekov avoids it this time.
Alibekov keeps the fight on the outside.
Batista has managed to clinch.
Alibekov wants to stall.
Alibekov tries to score a body lock takedown but Batista shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alibekov is trying to maintain a safe position but Batista gets an underhook and turns Alibekov into the cage.
Alibekov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alibekov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mohamedali Alibekov 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.
Alibekov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Batista tries to avoid it but Alibekov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Batista to the ground. Batista escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohamedali Alibekov is winning the standup battle so far.
Batista throws a right hand that Alibekov ducks under and follows up with a left that Alibekov also avoids with ease.
Alibekov fails with a takedown attempt.
Batista wants to clinch.
Batista moves into range and clinches up with Alibekov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista pulls guard.
Alibekov has gone for a leg lock! Batista slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alibekov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista advances to half guard.
Alibekov with the active half guard here but Batista passes nicely into side control.
Batista is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alibekov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Batista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The strikes coming from Batista are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alibekov is looking for a sweep.
Batista advances to full mount.
Alibekov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Batista controlling from mount.
Batista raining down shots from the mount!
Batista wants to control the pace but Alibekov is squirming around nicely.
Rodrigo Batista has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Batista there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Batista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alibekov is looking to escape.
Alibekov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Batista on the ground.
Alibekov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alibekov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Batista looking to finish with strikes here!
Batista controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Batista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alibekov blocks a head kick by Batista.
Alibekov doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista circles away.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alibekov as he avoids it easily.
Alibekov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alibekov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBatista.
Batista goes for a double leg but Alibekov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alibekov continues to drive forward.
Alibekov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alibekov tries to clinch up.
Mohamedali Alibekov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista has his takedown stuffed
and Alibekov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mohamedali Alibekov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Batista.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista instigates a clinch.
Alibekov tries to break the clinch but Batista is controlling the position.
Batista drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alibekov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alibekov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batista tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alibekov tries to pull guard but Batista forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Batista tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alibekov smiles and moves away.
Batista slips a jab and a cross from Alibekov.
Batista feints the counter takedown.
Alibekov wants to clinch up but Batista keeps it at a distance.
Alibekov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alibekov swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alibekov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batista's waist but Batista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alibekov off to one side.
Alibekov doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista circles away.
Alibekov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batista.
Alibekov shoots in but Batista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Batista clinches with his opponent.
Alibekov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Batista to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Alibekov with that takedown attempt.
Alibekov backing away here, and Batista unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Batista clinches.
Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alibekov is defended easily by Batista.
Batista tries to counter by closing the distance.
Batista moves into range and clinches up with Alibekov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alibekov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batista avoids it.
Batista struggles to land a body shot inside as Alibekov controls his hands.
Batista is looking to control Alibekov's arms but Alibekov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Batista has his back to the cage.
Batista breaks from the clinch.
Batista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mohamedali Alibekov has been cut.
Batista tries for a takedown but Alibekov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but Alibekov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alibekov as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alibekov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alibekov tries to clinch up but Batista circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Batista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batista has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Batista!
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