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Event:
MMMA 28: BJ vs Canuel
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi throws a leg kick which misses Pope's front leg but catches the back leg as Pope tries to avoid it.
Babidi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Babidi.
#CUT#
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Pope's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Babidi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC#
Pope is rocked!
Babidi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babidi misses with a shot to the body
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babidi checks the leg kick.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Babidi's head back.
Pope tries to bum rush Babidi with a series of wild strikes but Babidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babidi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
Babidi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Pope misses. #KD#
Babidi cracks Pope with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pope looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Babidi finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Babidi.
Pope misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Babidi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Babidi cracks Pope with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Babidi is out of range.
Babidi tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Babidi.
Pope throws the left hand but Babidi avoids the punch easily.
Babidi misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pope! But no joy.
Babidi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pope counters with a nice leg kick.
Babidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Babidi takes one on the button.
Lorenzo Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Babidi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babidi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope blocks the elbow strike.
#T2#
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babidi.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Babidi.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Babidi working aggressively here.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babidi or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.#T3#
Babidi lands a right hand.
Babidi misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
Pope misses with a knee strike.
Pope lands with a left to the head.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Pope has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babidi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pope's brow.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Babidi.
Babidi misses with an elbow strike.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babidis head.
Pope takes an elbow to the temple.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope misses with a body punch.
#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Babidi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Babidi.
Babidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
A shot in the inside from Babidi.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope trying to stall but Babidi improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babidi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Babidi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babidi misses with a body kick.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Babidi is just out of range.
Babidi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babidi.
Babidi throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pope is looking to chop away at Babidi's legs.
Babidi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Babidi walks into a left hand.
Babidi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi cracks a nice hook into Pope's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babidi scores with a one two! Pope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Babidi throws a big shot that misses.
Babidi moves out of range as Pope strikes.
Babidi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pope sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Babidi gets a clinch. #T1#
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope avoids a wild elbow strike from Babidi.
Babidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Babidi lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorenzo Babidi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Babidi avoids it.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babidi lands a nice elbow.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Nice elbow from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babidi gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
Babidi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Babidi throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
That has opened up Jan Pope's cut even more.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi misses with some punches.
Babidi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Babidi avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babidi is defending well for now.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope avoiding damage as Babidi throws knees to the body.
#T3#
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Babidi fails to land.
Pope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Pope breaks from the clinch.
Pope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babidi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pope.
Babidi takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Babidi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pope is out of range.
Babidi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope.
Pope throws out a counter right but Babidi avoids it with no problem.
Babidi is looking to clinch.
Pope missing with a left hand there. Babidi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pope cracks Babidi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Babidi. That snapped Pope's head back.
Babidi throws a body kick that misses
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Babidi throws a lazy uppercut
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Babidi darts in and clinches Pope up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope. #T4#
Pope gets through Babidi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Babidi is blocking nicely.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Pope.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Pope tries a body shot but Babidi blocks it.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babidi's face.
Babidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pope's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Babidi slips a jab from Pope.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babidi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pope.
Babidi throws a good cross that connects.
Babidi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lorenzo Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
Pope lands a nice looking body kick.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Babidi cracks Pope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babidi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babidi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
It seemed like Pope was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pope tries to score with a low kick but Babidi moves his leg out of the way.
Babidi scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1#
Babidi tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babidi pushes Pope away with a front kick.#CL#
Babidi moves into range and clinches up with Pope.
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Babidi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babidi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Pope is blocking nicely.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope pushes Babidi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babidi managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babidi.
Jan Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Babidi lands a knee to the head.
Babidi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babidi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Pope misses with a knee to the head.
Babidi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babidi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pope.
Babidi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babidi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pope.
Babidi pushes off an throws an elbow but Pope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pope.
A short right from Pope on the inside. #T3#
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Babidi avoids the damage to the body.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pope looking to throw knees to the head but Babidi is blocking nicely.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi misses with some punches.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babidi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babidi.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babidi.
Babidi takes a shot to the head.
Babidi misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lorenzo Babidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope blocking some punches.
Babidi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pope blocks it with crossed arms.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Babidi misses with a knee to the head.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Babidi is defending well for now.
Pope takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babidi.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lorenzo Babidi.
Well Babidi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Babidi!
Lorenzo Babidi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
MMMA Clown Chaos 11
Date: May 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Babidi lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Babidi takes the fight into the clinch.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Still in the clinch, Babidi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Babidi lands a damaging elbow.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong misses with some punches.
Babidi missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Babidi landing knees to the head.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Babidi fails to land.
Babidi blocks an uppercut.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babidi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Babidi blocking some punches.
Babidi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Babidi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Babidi lands a left hand.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
Hong misses with some punches.
#T2#
Babidi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babidi working aggressively here.
Hong blocks a body shot from Babidi.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babidi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babidi.
Babidi landing knees to the body.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Babidi avoids the damage to the body.
Babidi prevents a body shot from Hong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babidi.
Babidi lands a nice elbow.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Babidi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Babidi misses with the head strike.
Babidi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Babidi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babidi looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Babidi controls his hands.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Babidi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babidi.
Hong lands with a short shot to the head.
Babidi misses with an elbow over the top.
Babidi misses with the head strike.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Babidi.
Hong has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Babidi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong missing with knees to the body.
Babidi blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babidi misses with the head strike.
Babidi can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Babidi controls his hands.
Babidi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Babidi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hong misses with the head strike.
A short right from Babidi.
Hong takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Babidi with a knee to the head.
Babidi with a knee to the head.
Babidi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong gets through Babidi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Babidi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Babidi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Babidi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babidi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Babidi. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babidi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Hong. Those never looked like landing.
Babidi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Hong blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands a nice shot that snaps Babidi's head back.
Good shot there by Babidi.
Babidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lorenzo Babidi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Babidi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Babidi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongs head.
Babidi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babidi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Babidi scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Babidi crunches a lovely knee into Hong's ribcage.
Babidi gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babidi.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Babidi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Babidi lands with a short shot 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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babidi. #ROC#
Hong is rocked!
A short left from Babidi.
Hong is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
Babidi lands with a right to the head.
Babidi lands a damaging elbow.
Babidi lands a damaging elbow.
Babidi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hong with a big uppercut! Hong tries to clinch up but Babidi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hong to the mat! Hong covers up and Babidi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lorenzo Babidi!
During a confident post fight interview, Lorenzo Babidi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Nichi Hong was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for all the sponsors, to the org, and everyone who supported me. I dont know how long my body can go through this anymore but I want to give my all to the fans and the org '.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Downem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Babidi.
Lorenzo Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babidi scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Babidi finds it's target.#CUT#
It looks like Takem Downem has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babidi.
Downem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Downem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Babidi digs a good body shot into Downem's ribs.
Babidi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Downem.
Downem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC#
Downem is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Downem takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Downem is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
Babidi thows a body kick. Downem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Downem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Downem seems to have recovered his senses.
Downem is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Babidi.
Babidi feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Downem collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lorenzo Babidi!
A very excited looking Lorenzo Babidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
GKNY 101-Durden vs Shamkhalaev
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Babidi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Griffin fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Babidi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Babidi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Babidi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Babidi lands a shot to the body.
Babidi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Babidi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Babidi.
Babidi working aggressively here.
Griffin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Babidi walks away with a smile on his face. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lorenzo Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Babidi - just one landing.
Babidi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Babidi misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Babidi.
A low kick from Babidi is predictable there #TD#
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Griffin seems to be working for a kimura but Babidi defends the submission attempt.
Griffin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Babidi tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Babidi is defending the position.
Babidi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griffin not doing much here.
Babidi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.
Babidi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babidi controlling the position well. #SUB#
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Babidi has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Babidi is looking to control Griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babidi avoid being mounted?
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babidi can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Griffin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Babidi wants to get back to full guard but Griffin has mounted him!
Griffin prevents Babidi from getting the reversal.#T4#
Griffin lands a big elbow.
Babidi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Babidi is in a horrible position here. Griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Babidi is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Griffin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Babidi turns into him and now he's in Griffin's guard.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lorenzo Babidi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Babidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Babidi tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Babidi swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Babidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Babidi does no damage.
Ronald Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babidi connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Griffin is defended easily by Babidi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Babidi digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.#TD#
Griffin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griffin lands in his opponent's guard.
Babidi pulls Griffin in close to his closed guard and prevents Griffin from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Griffin trying to control but Babidi is working from the bottom.
Griffin passes Babidi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Babidi tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.#SUB#
Griffin seems to be working for a kimura but Babidi defends the submission attempt.
Babidi is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Babidi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Griffin seems to be looking for submissions.
Babidi wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Babidi wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Babidi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Griffin not doing much here.
Ronald Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babidi trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Griffin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Babidi sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Babidi tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Babidi is still trying to improve position.
Babidi trying to control here.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffin is controlling the pace.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Babidi trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Babidi won't allow Griffin to pass to mount. #SUB#
Griffin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Babidi defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Griffin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Babidi sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin lands a lovely overhand right.
Babidi feints and then cracks Griffin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griffin down.
Babidi connects with a solid leg kick.
Babidi swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Griffin misses its target.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Babidi.
Babidi slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Babidi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Babidi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but Babidi is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Griffin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Babidi quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Babidi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Griffin slips a nice elbow through Babidi's hands, connecting with Babidi's forehead.#T1##SUB#
Griffin is trying for a kimura here. Babidi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Griffin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronald Griffin!
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Event:
GKNY 94 - Markovic v Guk
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Cooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Babidi.#CL2#
Cooper darts in and clinches Babidi up against the cage.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Babidi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babidi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A right handed body shot lands from Babidi.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Babidi.
Babidi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Babidi landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T1#
Babidi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Babidi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Babidi connects with a knee to the head.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babidi up against the cage.
Babidi scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Babidi gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Babidi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Babidi - that landed with a thud.
Babidi lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Babidi - that landed with a thud.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
#ROC#
Cooper is rocked!
Babidi lands an elbow inside.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
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!
Babidi has Cooper pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cooper is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Babidi - that's hurt Cooper badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cooper is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cooper doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lorenzo Babidi!
Lorenzo Babidi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GKNY 88 - Sodergren v Cole
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Freire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babidi. Babidi obviously looking to wear him down.
Babidi scores with the left hand. Freire knows he should have avoided that one.
Freire lands the left hand.
Freire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Babidi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babidi throws a body punch but Freire moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babidi, as that shot connected.
Freire blocks a head kick by Babidi.
Babidi stuns Freire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babidi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freire misses with a right hand
and Babidi counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Freire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babidi doesn't seem phased though.
Freire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babidi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lorenzo Babidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Babidi.
Freire misses the shot to the body.
Freire throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Babidi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Babidi. #T1#
Babidi stays in close to Freire's body and controls the position.
Freire wants to sweep here but Babidi controlling him for the moment.
Babidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Freire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Babidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Babidi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Babidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2##SUB2#
Freire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Freire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babidi defends it easily.
Babidi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Freire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babidi defends well.
Babidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Freire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Freire is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Babidi has his hands clasped together but Freire extends and breaks Babidi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Freire.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patricio Freire!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice jab there from Babidi.
Falwell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Babidi avoids the head kick by Falwell.
Nice shot by Babidi.
Falwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Babidi.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Babidi has cracked Falwell with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Babidi lands another huge swinging hook and Falwell tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Falwell, before Babidi can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lorenzo Babidi!
Our winner, Lorenzo Babidi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Yahweh Falwell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hasa diga eebowai. I guess I didn't pray hard enough, or maybe prayed too much. I bet if I rolled more instead of praying, I might have learned to defend submissions. I guess it's God's will. But to quote George Carlin: "If it's God's will and he's going to do what he wants to anyway, why'.
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