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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tijani Babangida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock In (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babangida comes to the cage accompanied by ini - the life i live. Tijani Babangida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rock In's chin.
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176 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tijani Babangida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rock In!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babangida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Babangida misses with a double jab.
In has a takedown stuffed.
Babangida lands a jab-cross combination.
In takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Babangida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babangida works over In's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Babangida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babangida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from In.
Babangida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as In backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babangida tries to bum rush In with a series of wild strikes but In uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
In drives through with a takedown into guard.
In won't allow Babangida to get back to his feet.
Babangida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for In on the ground.
In postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Babangida is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of In, into his guard.
In throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babangida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Babangida trying to control the position from guard on top but In is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babangida tries to free his leg and advance position but In is retaining full guard.
Babangida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babangida advances position into side control!
In is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
In looks gassed!
In wants to get back to full guard.
In is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babangida pulls his head out easily.
Babangida is just content to waste time from the top position. In takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Babangida wants to stand but In is controlling his posture from full guard.
In keeping moving, preventing Babangida from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
In looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babangida is fending him off so far but In persists. Nope, Babangida circles away and we're back to standing.
Tijani Babangida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock In.
Babangida stuffs the takedown.
In takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Babangida connects with a high kick.
Babangida throws a series of punches but In moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tijani Babangida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babangida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Babangida throws a right and a left that In avoids nicely.
No luck for In with that takedown attempt.
Babangida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Babangida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to In's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
In with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Babangida to score with a decent uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Babangida.
Babangida lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babangida slaps away a takedown attempt from In, before circling back to the center of the mat.
In is breathing heavily.
In shoots for a double leg takedown but Babangida sprawls well. He's pushed In's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tijani Babangida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock In.
Babangida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tijani Babangida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babangida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Babangida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Babangida misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Babangida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babangida scores with a three punch combo!
In looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Babangida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Babangida.
In tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babangida swivels and escapes.
In shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babangida but Babangida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babangida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babangida tries to bum rush In with a series of wild strikes but In uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
In fails with a takedown attempt.
Babangida throws a nice looking combination but In bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babangida lands a two punch combo.
Babangida is working the combinations to good effect here.
Babangida defends well against a solid takedown attempt from In.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Babangida thuds his shin into the meat of In's side.
Babangida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Babangida duly obliges.
Babangida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Babangida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Babangida!
Babangida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
In is rocked!
Babangida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
In is still on wobbly legs! Can Babangida finish him?
Babangida throws a right and a left that In avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tijani Babangida dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Babangida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babangida wants it to stay on the feet.
In seems to have recovered his senses.
Babangida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babangida connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck for In with that takedown attempt.
Rock In seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babangida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
In closes the distance and clinches up with Babangida, looking for a takedown. In pushes Babangida against the cage but Babangida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tijani Babangida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock In.
Babangida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
In takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Babangida does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babangida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babangida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babangida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
In has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from In.
Babangida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babangida lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babangida looks to land a combination but In avoids it well.
Tijani Babangida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babangida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
In showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babangida.
In shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babangida as he avoids it easily.
Tijani Babangida is winning the standup battle so far.
Babangida throws a head kick that In semi-blocks.
Babangida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
In shoots for a double leg takedown but Babangida sprawls well. He's pushed In's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Babangida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babangida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
In takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babangida's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Babangida duly obliges.
In showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babangida.
Babangida misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Babangida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four 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.
In shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Babangida as he jumps to the side.
Babangida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Babangida looks to land a combination. In sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Babangida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
In tries to score a power double leg takedown but Babangida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten In somewhat.
Babangida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tijani Babangida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babangida, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tijani Babangida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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