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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Babaloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Babaloo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babaloo tries to clinch up but Sutton circles away and keeps his distance.
Babaloo moves into range and clinches up with Sutton.
Babaloo wants to get back to striking at distance but Sutton won't allow it.
Sutton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Babaloo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sutton jumps guard but Babaloo stands there with Sutton around his waist. Sutton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sutton tries to work over Babaloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sutton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Sutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutton is trying to drag Babaloo to the mat but Babaloo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Babaloo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Babaloo has had enough of the clinch but Sutton keeps him there for the moment.
Sutton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Babaloo smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babaloo.
Babaloo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sutton sprawling to the canvas. Babaloo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sutton hang on?
Sutton is rocked!
Babaloo is controlling the pace.
Oh Sutton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton is trying to maintain the position but Babaloo is very close to passing his half guard.
Sutton seems to have got his legs back now.
Sutton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sutton looking for submissions off his back.
Sutton trying to control but Babaloo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babaloo not doing much here.
Sutton trying to control here.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sutton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babaloo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sutton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Babaloo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Babaloo throws a nice looking combination but Sutton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sutton is breathing heavily.
Babaloo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sutton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Babaloo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Babaloo.
Sutton looking to stall.
Babaloo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sutton tries to score a body lock takedown but Babaloo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Babaloo has had enough of the clinch but Sutton keeps him there for the moment.
Babaloo lands a body shot.
Sutton wants a takedown but no success here.
Sutton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Babaloo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sutton has him pressed against the cage.
Sutton jumps guard but Babaloo stands there with Sutton around his waist. Sutton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Babaloo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sutton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sutton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babaloo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sutton.
Sutton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babaloo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sutton jumps guard but Babaloo stands there with Sutton around his waist. Sutton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Babaloo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Babaloo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babaloo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Babaloo duly obliges.
Sutton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Babaloo counters with a single leg into guard. Sutton didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babaloo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sutton is trying to control the position but Babaloo postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babaloo stays in close to Sutton's body and controls the position.
Babaloo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babaloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babaloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babaloo stays in close to Sutton's body and controls the position.
Sutton working for a triangle but Babaloo defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sutton working for submissions but it's allowed Babaloo to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sutton.
Sutton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sutton has his foot on Babaloo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babaloo works his way back into a safe position though.
Sutton controls Babaloo momentarily but Babaloo frees himself.
Babaloo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Babaloo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Babaloo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sutton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sutton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babaloo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Babaloo is trying to maintain the position but Sutton is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Babaloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sutton misses with a takedown attempt
and Babaloo moves into the clinch.
Sutton tries to land knees in the clinch but Babaloo avoids the damage to the body.
Sutton wants a takedown but no success here.
Sutton pulls guard effortlessly.
Sutton keeping full guard, as Babaloo tries to pass.
Babaloo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sutton working for a triangle but Babaloo defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babaloo is stalling in the full guard.
Babaloo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babaloo stops Sutton from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Sutton is trying to keep Babaloo in close.
Sutton wants to sweep but no luck.
Sutton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Babaloo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sutton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babaloo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sutton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice jab there from Babaloo.
Babaloo throws a nice looking combination but Sutton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Babaloo.
Sutton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Babaloo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Babaloo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babaloo misses with a hook.
Sutton tries to clinch up
and Babaloo counters with a stiff right hand.
Sean Sutton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Babaloo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Babaloo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Babaloo.
Sutton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sutton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Babaloo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Babaloo looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Babaloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babaloo 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Babaloo!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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