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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Josslin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Josslin's choice of entrance music: a kiss for jresey. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Josslin enters the cage!
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170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Namba Babakla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Josslin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josslin throws a series of punches but Babakla avoids them all with ease.
Babakla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Josslin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Josslin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Babakla fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Josslin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babakla fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Babakla controlling from side mount.
Josslin is trying to get back to half guard.
Josslin parries the strikes from Babakla easily there. Babakla is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Josslin to escape.
Josslin parries the strikes from Babakla easily there. Babakla is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Josslin to escape.
Babakla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Josslin.
Babakla blocks Josslin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Babakla controlling from the full mount.
Josslin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Babakla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Josslin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Babakla controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josslin throws up some feeble strikes from the bottom. Babakla smiles and locks on to an arm, pivoting beautifully as he drops to the side for an armbar. Josslin tries momentarily to escape but he knows he's done and taps furiously to avoid injury. Confident submission skills displayed there by Babakla.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Namba Babakla!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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