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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Babanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Slate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adam Slate enters the cage!
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191 lbs
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Babanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Slate!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babanov rushes Slate and presses him up against the cage.
Slate is trying to break the clinch but Babanov is controlling him.
Slate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slate pulls guard successfully.
Slate looking for a sweep. Not yet Slate, not yet.
Babanov wants to pass the guard but Slate is keeping the position.
Babanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babanov pushes down on Slate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Babanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing that Babanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Babanov working the head and body with strikes.
Babanov drops an elbow to the side of Slate's head.
Babanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slate trying to control but Babanov postures up.
Babanov controlling the action here.
Babanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slate trying to hold on to Babanov's head to control him but Babanov postures up.
Slate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Babanov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babanov working over Slate with some ground and pound. Slate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slate trying to control here.
Babanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slate wants to get back to full guard.
Babanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Babanov working the head and body with strikes.
Babanov 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.
Babanov with the ground and pound but Slate uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Babanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babanov stopping the sweep attempt from Slate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate working a defensive guard here.
Babanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babanov throwing strikes but missing.
Babanov landing with the ground and pound.
Slate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babanov.
Slate pulls Babanov in close to his closed guard and prevents Babanov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Babanov lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babanov throwing strikes from guard but Slate blocks nicely.
Babanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babanov has gone for a leg lock! Slate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babanov's guard.
Babanov wants to stand up but Slate is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Babanov 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.
Slate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slate has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Slate is looking to land body kicks.
Babanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slate.
Slate darts in and clinches Babanov up against the cage.
Slate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babanov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slate wants to control but Babanov is keeping busy.
Babanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slate regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Babanov.
Babanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babanov is in close to Slate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Babanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slate is keeping the position for now.
Ali Babanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babanov throws a strike but Slate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babanov keeping moving, preventing Slate from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slate throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Slate.
Slate throws a leg kick
and Babanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babanov has gone for a leg lock! Slate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babanov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slate preventing the sweep.
Slate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slate trying to control but Babanov is working from the bottom.
Slate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babanov keeping moving, preventing Slate from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Ali Babanov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Babanov has a takedown stuffed.
Babanov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slate was covering up waiting for the punch and Babanov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Slate has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Babanov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Babanov defends well and Slate ends up having to push Babanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Babanov lands an elbow just above Slate 's eye.
Slate tries to land a knee to the head but Babanov blocks with his arms.
Babanov avoiding damage as Slate throws knees to the body.
Babanov has clasped his hands together around Slate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Babanov looks up at the clock and then as Slate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Babanov cracks Slate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Babanov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Slate is avoiding damage well.
Babanov misses with the ground and pound.
Babanov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babanov throws a strike aimed at the side of Slate's head but Slate avoids it well.
An elbow from Babanov crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babanov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Babanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Babanov is working Slate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Slate is looking to regain half guard here but Babanov keeps moving and retains side control.
Slate taking a bit of punishment here - Babanov scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Slate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babanov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Slate some visible discomfort.
Babanov looks up at the clock and then as Slate takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Slate pushes Babanov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Babanov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Babanov throws a strike aimed at the side of Slate's head but Slate avoids it well.
Babanov cracks Slate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babanov scores with punches from side control.
Babanov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babanov is chipping away with strikes.
Slate sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babanov trying to control the pace.
Babanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Babanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babanov is looking to stall here but Slate recovers full guard.
Slate controls Babanov momentarily but Babanov frees himself.
Babanov cracks Slate with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babanov throwing strikes from guard but Slate blocks nicely.
Babanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Slate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Babanov wants to control from the top but Slate keeps moving.
Babanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slate can do to turn this around?
Babanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Slate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slate wants to stand up but Babanov is controlling him.
Adam Slate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Babanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slate doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Babanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babanov, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Babanov!
Ali Babanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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