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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Babakov (ranked 3578 p4p, 300 weight class) and Stephan Lizotte (ranked 2290 p4p, 218 weight class). Stephan Lizotte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Lizotte!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khabib Babakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babakov rushes Lizotte and presses him up against the cage.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Babakov cracks Lizotte with a nice body shot.
Lizotte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lizotte tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lizotte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lizotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babakov tries to work over Lizotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lizotte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babakov backwards.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte blocks an uppercut.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lizotte throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike.
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov digs a right hand underneath Lizotte's ribcage. Lizotte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Lizotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lizotte blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov tries a body shot but Lizotte blocks it.
Lizotte lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babakov.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lizotte's coach down at Outer Heaven Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lizotte's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lizotte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lizotte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babakov 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.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Lizotte tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Lizotte back against the cage.
Lizotte tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Babakov.
A short body shot lands from Babakov as the two fighters clinch.
Babakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Babakov.
Lizotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babakov blocking some punches.
Lizotte throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
Lizotte misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lizotte.
Lizotte misses with the head strike.
Lizotte tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov can't find room to land a body shot as Lizotte controls the action.
Lizotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lizotte tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
A short right from Lizotte.
Lizotte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lizotte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lizotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Lizotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lizotte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babakov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lizotte backwards.
Babakov throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lizotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lizotte fails to land.
Lizotte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lizotte tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lizotte lands a shot to the body.
Babakov misses with some punches.
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lizotte controls his hands.
Babakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babakov misses with some punches.
Lizotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lizotte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
A hook to the body from Lizotte.
Babakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lizotte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Babakov presses Lizotte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov lands with a right to the head.
Lizotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Lizotte back against the cage.
Lizotte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babakov can't find room to land a body shot as Lizotte controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lizotte.
Babakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lizotte scores with a shot to the side of Babakov's head.
Lizotte has a couple of punches blocked by Babakov.
Lizotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lizotte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lizotte misses with the head strike.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lizotte tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Lizotte.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lizotte.
Lizotte throws a punch but it's blocked by Babakov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephan Lizotte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Babakov scores with a nice right hand.
Babakov scores with a body shot.
Babakov moves into the clinch.
Lizotte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov gets through Lizotte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lizotte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lizotte misses with a punch to the body.
Lizotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lizotte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lizotte.
Lizotte digs a right hand underneath Babakov's ribcage. Babakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lizotte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lizotte lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Lizotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lizotte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lizotte scores with a shot to the side of Babakov's head.
Lizotte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lizotte gets through Babakov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lizotte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babakov backwards.
Babakov is rocked!
Lizotte takes a shot to the head.
Oh Babakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lizotte prevents a body shot from Babakov.
A right hook to the body lands for Lizotte.
Lizotte lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Babakov to his knees! Lizotte keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Lizotte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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