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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 2505 p4p, 2634 weight class) and Niels Bohr (ranked 323 p4p, 337 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by SS00999. Jesse Thomas Babcock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niels Bohr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock throws a looping overhand right but Bohr ducks down to avoid it.
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Bohr moved out of range nicely.
Bohr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bohr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bohr misses with a looping left.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown but Bohr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bohr thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Bohr.
Babcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bohr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bohr.
Babcock tries to counter with a takedown but Bohr is quick to defend against it.
Babcock tries to clinch up.
Bohr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bohr misses with the body kick
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Babcock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babcock advances nicely into full mount.
Babcock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bohr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babcock.
Bohr avoids a strike by Babcock and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Babcock's guard! Fantastic escape!
Babcock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Babcock tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock wants to sweep here but Bohr controlling him for the moment.
Bohr wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock has his hands on Bohr's head, controlling the position.
Babcock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bohr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock pulls Bohr in close to prevent any damage.
Bohr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bohr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Bohr from controlling successfully.
Babcock looking for a sweep. Not yet Babcock, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babcock pulls Bohr in close to prevent any damage.
Bohr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Niels Bohr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bohr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babcock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Bohr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bohr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Thomas Babcock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Thomas Babcock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohr moves away.
A jab from Bohr misses.
Bohr scores with a jab to the body.
Bohr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babcock misses with a body shot.
Bohr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babcock wants to slow Bohr down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babcock moves away.
Niels Bohr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bohr counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohr gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Babcock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bohr holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bohr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babcock.
Babcock trying to control but Bohr is working from the bottom.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Bohr's brow.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a big right hand that misses.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Bohr keeps moving.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bohr is keeping the position for now.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bohr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bohr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control but Bohr is working from the bottom.
Babcock postures up in Bohr's guard and throws a big left but Bohr blocks it.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bohr gets caught flat footed, as Babcock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bohr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babcock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bohr looking to control.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock 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.
Bohr keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bohr's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock landing with the ground and pound.
Bohr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bohr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babcock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bohr regains half guard, as Babcock was trying to land strikes.
Bohr trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Thomas Babcock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Babcock looks to throw the jab but Bohr is out of range.
Bohr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bohr tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Babcock misses
and Bohr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bohr blocks a low kick nicely.
Babcock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bohr avoids the body shot from Babcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bohr counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Babcock.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bohr. Babcock shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bohr.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Bohr avoids it well and moves away.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock misses with a low kick.
Babcock misses with a straight left.
Babcock misses with a jab to the body
and Bohr counters with a stiff right hand.
Babcock is looking to wear down Bohr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bohr slips a straight right by Babcock.
Bohr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bohr scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Babcock misses.
Bohr lands a nice shot that snaps Babcock's head back.
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bohr manages to avoid it.
Babcock moves into the clinch successfully.
Bohr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Bohr.
Babcock is pushing Bohr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bohr lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bohr can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babcock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bohr lands a nice shot to the body.
Babcock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Babcock tries to work over Bohr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bohr as Babcock tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Babcock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bohr.
Babcock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohr has had enough of the clinch but Babcock keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohr just leaning against Babcock, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babcock as Bohr tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bohr.
Bohr stalling in the clinch but Babcock improves position.
Bohr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bohr delivers a nice body kick.
Babcock defending well as Bohr loads up on a big left hand.
Bohr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Babcock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bohr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niels Bohr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Babcock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
After winning the bout, Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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