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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 2814 p4p, 3144 weight class) and Desu Inhanamoto (ranked 349 p4p, 389 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by The Way I Am feat. Marilyn Manson. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Desu Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inhanamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Babcock throws a right hand that misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babcock's knee momentarily.
Inhanamoto thumps Babcock with a low kick.
Good work by Inhanamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Babcock moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Inhanamoto.
Babcock turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Inhanamoto regains half guard there - taking advantage of Babcock's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Babcock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Inhanamoto is working away.
Babcock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inhanamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Inhanamoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Inhanamoto's head.
Babcock working the head and body with strikes.
Babcock looks to land a strike but Inhanamoto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Babcock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Inhanamoto's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Inhanamoto defends it.
Babcock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Inhanamoto defends it.
Inhanamoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Babcock.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babcock throws a strike but Inhanamoto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Inhanamoto.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Inhanamoto is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Inhanamoto keeps moving.
Inhanamoto wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
Inhanamoto trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Babcock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Babcock throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Babcock throws a strike aimed at the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
Babcock trying to control the position but Inhanamoto is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Inhanamoto is avoiding damage well.
Babcock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Babcock with good strikes from the mount here!
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Inhanamoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Inhanamoto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Inhanamoto 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.
Inhanamoto blocking the ground and pound.
Babcock looking to secure an arm triangle but Inhanamoto defends it well.
Poor strikes thrown by Babcock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Inhanamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Babcock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inhanamoto dodges the punch combination from Babcock.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Babcock misses with a body punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Babcock tries to bum rush Inhanamoto with a series of wild strikes but Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babcock throws out the jab.
Jim Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Babcock misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Inhanamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Babcock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inhanamoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Babcock throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Inhanamoto blocks the leg kick.
Inhanamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Babcock with a body shot.
Babcock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Desu Inhanamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Inhanamoto takes a swing at Babcock's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Babcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babcock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Babcock misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto connects with the punch.
Inhanamoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babcock throws a leg kick but Inhanamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab lands there for Babcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Babcock misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babcock's knee momentarily.
Babcock cracks a nice hook into Inhanamoto's ribs.
A jab lands there for Inhanamoto.
Babcock shoots in but Inhanamoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Inhanamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babcock is out of range and Inhanamoto settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Babcock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Babcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Inhanamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Babcock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inhanamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Desu Inhanamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Babcock misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Inhanamoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Babcock advances nicely into full mount.
Inhanamoto wants to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
Babcock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Inhanamoto hang on?
Inhanamoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inhanamoto tries to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
Babcock has hold of Inhanamoto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Inhanamoto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Inhanamoto blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock avoids the attempt from Inhanamoto to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inhanamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount and Inhanamoto is in trouble!
Babcock prevents Inhanamoto from getting the reversal.
Babcock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the head.
Babcock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Babcock controlling from mount.
Babcock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Inhanamoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Babcock working the ground and pound but Inhanamoto is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with the ground and pound.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but Inhanamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Babcock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Inhanamoto is not content to let Babcock control the position.
Inhanamoto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Babcock.
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.
Babcock 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a strike aimed at the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
Inhanamoto is not content to let Babcock control the position.
Babcock tries to advance to mount but Inhanamoto denies him.
Inhanamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Babcock.
Inhanamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Inhanamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Babcock.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Inhanamoto defends it well.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Inhanamoto!
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Inhanamoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Babcock!
Jim Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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