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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geovane Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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217 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geovane Goulart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock slips a straight right by Goulart.
Babcock moves away from the strike by Goulart.
Goulart throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goulart's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goulart looking for subs off his back but Babcock has passed one foot through into half guard.
Goulart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goulart's head.
Still in half guard, Babcock seems content to control.
Goulart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babcock pulls his head out easily.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goulart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goulart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock working over Goulart with some ground and pound. Goulart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Babcock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goulart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babcock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Babcock controlling the pace for now.
Goulart sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Goulart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goulart is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goulart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babcock is trying to work for a kimura but Goulart is defending well.
Babcock is controlling the pace.
Goulart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Goulart to regain full guard.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Goulart is looking for a triangle here but Babcock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goulart is looking for a sweep.
Babcock moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Babcock lands a nice forearm strike.
Goulart tries to buck Babcock off but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock landing a few strikes.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
Goulart is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
We've been informed that Babcock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Babcock is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Babcock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Babcock tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Babcock lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Babcock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goulart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babcock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goulart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goulart is looking for a triangle here but Babcock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goulart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babcock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babcock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Babcock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goulart tries to improve position but can't.
Goulart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goulart taking a bit of punishment here - Babcock scoring with strikes.
Goulart seems a little lost for a moment, as Babcock dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Goulart on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Goulart is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Goulart is trying to work for a sweep but Babcock has mounted him!
Babcock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Kyle Babcock has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Goulart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Goulart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock landing strikes from the mount.
Babcock lands a nice shot to the head.
Goulart can't escape the position.
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.
Babcock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goulart hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock content just to control the position here.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Babcock working for a submission but Goulart is keeping him at bay.
Babcock controlling from mount.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock can't control as he wanted to and Goulart manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Babcock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Goulart.
Babcock scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock working away.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Goulart taking a bit of punishment here - Babcock scoring with strikes.
Babcock taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babcock wants to control but Goulart is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goulart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Babcock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Goulart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock passes Goulart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goulart actively working from the bottom here.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock works his way into side control.
Goulart on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart is trying to get back to half guard.
Babcock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Babcock is looking to take a break and control but Goulart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goulart is trying to work for a sweep but Babcock has mounted him!
Babcock lands a nice shot to the head.
Goulart is bucking up trying to escape but Babcock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Babcock lands a big shot there that rocks Goulart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Babcock.
Goulart is rocked!
Babcock content just to control the position here.
Goulart is working to get back to half guard.
Babcock controlling from mount.
Babcock landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to finish Goulart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Goulart!
Oh Goulart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock controlling from mount.
Goulart is trying desperately to improve position.
Babcock raining down shots from the mount!
Babcock cracks Goulart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Babcock postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Goulart bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Babcock and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Babcock!
Kyle Babcock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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