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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Babcock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark staying out of range there.
Babcock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark moves out of range as Babcock strikes.
Stark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stark misses with a takedown
and Babcock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Babcock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babcock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Babcock looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
A cross from Babcock lands.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Babcock lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a looping right.
Babcock thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babcock thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babcock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babcock lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Babcock, as that shot connected.
Babcock lands a right hook to the body.
Babcock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Babcock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babcock throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Babcock stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Babcock.
Babcock lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Babcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babcock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babcock tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babcock to the ground. Babcock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babcock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Babcock does no damage.
Babcock lands a body shot.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Babcock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stark.
A nice combination there by Babcock.
Kyle Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babcock counters with a stiff right hand.
Babcock lands with a good body shot.
Kyle Babcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babcock takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Babcock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stark rather than just go for the knockout.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Babcock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Babcock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark tries for a takedown but Babcock circles away easily
and Babcock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Babcock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Babcock thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Babcock lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stark might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Babcock lands a head shot.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babcock as he avoids it easily.
Babcock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock jabs at Stark's body.
Robb Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark tries for a takedown but Babcock circles away easily
and Babcock counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark walks into a jab.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt
letting Babcock counter with a right hand.
Babcock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Babcock misses with a wild combination.
Babcock digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Babcock cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
Babcock lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Babcock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Babcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babcock looks to land a combination. Stark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Babcock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Babcock.
Stark ducks right into an uppercut from Babcock.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stark. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babcock.
Babcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babcock is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Babcock circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stark.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Babcock punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Babcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babcock.
Stark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stark is looking to work some ground and pound but Babcock has wrist control.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark gets to his feet - Babcock follows without any prompting.
Babcock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Babcock.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Babcock circles away.
Babcock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babcock misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Babcock lands with a nice body punch.
Kyle Babcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Babcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
The cut man is working on Robb Stark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Babcock coming out on top.
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Babcock counters with a left and a right that stings Stark.
Babcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babcock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babcock misses with an uppercut.
Babcock throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Babcock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stark darts in trying to clinch
and Babcock counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Babcock misses.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark fails with the takedown.
Babcock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Babcock misses its intended target.
Babcock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stark. Stark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Babcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babcock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robb Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Babcock as Stark shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock lands a nice looking body shot.
Babcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to clinch up but Babcock keeps it at a distance.
Babcock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Babcock duly obliges.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babcock misses with a double jab.
Babcock swinging wildly here.
Babcock stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Babcock there.
Babcock cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Babcock to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Babcock misses.
Babcock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babcock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Babcock thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark shoots and misses
and Babcock counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kyle Babcock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Babcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Babcock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Babcock!
A very excited looking Kyle Babcock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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