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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 1469 p4p, 711 weight class) and Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 199 p4p, 94 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Babcock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to San Francisco Live Medley. Kentrail Colamarino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Colamarino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babcock doesn't seem phased though.
Babcock tries a head kick but it misses.
Colamarino misses with a hook.
Colamarino has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Babcock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Colamarino defends it nicely.
Babcock moves out of range of the leg kick from Colamarino.
Colamarino tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colamarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babcock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Babcock is looking to slow Colamarino down with leg kicks.
Babcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colamarino's corner calls for a 1-2. Colamarino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Colamarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babcock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colamarino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colamarino scores with a kick to the body.
Colamarino lands with a good body shot.
Colamarino looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
Colamarino missing with a left hand there. Babcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babcock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Colamarino avoids it really well and circles away.
Colamarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babcock manages to avoid it.
Babcock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Colamarino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colamarino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colamarino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babcock momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock clinches.
Babcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colamarino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colamarino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colamarino throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colamarino lands with a straight right. Babcock didn't see that one coming.
Colamarino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babcock.
Colamarino lands a slapping body shot.
Colamarino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babcock throws a sloppy head kick
and Colamarino counters with a nice leg kick.
Babcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Colamarino throws a push kick but Babcock slaps the foot to one side.
Babcock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Babcock digs a good hook to Colamarino's body.
Colamarino misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock takes one to the chin there.
Colamarino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Colamarino connects with a leg kick.
Babcock thumps Colamarino with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Colamarino.
Colamarino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Babcock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Colamarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colamarino throws a hook to the side of Babcock's head but Babcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colamarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babcock blocks a head kick by Colamarino.
Babcock closes the distance and clinches up with Colamarino, looking for a takedown. Babcock pushes Colamarino against the cage but Colamarino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colamarino wants to land a leg kick but Babcock is out of range.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Babcock blocks a low kick nicely.
Babcock gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babcock is pressing down on Colamarino's thigh, looking to free his foot. Colamarino is holding on for now.
Babcock passes the guard and advances to mount!
Babcock landing shots from mount.
Babcock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Babcock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino dominated that round.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
Babcock has managed to clinch.
Babcock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Colamarino is leaning against Babcock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Colamarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colamarino is trying to break free.
Colamarino is trying to break the clinch but Babcock is controlling him.
Colamarino has a couple of punches blocked by Babcock.
Colamarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colamarino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Colamarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colamarino throws a low kick but Babcock moves out of range easily.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock slips under a jab from Colamarino.
Colamarino fakes the leg kick and cracks Babcock in the body.
A low kick from Colamarino misses
and Babcock counters with a low kick, right behind Colamarino 's knee.
Colamarino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut. Babcock saw that one coming.
Colamarino blocks a low kick nicely.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentrail Colamarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colamarino.
Colamarino connects with the punch.
Colamarino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babcock throws a solid leg kick but Colamarino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babcock.
Colamarino throws a solid leg kick but Babcock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Colamarino.
Colamarino dodges the punch combination from Babcock.
Colamarino feints a counter leg kick.
Babcock lands a jab to Colamarino's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Babcock moves into the clinch successfully.
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babcock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colamarino throws out the jab.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Babcock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Colamarino. That's going to slow Babcock down.
Babcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colamarino.
Babcock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Babcock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Babcock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Colamarino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colamarino misses with a straight right.
Kentrail Colamarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino misses with a looping left.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Colamarino avoids it well and moves away.
Colamarino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Colamarino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Colamarino stuns Babcock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babcock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colamarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colamarino, as that shot connected.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
Babcock throws a wild body kick that Colamarino sees coming a mile off.
Babcock slips under a jab.
Babcock throws out a leg kick but Colamarino moves out of range and Babcock only half commits.
Babcock is looking to wear down Colamarino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colamarino.
Colamarino lands a nice shot that snaps Babcock's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to score with a low kick but Colamarino moves his leg out of the way.
Colamarino is trying to counter with his kicks.
Babcock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colamarino to score with a decent uppercut.
Babcock slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock shoots in looking for a takedown. Colamarino tries to sprawl out of it but Babcock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colamarino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Colamarino throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colamarino scores with a nice strike.
Colamarino misses with a body shot.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Colamarino avoids it well and moves away.
Colamarino throws the left hand but Babcock avoids the punch easily.
Colamarino lands with a hook. Babcock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Colamarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babcock moves away.
Babcock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kentrail Colamarino 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!
Babcock misses with the body kick
and Colamarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babcock misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Babcock.
Colamarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colamarino throws a jab but it's blocked by Babcock.
Kentrail Colamarino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Babcock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Colamarino. That did some damage!
Colamarino throws a leg kick but Babcock checks it.
Colamarino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Babcock lands with a straight right. Colamarino didn't see that one coming.
Babcock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Babcock thumps Colamarino with a low kick.
Babcock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babcock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colamarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Colamarino sprawls and moves away.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Colamarino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Colamarino lands with a straight right. Babcock didn't see that one coming.
Babcock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Colamarino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babcock scoring well with a low kick there.
Babcock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Colamarino clobbers Babcock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Babcock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Colamarino misses with an uppercut
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Colamarino!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colamarino keeps working.
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.
The strikes coming from Babcock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries for a kimura but Colamarino is defending well.
Colamarino tries to improve position but can't.
Kentrail Colamarino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Babcock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Babcock working away.
Jim Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Colamarino is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Babcock seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Babcock.
Babcock misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Babcock seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Babcock is chipping away with strikes.
Babcock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Babcock.
Babcock cracks Colamarino with a big right hand but Colamarino just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Babcock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colamarino keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Babcock crashes against the mat.
Babcock working the ground and pound from side control.
Babcock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babcock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Babcock misses with the ground and pound.
Babcock taking a break here but Colamarino is having none of it and regains half guard.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Colamarino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babcock seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Colamarino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!
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energy
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hype
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