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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 253 p4p, 510 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 37 p4p, 76 weight class). Babcock comes into the arena with 70 blaring out of the sound system. Carter has chosen “Shipping up to Boston” Dropkick Murphy’s as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carter throws a hook but Babcock avoids it easily.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babcock wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Babcock was not able to check.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Carter feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babcock backing away here, and Carter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter feints and then cracks Babcock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babcock down.
A shot to the body from Babcock misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Babcock backs up against the cage.
Carter throws a right and a left that Babcock avoids nicely.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Babcock moves out of range of the body kick.
Babcock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babcock tries to counter with a takedown but Carter is quick to defend against it.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babcock's knee momentarily.
Carter throws a series of punches but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A shot to the body from Babcock misses
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Babcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Babcock saw that one coming.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Babcock clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Babcock tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Babcock avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick lands for Carter.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babcock ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
A left and a right from Babcock both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ian Carter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock misses the body punch
and Babcock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Carter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Babcock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a leg kick but Babcock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Babcock seems unphased.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babcock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Babcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Babcock swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Babcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Babcock closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Babcock pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a right hand that Babcock ducks under and follows up with a left that Babcock also avoids with ease.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babcock is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Babcock.
Babcock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Babcock into the cage.
Babcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Babcock misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Thomas Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Babcock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babcock tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries a body shot but Babcock blocks it.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babcock's elbow.
Babcock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babcock wants to stall.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Babcock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babcock.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Babcock successfully pulls guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babcock is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Babcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Babcock throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter feints a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Ian Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Ian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babcock misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Carter avoids it well and moves away.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Babcock is just out of range.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter connects with a right hand. Babcock shakes it off.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Babcock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carter avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Babcock fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock blocks a low kick nicely.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carter misses with the combination.
A left lands for Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter clinches up with Babcock and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babcock's elbow.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Babcock blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Babcock. Babcock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Babcock 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Babcock preventing the sweep.
Babcock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Carter sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Carter really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Babcock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Babcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Carter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Babcock blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter with a hook.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Babcock.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Babcock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Babcock is working hard here to advance position.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Babcock is keeping the position.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Babcock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carter is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Carter dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carter misses with a low kick.
Jesse Thomas Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Babcock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babcock scrambles back to his feet.
Babcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Babcock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter tries a body shot but Babcock blocks it.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babcock.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Babcock tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Babcock controls the action.
Ian Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babcock's elbow.
Babcock misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Babcock tries to tie him up.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Babcock prevents a body shot from Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Babcock tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Babcock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carter is keeping busy.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Babcock leaning against his opponent.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babcock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babcocks head.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babcock with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Babcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Babcock misses the shot to the body.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Carter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock wants to clinch.
Carter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Babcock missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Babcock counters with a single leg into guard. Carter didn't expect that.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Carter!
Ian Carter is the new welterweight champion!
Ian Carter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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