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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 120 p4p, 379 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 22 p4p, 53 weight class). Babcock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is San Francisco Live Medley. O Brien is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jim Babcock has been cut.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by O Brien.
O Brien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
Babcock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Babcock lands in his opponent's guard.
Babcock preventing the sweep.
Babcock advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock trying to control the action but O Brien is working from the bottom.
O Brien can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babcock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Babcock tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
O Brien 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.
Babcock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Brien, who protects the arm well.
Babcock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Babcock working the ground and pound but O Brien is defending the strikes.
Babcock creates some space and throws a big elbow, but O Brien sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to punish the body of his opponent here but O Brien is avoiding damage well.
Babcock advances to mount.
Babcock dominating with strikes here.
O Brien is trying to escape the mount.
Babcock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. O Brien can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Babcock.
Babcock landing shots from mount.
O Brien is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babcock thowing shots but they're missing.
Babcock wants to control the pace but O Brien is squirming around nicely.
Babcock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Brien is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien working to try and regain half guard.
O Brien seems to have recovered his senses.
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.
O Brien holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Babcock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Babcock landing punches.
Babcock goes for an armbar but he's not got it… O Brien turns into him and now he's in Babcock's guard.
Babcock seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Babcock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babcock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Brien's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock pushing down on O Brien's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Brien 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.
Babcock prevents O Brien from improving his position.
Babcock works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Babcock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Babcock lands a couple of good shots and O Brien has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Babcock misses with punches from the back.
Babcock scores with punches from the back.
Babcock throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting O Brien!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Babcock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Babcock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babcock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Babcock.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
O Brien misses the jab.
O Brien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick
so Babcock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Brien pushes Babcock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from O Brien misses.
Babcock throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien throws the left hand but Babcock avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O Brien!
Babcock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Brien looks to move to half guard but instead Babcock has passed into mount! Damn!
O Brien is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock working for a guillotine from mount but O Brien is in no mood to give up.
O Brien working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - O Brien looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock looking to finish O Brien with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Brien!
O Brien tries to lock up and control but Babcock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Babcock dominating with strikes here.
Babcock connects with a bit shot that sees O Brien covering up! More strikes from Babcock and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Babcock is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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