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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 674 p4p, 1230 weight class) and Leroy Brewer (ranked 80 p4p, 146 weight class). Babcock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 70. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babcock looks to land a right hand but Brewer moved out of range.
Brewer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Babcock with a body shot.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babcock tries for a takedown but Brewer circles away easily
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Babcock 's knee.
Babcock ducks right into an uppercut from Brewer.
Brewer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brewer defending against the ground and pound.
Babcock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babcock misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Babcock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brewer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock throwing strikes but Brewer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brewer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Brewer is working away.
Babcock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brewer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brewer taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is looking to improve his position.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brewer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock lands strikes from half guard.
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Brewer's hands, connecting with Brewer's forehead.
Babcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brewer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Babcock.
Babcock trying to advance position but Brewer counters by regaining guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock is really struggling to control Brewer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brewer keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock throws a strike but Brewer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babcock has Brewer pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer is fighting to break Babcock's control of his arms but Babcock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Babcock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brewer has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer tries to stand but Babcock is controlling his head.
Babcock is trying to control Brewer's posture but Brewer avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brewer connects with a leg kick.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Brewer there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Babcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Brewer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babcock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
Brewer lands a nice hook to Babcock's body. Babcock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Babcock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brewer did well to prevent Babcock getting side control.
Brewer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock trying to advance position but Brewer counters by regaining guard.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brewer is keeping the position for now.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brewer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babcock pushing down on Brewer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Babcock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brewer gets back to full guard.
Babcock trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Babcock is pushing down on Brewer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brewer is fighting to maintain full guard but Babcock has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is looking to advance position but Brewer won't allow it.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Brewer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock wants to control the action but instead Brewer gets a body lock and reverses into Babcock's guard! Nice work!
Brewer trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Babcock seems keen to control Brewer's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock continues to stall.
Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Babcock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leroy Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Brewer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brewer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brewer misses with a leg kick
and Babcock counters with a single leg into guard. Brewer didn't expect that.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock controlling from the top position.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock passes Brewer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Babcock throwing shots but Brewer is blocking nicely.
Brewer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock wants to free his trapped foot but Brewer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Brewer defends it.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brewer's head.
Brewer 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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leroy Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Babcock.
Babcock lands a big elbow.
Babcock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brewer's face.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Brewer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock with good strikes from the mount here!
Brewer manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Brewer, under a barage of strikes from Babcock.
Babcock passes to full mount!
Babcock is landing with some decent strikes but Brewer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Babcock thowing shots but they're missing.
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 pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with a couple of short strikes.
Babcock tries to control but Brewer wriggling away.
Babcock misses with some ground and pound and Brewer recovers position to half guard.
Brewer trying to control here.
Brewer is refusing to be controlled, as Babcock sits in half guard.
Brewer has hold of Babcock's hands but Babcock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brewer is staying active underneath Babcock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babcock is taking a breather. Brewer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Our winner, Jesse Thomas Babcock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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