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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 531 p4p, 434 weight class) and Fergal Mulroney (ranked 66 p4p, 52 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by 70. Fergal Mulroney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 28 - 12 - 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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fergal Mulroney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulroney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Babcock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Babcock pushes Mulroney up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Babcock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulroney.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mulroney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babcock tries to pull guard but Mulroney won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Mulroney.
Mulroney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babcock tries to throw a body punch but Mulroney avoids it by throwing Babcock back against the cage.
Babcock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulroney controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Babcock fails to land.
Babcock misses with a punch on the inside.
Mulroney misses with a punch on the inside.
Babcock scores with a hook to the body.
Babcock tries a body shot but Mulroney blocks it.
Babcock misses with a body punch.
Mulroney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock misses with some punches.
Mulroney manages to break the clinch.
Babcock's corner calls for a 1-2. Babcock 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.
Babcock misses the body punch
and Mulroney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babcock thinking.
Mulroney tries a low kick but Babcock avoids it.
Babcock appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Mulroney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Babcock misses with a body punch
and Mulroney counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck for Babcock with that takedown attempt.
Mulroney misses with a head kick.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Mulroney avoids it well and moves away.
Mulroney misses with a looping right.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock closes the distance and pushes Mulroney back into the cage.
A short right from Mulroney.
Babcock is looking to control Mulroney's arms but Mulroney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Babcock has his back to the cage.
Mulroney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Mulroney controls the action.
Babcock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mulroney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babcock.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Thomas Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulroney misses with a body kick.
Mulroney tries to keep at a distance but Babcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mulroney.
Nice body punch from Babcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is trying to maintain a safe position but Mulroney gets an underhook and turns Babcock into the cage.
Babcock throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulroney.
Babcock tries to work over Mulroney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulroney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mulroney.
Mulroney lands an overhand right.
Mulroney throws a hook to the side of Babcock's head but Babcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mulroney misses with a straight left.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babcock misses with a body punch
and Mulroney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mulroney throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mulroney throws a body shot but no joy.
Babcock attempts a counter takedown but Mulroney avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney misses the body punch
and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown. Mulroney fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mulroney manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Mulroney controls the action.
Mulroney misses with a punch to the body.
Mulroney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babcock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mulroney blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babcock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mulroney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babcock cracks Mulroney with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mulroney.
Mulroney misses with some punches.
Mulroney can't break the clinch.
Mulroney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fergal Mulroney dominated that round.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babcock misses with a wild body shot.
Mulroney is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mulroney is looking to slow Babcock down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Babcock.
Babcock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but Mulroney defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mulroney's head.
Mulroney trying to control but Babcock postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Babcock controlling the action here.
Mulroney tries to kick Babcock off but Babcock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Babcock prevents Mulroney from improving his position.
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 working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Babcock drops an elbow to the side of Mulroney's head.
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Mulroney's hands, connecting with Mulroney's forehead.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Mulroney dodges it nicely.
Babcock working over Mulroney with some ground and pound. Mulroney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Babcock working over Mulroney with some ground and pound. Mulroney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Babcock connects with a nice short shot to Mulroney's temple.
Babcock prevents Mulroney from standing back up.
Babcock throwing shots but Mulroney is blocking nicely.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mulroney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babcock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babcock lands a nice short elbow.
Mulroney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Babcock throwing shots but Mulroney is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Mulroney dodges it nicely.
Babcock thows a huge punch but Mulroney dodges it nicely.
Mulroney wants to get back to full guard.
Mulroney looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock working Mulroney over with strikes.
Babcock misses with a head shot. Mulroney uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mulroney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mulroney wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
Mulroney trying to control the position.
Babcock working some strikes from top position.
Babcock scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney pulls Babcock in close to prevent any damage.
Babcock cracks Mulroney with a solid left hand.
Mulroney controls Babcock momentarily but Babcock frees himself.
Mulroney has Babcock pulled in close to control his posture.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mulroney wants to stand but Babcock is controlling the position.
Mulroney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babcock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulroney is just out of range.
Mulroney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fergal Mulroney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babcock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mulroney throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good shot there by Mulroney.
Babcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mulroney.
Fergal Mulroney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Mulroney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mulroney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mulroney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mulroney thinks about the counter body kick.
Babcock throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Mulroney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mulroney throws a shot to the body.
Babcock looks for a takedown but Mulroney sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock takes a swing at Mulroney's ribcage but misses.
Mulroney looks to land a left hand but Babcock moved out of range nicely.
Mulroney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mulroney throws a jab but it's blocked by Babcock.
Babcock defending well as Mulroney loads up on a big left hand.
Mulroney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulroney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulroney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Babcock working the head and body with strikes.
Babcock uses his free foot to push down on Mulroney's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mulroney.
Babcock lands a big elbow.
Babcock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mulroney blocking the ground and pound.
Babcock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount and Mulroney is in trouble!
Mulroney taking shots to the head.
Mulroney is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Mulroney looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mulroney is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
A big strike lands for Babcock! That's really hurt Mulroney and he's turned his back - Babcock keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Babcock jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
An out of breath Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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