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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Babbitt (ranked 1648 p4p, 195 weight class) and Jack Merel (ranked 2013 p4p, 226 weight class). Merel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Laura Tesoro - Higher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Babbitt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Merel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babbitt 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Merel under the eye.
Merel clinches up with Babbitt and pushes him back against the cage.
Babbitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merel works on Babbitt 's body with a couple of short punches.
Babbitt lands an uppercut.
Merel tries to circle away but Babbitt has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Merel.
A short right from Merel.
We've been informed that Merel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Babbitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Merel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Merel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Babbitt .
Merel takes a shot to the head.
Merel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babbitt 's elbow.
Babbitt pushes Merel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babbitt keeps control of Merel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Merel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Merel blocks an elbow strike from Babbitt .
Merel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Merel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babbitt .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbitt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Merels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Babbitt throws a hook but Merel avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Merel.
Babbitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Merel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babbitt .
Babbitt loads up on a big right hand but Merel slips the punch.
Merel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Merel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Merel throws a leg kick which misses Babbitt 's front leg but catches the back leg as Babbitt tries to avoid it.
Kim Babbitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Babbitt .
A slow jab from Babbitt misses its intended target.
Babbitt walks into a straight right hand from Merel.
A jab from Merel finds it's way through Babbitt 's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Babbitt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Merel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Merel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Merel thumps Babbitt with a low kick.
Babbitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babbitt throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Merel! But no joy.
Babbitt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Merel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Merel clinches.
Nice elbow from Babbitt .
Merel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babbitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
Babbitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merel misses with a body punch.
Merel avoids the elbow strike from Babbitt , against the cage.
Babbitt lands an uppercut.
Babbitt lands an elbow inside that Merel shrugs off.
Merel wants to get back to striking at distance but Babbitt won't allow it.
Merel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Merel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babbitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babbitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands a slapping body shot.
Babbitt throws a lazy right hand but Merel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babbitt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Merel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Merel slips under a jab.
Babbitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merel.
Merel lands a head shot.
Merel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babbitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merel breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Babbitt , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Merel.
Babbitt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babbitt misses with an uppercut.
Babbitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merel.
Babbitt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Babbitt is breathing heavily.
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!
Babbitt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babbitt looks to land a left hand but Merel moved out of range nicely.
Babbitt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Merel finds it's way round the side to connect with Babbitt 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Merel moves into the clinch.
Merel tries a body shot but Babbitt blocks it.
Merel tries to work over Babbitt 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Babbitt throws an overhand right that lands on Merel's shoulder, as Merel tries to avoid the shot.
Babbitt throws a right hand that misses
and Merel counters with a left to the body.
Merel blocks a jab.
Merel scores with the left hand. Babbitt knows he should have avoided that one.
Merel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Babbitt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Merel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babbitt .
Babbitt takes a swing at Merel's ribcage but misses.
Babbitt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Merel. Merel obviously looking to wear him down.
Merel feints and then cracks Babbitt 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babbitt down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babbitt is looking to land body kicks.
Merel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merel defending well as Babbitt loads up on a big left hand.
Merel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babbitt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Babbitt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Merel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Merel digs a good body shot into Babbitt 's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Merel.
Merel lands a left and a right that send Babbitt crashing to the mat, dazed. Merel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Babbitt is rocked!
Babbitt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Merel misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Merel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel moves out of range of the body kick from Babbitt .
Babbitt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Merel.
Babbitt thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Merel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Babbitt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Merel moves into the clinch successfully.
Merel dodges an elbow strike from Babbitt .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Merel blocking some punches.
Merel tries to break the clinch but Babbitt is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Merel.
Merel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Babbitt is predictable there
and Merel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel is looking to slow Babbitt down with leg kicks.
Babbitt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Merel.
Merel misses with a leg kick.
Merel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Babbitt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Merel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Babbitt throws a jab when Merel was well out of range.
Merel throws a leg kick which misses Babbitt 's front leg but catches the back leg as Babbitt tries to avoid it.
Babbitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Merel moves into range and clinches up with Babbitt .
Merel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Merel.
Merel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Merel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merel rushes Babbitt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babbitt throws a chopping leg kick but Merel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Merel has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Merel on the inside.
Babbitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Merel is working Babbitt over against the cage.
Merel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Merel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Merel throws a lazy right hand but Babbitt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merel lands a big head kick that sends Babbitt tumbling to the mat! Merel takes a step backwards and waves Babbitt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Babbitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Kim Babbitt has been cut.
Babbitt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Merel. Merel obviously looking to wear him down.
Merel connects with a body shot.
Babbitt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Merel ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Babbitt 's jaw. Babbitt 's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Merel does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Merel!
A very excited looking Jack Merel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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