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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le Bou's choice of entrance music: H.A.M. - Kanye west. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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181 lbs
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181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Le Bou eats them both and turns towards Laurentian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Laurentian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurentian.
Laurentian loads up on a big right hand but Le Bou slips the punch.
Le Bou swats away the attempt to clinch by Laurentian.
Le Bou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou throws a low kick but Laurentian moves out of range easily.
Laurentian misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Bou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Nice jab there from Laurentian.
A big left from Le Bou misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le Bou.
Le Bou drives through with a takedown into Laurentian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laurentian trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Bou pushes down on Laurentian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Laurentian makes his way to full guard, as Le Bou worked for a kimura.
Le Bou forces his way into half guard.
Laurentian gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Bou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le Bou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Le Bou is looking to work some ground and pound but Laurentian has wrist control.
Le Bou wants to pass the guard but Laurentian is keeping the position.
Le Bou trying to control but Laurentian is working from the bottom.
Le Bou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou trying to move into half guard but instead Laurentian has managed to sweep!
Laurentian gets to his feet - Le Bou follows without any prompting.
Le Bou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bou pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range and Le Bou settles back down.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
Laurentian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Bou.
Laurentian throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
Laurentian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Laurentian slips a jab from Le Bou.
Laurentian checks a leg kick.
Le Bou staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian slaps away a takedown attempt from Le Bou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laurentian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurentian.
Le Bou staying out of range there.
Laurentian throws a nice looking combination but Le Bou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Le Bou misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Le Bou.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Laurentian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Le Bou back to the cage. Laurentian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laurentian.
Laurentian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Bou. Le Bou obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thom Le Bou will probably get the nod.
That's time! Laurentian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laurentian lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Bou's head.
Laurentian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Le Bou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laurentian pinned against the cage. Laurentian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maxence Laurentian is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Bou looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurentian is just out of range.
Le Bou takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian cracks Le Bou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Le Bou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Bou throws a wild body kick that Laurentian sees coming a mile off.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laurentian moves away.
Le Bou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laurentian's waist but Laurentian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Le Bou off to one side.
Maxence Laurentian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Laurentian.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laurentian moves away.
Laurentian slips under a jab from Le Bou.
Maxence Laurentian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bou dodges the punch combination from Laurentian.
Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laurentian.
Le Bou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laurentian's hands.
Le Bou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laurentian is fending him off so far but Le Bou persists. Nope, Laurentian circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Bou moves away from the strike by Laurentian.
Laurentian lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Laurentian misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bou swings for the body but Laurentian moves out of range.
Le Bou looks for the body kick but Laurentian saw that one coming.
Le Bou misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bou shoots in but no luck this time.
Laurentian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Le Bou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Bou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laurentian rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Bou wants to land a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range.
Le Bou misses with a low kick.
Le Bou lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laurentian tries to bum rush Le Bou with a series of wild strikes but Le Bou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurentian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Le Bou swinging wildly here.
Laurentian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bou manages to avoid it.
Laurentian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Bou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laurentian throws a hook but Le Bou blocks it.
Laurentian loads up on a big right hand but Le Bou slips the punch.
Laurentian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laurentian checks a low kick from Le Bou.
Laurentian scores with a punch to the head.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a few strikes there.
Laurentian throws the left hand but Le Bou avoids the punch easily.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
Laurentian throws a looping overhand right but Le Bou ducks down to avoid it.
Le Bou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laurentian.
Laurentian misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Laurentian misses.
Le Bou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laurentian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Bou on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Laurentian misses with the combination.
Le Bou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laurentian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Bou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le Bou misses with a low kick as Laurentian jumps back.
Laurentian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Laurentian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laurentian avoids the body shot from Le Bou.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Le Bou moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Bou.
Laurentian looks to throw the jab but Le Bou is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Le Bou takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Laurentian.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Le Bou is defended easily by Laurentian.
Maxence Laurentian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Laurentian checks a low kick from Le Bou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou lands a slapping body shot.
Laurentian ducks under a wild hook from Le Bou.
Le Bou connects with a body shot.
Laurentian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laurentian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laurentian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Bou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thom Le Bou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bou misses with a body kick.
Laurentian lands with a nice body punch.
Le Bou connects with a crisp jab.
Le Bou lands a nice hook to Laurentian's body. Laurentian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
Laurentian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou misses the shot to the body.
Le Bou looking to score a takedown here. Laurentian is defending well but Le Bou drives through and ends up in Laurentian's guard.
Le Bou is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laurentian is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laurentian has escaped and now he's on top!
Le Bou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Bou can't keep his opponent in guard - Laurentian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laurentian sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou is looking to control Laurentian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Le Bou avoid being mounted?
Le Bou won't allow Laurentian to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laurentian looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laurentian postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Le Bou to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laurentian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Bou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxence Laurentian.
I think Laurentian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maxence Laurentian!
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hype
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