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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between john appleseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). appleseed comes to the cage accompanied by To Hell and Back. Dubonet has chosen Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes as his entrance music. Francois Dubonet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, john appleseed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
appleseed misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
appleseed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab lands there for appleseed .
appleseed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dubonet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and appleseed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
appleseed doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubonet circles away.
appleseed misses with a combination
and Dubonet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
appleseed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dubonet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubonet lands a really nice looking cross but appleseed seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
appleseed throws a leg kick but Dubonet checks it.
appleseed lands with a nice combination. Dubonet backs away looking to recover.
Dubonet sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks appleseed to the ground! Dubonet dives into full mount looking to finish!
appleseed is rocked!
It looks like john appleseed has been cut.
Dubonet content just to control the position here.
Oh appleseed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
appleseed seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dubonet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
appleseed tries to clinch up but Dubonet circles away and keeps his distance.
Dubonet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but appleseed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dubonet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
appleseed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
appleseed misses with a short punch on the inside.
appleseed tries a knee to the head but Dubonet blocks it.
appleseed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
appleseed keeps control of Dubonet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubonet avoiding damage as appleseed throws knees to the body.
Dubonet tries to break the clinch but appleseed is controlling the position.
appleseed misses with a knee strike.
appleseed looking to throw knees to the head but Dubonet is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
appleseed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
appleseed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dubonet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but appleseed has him pressed against the cage.
Dubonet keeps control of appleseed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubonet misses with a knee strike.
Dubonet can't break the clinch.
Dubonet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
appleseed is breathing heavily.
Dubonet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dubonet lands a knee to the head.
appleseed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dubonet.
appleseed pushes Dubonet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
appleseed darts in and clinches Dubonet up against the cage.
appleseed prevents Dubonet from breaking the clinch.
appleseed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dubonet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
appleseed misses with a combination
enabling Dubonet to counter with a crisp jab.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet throws a head kick but appleseed moves out of range.
Dubonet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dubonet counters with a head kick. That will keep appleseed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dubonet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dubonet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dubonet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubonet misses with the combination.
appleseed clinches but Dubonet breaks the clinch
and Dubonet counters with a series of strikes. appleseed will be more careful next time no doubt.
appleseed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dubonet counters with a good low kick that appleseed was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
appleseed looks to clinch
and Dubonet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on john appleseed 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
appleseed rushes Dubonet and presses him up against the cage.
Dubonet breaks the clinch.
Dubonet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
appleseed pushes Dubonet up against the cage in a clinch.
appleseed scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from appleseed .
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubonet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dubonet swats away the attempt to clinch by appleseed .
appleseed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dubonet.
appleseed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dubonet counters with a body kick that stops appleseed in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet connects with a high kick.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
appleseed avoids the head kick by Dubonet.
appleseed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Dubonet
and appleseed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
appleseed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dubonet counters with a head kick.
john appleseed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
appleseed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dubonet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
appleseed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight stays on the outside here - appleseed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
appleseed tries to clinch up.
Francois Dubonet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
appleseed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dubonet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dubonet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and appleseed counters by moving into the clinch.
appleseed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
appleseed tests Dubonet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
appleseed wants to clinch
and Dubonet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. appleseed is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
appleseed closes the distance but Dubonet moves to the side
and Dubonet counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
appleseed tries a low kick but Dubonet avoids it.
Dubonet throws a right hand that appleseed ducks under and follows up with a left that appleseed also avoids with ease.
appleseed darts in trying to clinch
and Dubonet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. appleseed is lucky that one didn't land flush.
appleseed is looking to clinch.
appleseed is looking to clinch.
john appleseed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
appleseed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubonet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
appleseed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubonet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubonet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dubonet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dubonet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dubonet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
appleseed fails in his attempt to clinch.
appleseed forces Dubonet back against the cage and clinches.
appleseed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubonet wants to break free but appleseed has control.
appleseed misses with the head strike.
appleseed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dubonet.
Dubonet wants to break free but appleseed has control.
appleseed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dubonet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
appleseed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
appleseed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Dubonet is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet is trying to break the clinch but appleseed has him pressed against the cage.
appleseed misses with the head strike.
Dubonet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
appleseed blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
appleseed doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubonet circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on john appleseed 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
appleseed doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubonet circles away.
appleseed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
appleseed tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubonet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
appleseed throws a wild body kick that Dubonet sees coming a mile off.
Dubonet drops his hands momentarily and appleseed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
appleseed tries to clinch up but Dubonet circles away and keeps his distance.
appleseed tries to clinch there but Dubonet circles away.
appleseed misses with a double jab
and Dubonet counters with a leg kick.
appleseed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dubonet counters with a three punch combo that has appleseed backing up. appleseed nods at Dubonet to acknowledge the strikes.
Dubonet swats away the attempt to clinch by appleseed .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
appleseed closes the distance and clinches.
Dubonet has had enough of the clinch but appleseed keeps him there for the moment.
Dubonet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dubonet manages to break the clinch.
Dubonet tries to keep at a distance but appleseed has taken the fight into the clinch.
appleseed gets through Dubonet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubonet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dubonet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
appleseed moves into the clinch.
Dubonet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
appleseed lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from appleseed .
appleseed lands a nice shot to the body.
appleseed lands a nice uppercut.
Dubonet wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from appleseed .
john appleseed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
appleseed lands a damaging elbow.
appleseed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
appleseed lands a hook to the side of the head.
appleseed digs a right hand underneath Dubonet's ribcage. Dubonet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dubonet is trying to break free.
appleseed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by appleseed .
appleseed lands a hook that snaps the head of Dubonet backwards.
Dubonet wants to break free but appleseed has control.
appleseed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
appleseed breaks the clinch.
appleseed is looking to clinch.
Dubonet scores with a leg kick.
appleseed throws a nice looking combination but Dubonet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dubonet pushes appleseed away with a front kick.
Dubonet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dubonet keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubonet, right into the meat.
appleseed fails with an attempt to clinch.
appleseed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dubonet counters with a thumping low kick.
appleseed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dubonet counters with a head kick.
appleseed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
appleseed blocks a head kick by Dubonet.
appleseed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dubonet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
appleseed tries to clinch up
and Dubonet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
appleseed tries to clinch up but Dubonet circles away and keeps his distance.
Dubonet tries a head kick but it misses.
appleseed cracks Dubonet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
appleseed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dubonet counters with a head kick. That will keep appleseed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
appleseed moves in looking to clinch but Dubonet pushes him off.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
appleseed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dubonet - that will leave a mark!
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Francois Dubonet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
appleseed misses with a double jab.
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 john appleseed .
I think Dubonet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Dubonet!
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hype
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