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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ledoux (ranked 1446 p4p, 3965 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 187 p4p, 466 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jay Steve enters the cage!
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin |
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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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Steve.
Ledoux darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steve has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ledoux is working away from the top position though.
Ledoux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steve defends it well.
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. Ledoux connects with a nice short shot to Steve's temple.
Ledoux tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steve knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Steve to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ledoux has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steve pulls Ledoux in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ledoux is looking to pass into half guard but Steve pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Steve is in guard.
Ledoux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Ledoux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steve controls the pace.
Steve stopping the sweep attempt from Ledoux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ledoux lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steve is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ledoux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ledoux won't allow Steve to sweep him here.
Ledoux with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ledoux sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ledoux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ledoux content to stall in guard here.
Steve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ledoux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steve is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ledoux tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Ledoux doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Ledoux tries to clinch up.
Ledoux moves into range and clinches up with Steve.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Ledoux won't allow it.
Steve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ledoux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Ledoux fails with a takedown attempt.
Steve now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ledoux wants the takedown. Steve is fighting it off but Ledoux persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Steve's guard against the cage.
Ledoux chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Steve is pulling down on Ledoux's head. It's preventing any offense from Ledoux, at least for the moment.
Steve is trying to control the position but Ledoux postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ledoux postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ledoux controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ledoux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steve throws a series of punches but Ledoux avoids them all with ease.
Ledoux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ledoux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steve is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steve tries to work over Ledoux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve presses Ledoux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ledoux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ledoux has picked Steve up - he's going for a ride! Ledoux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Steve keeping control of the position.
Steve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ledoux's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ledoux's back!
Steve misses with punches from the back.
Ledoux trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ledoux manages to reverse the position and now he's in Steve's guard. Nice work there by Ledoux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ledoux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Steve is pulling down on Ledoux's head to control his posture.
Ledoux postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ledoux controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ledoux won't allow Steve to sweep him here.
Ledoux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ledoux manages to get himself to full guard.
Steve throwing strikes from guard but Ledoux blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Steve is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ledoux.
Steve trying to control the position but Ledoux is working away.
Ledoux can't do much from the bottom here.
Ledoux prevents Steve from improving position.
Steve trying to control the action but Ledoux is working from the bottom.
Steve controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux wants to control but Steve postures up.
Steve tries to score with some ground and pound. Ledoux controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pierre Ledoux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ledoux regains half guard there - taking advantage of Steve's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Steve wants to pass the guard but Ledoux is defending well.
Ledoux is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steve's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steve's back!
Ledoux is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Steve trying to control the action but Ledoux just sinks the hooks in.
Ledoux tries to keep control of the position but Steve is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Steve is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Steve tries to roll but Ledoux sticks to his back.
Ledoux keeps control of the position easily here as Steve tries to buck him off.
Ledoux lands a shot to the head.
Ledoux is riding his opponent, not letting Steve buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve is trapped and Ledoux is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ledoux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ledoux looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ledoux is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ledoux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steve keeps working.
Steve looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ledoux is looking to advance position but Steve won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux 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.
Ledoux is looking for a kimura but Steve is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ledoux to get the leverage.
Ledoux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ledoux 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.
Steve is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is trying to get back to full guard.
Ledoux controlling the pace.
Steve wants to get back to full guard.
Steve is trying to control but can't.
Steve is staying active underneath Ledoux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ledoux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ledoux closes the distance and clinches.
Steve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steve wants to break free but Ledoux has control.
Jay Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ledoux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledoux blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ledoux has Steve pressed against the cage, preventing Steve from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve is trying to push Ledoux away but Ledoux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steve can't break the clinch.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledoux has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steve uses from the top position.
Steve is fighting to break Ledoux's control of his arms but Ledoux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ledoux is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steve wants to control from the top but Ledoux keeps moving.
Steve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ledoux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ledoux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ledoux trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Ledoux moves into the clinch successfully.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve throws a series of punches but Ledoux avoids them all with ease.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Ledoux is just out of range.
Ledoux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve scores with a hook.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve misses with the combination.
Ledoux shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve throws a body punch but Ledoux moves out of range.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ledoux dives in and scores a takedown into Steve's guard.
Ledoux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ledoux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ledoux, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ledoux!
Pierre Ledoux decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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RATING
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