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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Carmont (ranked 2596 p4p, 2039 weight class) and Lambeaux Thibodeaux (ranked 263 p4p, 217 weight class). Lambeaux Thibodeaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Carmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambeaux Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmont dodges the punch combination from Thibodeaux.
We've been hearing reports that Carmont has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Carmont moved out of range nicely.
Carmont is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carmont takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Carmont off balance momentarily.
Carmont takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carmont throws out the jab.
Carmont cracks a nice hook into Thibodeaux's ribs.
Carmont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Carmont moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThibodeaux.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Carmont slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Carmont tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmont shoots in for a takedown but Thibodeaux shows good takedown defense.
A nice leg kick from Thibodeaux, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmont missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carmont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmont is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Carmont moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmont on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carmont throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thibodeaux was covering up waiting for the punch and Carmont finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carmont postures up in Thibodeaux's guard and throws a big left but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux is trying to control the position but Carmont postures up.
Carmont is fighting to break Thibodeaux's control of his arms but Thibodeaux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmont trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Carmont with a nice head shot there.
Carmont trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carmont throwing strikes from guard but Thibodeaux blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carmont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carmont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Carmont was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carmont.
Thibodeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
Carmont blocks a jab.
Carmont connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeaux's belly button to the back.
Carmont tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Carmont.
Carmont scores with a nice strike.
Carmont lands a jab to Thibodeaux's midsection.
Lambeaux Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmont on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
It looked like Carmont was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thibodeaux.
Carmont moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
A clash of legs there as Carmont blocks the low kick.
A big left from Carmont misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick.
Carmont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Carmont appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
enabling Carmont to counter with a crisp jab.
Carmont drops his shoulder and cracks Thibodeaux with a huge uppercut! Thibodeaux goes down! Can Carmont finish him?
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Carmont looking to sit in guard and control but Thibodeaux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thibodeaux stopping the sweep attempt from Carmont.
Carmont bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thibodeaux's guard.
Thibodeaux looking to control.
Lambeaux Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carmont throws a big elbow that misses.
Carmont landing some decent shots from guard.
Carmont is working Thibodeaux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carmont with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carmont accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carmont is looking to work some ground and pound but Thibodeaux has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carmont engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carmont is looking to work some ground and pound but Thibodeaux has wrist control.
Carmont scoring with some ground and pound.
Carmont throws a big right hand that misses.
Carmont trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carmont passes into side control.
Carmont wants to control but Thibodeaux is keeping him busy.
Thibodeaux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carmont advances to mount.
That's eight 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.
Thibodeaux is working to get back to half guard.
Carmont is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thibodeaux to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thibodeaux shrugs it off.
Carmont sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carmont is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thibodeaux can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carmont lands a heavy elbow.
Thibodeaux can't escape the position.
Carmont working Thibodeaux over with strikes here.
Thibodeaux felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carmont 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.
Carmont prevents Thibodeaux from getting the reversal.
Carmont with a couple of short strikes.
Carmont scoring with strikes but Thibodeaux is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Carmont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carmont has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jerome Carmont!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jerome Carmont!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jerome Carmont!
Jerome Carmont wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jerome Carmont, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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