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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rooie mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bou comes to the cage accompanied by in the Night Garden Theme Tune. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thom Le Bou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, rooie mano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a big shot that misses.
mano is looking to clinch but Le Bou is avoiding it.
Le Bou throws a jab but it's blocked by mano.
Le Bou misses with a looping left.
Le Bou looks to land a left hand but mano moved out of range nicely.
mano misses the jab.
Le Bou lands with a hook. mano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Le Bou misses with an uppercut. mano saw that one coming.
Le Bou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou loads up on a big right hand but mano slips the punch.
Le Bou walks into a jab.
mano lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Bou misses with a jab to the body
and mano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Bou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
mano tries to roll over but Le Bou keeps him under control.
mano trying to control from the bottom.
mano is doing well to control the position and prevent Le Bou from advancing to side control.
Le Bou winds up and cracks mano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mano is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bou controlling the action here.
Le Bou seems to be working for a kimura but mano defends the submission attempt.
mano keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Le Bou controlling the action here.
mano tries to roll over but Le Bou keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Le Bou misses the body punch
and mano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Le Bou's guard now.
Le Bou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Bou is looking for a triangle but mano pushes his legs off easily.
Le Bou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Bou controls mano momentarily but mano frees himself.
mano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Bou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. rooie mano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
mano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le Bou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
mano misses with a straight right.
Le Bou slips a jab from mano.
Le Bou takes a swing at mano's ribcage but misses.
Le Bou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Bou has his takedown stuffed
and mano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Le Bou lands a glancing blow to the side of mano's head.
mano tries to clinch there but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou throws a looping overhand right but mano ducks down to avoid it.
mano throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
mano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from mano.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
mano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Bou.
mano tries to clinch but Le Bou moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mano clinches up against the cage.
Le Bou turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Le Bou throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and mano works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks mano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Bou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so mano is just riding it out for now. Le Bou eventually gives up the hold.
Le Bou is trying to control the action in half guard but mano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
mano won't allow Le Bou to pass to mount.
Le Bou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
mano is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Le Bou trying to control the action but mano is working from the bottom.
mano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Bou.
Le Bou tries to pass to full mount but mano defends it.
Le Bou is trying to control the action in half guard but mano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Le Bou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mano's head.
Le Bou is thwarting mano's attempts to control the position.
Le Bou works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou looking to finish mano with some ground and pound. This is bad for mano!
mano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Le Bou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Bou throwing shots but mano is blocking nicely.
mano is refusing to be controlled, as Le Bou sits in half guard.
mano is trying to control but can't.
Le Bou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
mano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Bou prevents mano from improving his position.
Le Bou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Bou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mano defending well though.
mano trying to hold on to Le Bou's head to control him but Le Bou postures up.
mano is breathing heavily.
mano tries to roll over but Le Bou keeps him under control.
Le Bou throwing shots but mano is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Bou controlling the pace.
Le Bou wants to take a breather but mano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Le Bou lands an overhand right.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
mano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Le Bou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps mano thinking.
Le Bou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Bou leaves mano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Le Bou lands the left hand.
mano has his takedown stuffed
and Le Bou counters with a stiff right hand.
Thom Le Bou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rooie mano.
mano slips under a jab.
mano tries to clinch but Le Bou is having none of it.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping mano at a distance.
mano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
mano wants to clinch.
mano shoots in and bounces Le Bou off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
mano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Bou has control of mano's left arm, preventing mano from doing any damage.
Le Bou looking for a sweep. Not yet Le Bou, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Le Bou wants to sweep here but mano controlling him for the moment.
Le Bou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
mano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Bou wants to sweep here but mano controlling him for the moment.
Le Bou is looking for a triangle but mano pushes his legs off easily.
Le Bou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mano!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou working away from the top, dropping strikes.
mano can't escape the position.
Le Bou has control of mano's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mano regains control of the situation pretty easily.
mano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
mano is staying active underneath Le Bou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Le Bou is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Le Bou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Bou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Bou works his foot free and advances to mount.
Le Bou trying to control but mano is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Le Bou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Bou, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Le Bou!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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