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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Le Bricoleur. Vasquez has chosen StrangleHold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bricoleur with a jab.
Vasquez tries to land a leg kick but Le Bricoleur saw it coming and moves away.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur sizes up Vasquez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bricoleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab to the body
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Bricoleur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vasquez lands a really nice looking cross but Le Bricoleur seems unphased.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice looking combination but Vasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasquez tries to move into range but Le Bricoleur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Le Bricoleur should have avoided that one.
Le Bricoleur looks for a takedown but Vasquez sprawls well.
Vasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Bricoleur falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination that misses
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Le Bricoleur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Bricoleur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Bricoleur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Vasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Bricoleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bricoleur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur thuds a left hand into Vasquez's body.
Vasquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Le Bricoleur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination that misses
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Bricoleur shoots in for a double leg but Vasquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Le Bricoleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bricoleur swings widly with a right hand
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur tries to clinch up
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Le Bricoleur misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bricoleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasquez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez slips a jab from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Bricoleur's knee momentarily.
Le Bricoleur falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bricoleur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and clinches up with Vasquez, looking for a takedown. Le Bricoleur pushes Vasquez against the cage but Vasquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Le Bricoleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Le Bricoleur.
A shot to the body from Le Bricoleur misses
and Vasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Bricoleur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination that misses
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Bricoleur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasquez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Le Bricoleur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Le Bricoleur misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
Le Bricoleur scores with a nice strike.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Bricoleur is looking to wear down Vasquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Le Bricoleur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le Bricoleur fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez punishes Le Bricoleur's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Bricoleur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vasquez's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benito Vasquez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Bricoleur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasquez at a distance.
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Bricoleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Bricoleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bricoleur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bricoleur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vasquez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Bricoleur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a hook.
Le Bricoleur rushes Vasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Vasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Benito Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Le Bricoleur misses
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasquez swings for the body but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Bricoleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Bricoleur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Le Bricoleur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Bricoleur misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vasquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le Bricoleur thinking.
Some wild striking there from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Le Bricoleur misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Le Bricoleur misses
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Bricoleur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Bricoleur connects with a looping right hand.
Le Bricoleur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab to the body
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasquez slips a jab and a cross from Le Bricoleur.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasquez at a distance.
Vasquez leaves Le Bricoleur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bricoleur manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Bricoleur misses with a hook to the body
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Bricoleur is just out of range.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the body
and Le Bricoleur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab to the body
and Vasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Le Bricoleur ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur misses with a hook to the body
and Vasquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le Bricoleur throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur misses with a hook to the body
and Vasquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur punishes Vasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Bricoleur scrambles back to his feet.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Bricoleur pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vasquez back to the cage. Le Bricoleur follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benito Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination that misses
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
A cross from Le Bricoleur lands.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur cracks Vasquez with a good jab.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur darts in trying to clinch
and Vasquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Bricoleur scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Bricoleur takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vasquez fails to land.
Vasquez tries to work over Le Bricoleur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasquez throws a head punch that misses.
Le Bricoleur is working Vasquez over against the cage.
Le Bricoleur presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le Bricoleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasquez is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
Vasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Bricoleur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasquezs head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Bricoleur - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Le Bricoleur blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur is working Vasquez over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with some punches.
Le Bricoleur blocks a body shot from Vasquez.
A hook to the body from Le Bricoleur.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Le Bricoleur blocks it.
Vasquez misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Bricoleur - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasquez blocks an elbow strike from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur gets control of Vasquez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Le Bricoleur will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Bricoleur keeping moving, preventing Vasquez from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Le Bricoleur holds on and takes a little breather.
Vasquez won't allow Le Bricoleur to sweep him here.
Vasquez looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vasquez stalling away here and it's allowed Le Bricoleur to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Le Bricoleur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bricoleur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Le Bricoleur is trying to control the position but Vasquez postures up.
Le Bricoleur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vasquez wants to control from the top but Le Bricoleur keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Le Bricoleur is retaining full guard.
Vasquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benito Vasquez.
Le Bricoleur darts in and clinches Vasquez up against the cage.
Le Bricoleur gets through Vasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur digs a right hand underneath Vasquez's ribcage. Vasquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Bricoleur blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Le Bricoleur cracks Vasquez with a nice body shot.
Le Bricoleur is leaning against Vasquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Le Bricoleur digs a right hand into Vasquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasquez's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Bricoleur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Le Bricoleur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasquez 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Benito Vasquez!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Benito Vasquez!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Benito Vasquez!
Benito Vasquez wins by unanimous decision!
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