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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Orff - O Fortuna . Le Bou has chosen H.A.M. - Kanye west as his entrance music. Matt Dingo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Dingo is looking to chop away at Le Bou's legs.
Dingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Bou.
Dingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dingo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dingo.
Le Bou lands a high kick!
Le Bou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dingo counters with a straight right hand.
Dingo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le Bou swivels and escapes.
Dingo blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a shot from downtown. Dingo moves away and avoids it.
Le Bou lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Dingo.
Le Bou throws a right hand that Dingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dingo also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Dingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dingo does it's job there.
Le Bou misses with a wild body shot.
Dingo misses with a body shot.
Le Bou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Bou off the cage and back into range.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingo misses with a straight left.
Le Bou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Le Bou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Bou throws an overhand right that lands on Dingo's shoulder, as Dingo tries to avoid the shot.
Dingo is looking to clinch but Le Bou is avoiding it.
Dingo tries to land a leg kick but Le Bou saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Dingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dingo tries to clinch up but Le Bou circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Dingo.
Dingo stuffs the takedown attempt from Le Bou. Le Bou gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bou swinging wildly here.
Dingo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bou.
Dingo misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Bou gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Le Bou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dingo is staying active underneath Le Bou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dingo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dingo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dingo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Le Bou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Le Bou wants to control from the top but Dingo keeps moving.
Le Bou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dingo is controlling Le Bou's posture.
Dingo looking to control.
Dingo is adopting a defensive guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dingo misses.
Dingo connects with a leg kick. Le Bou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Le Bou avoids the head kick by Dingo.
Le Bou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Le Bou throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Bou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dingo but Dingo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le Bou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Bou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Dingo shoots in and drives through. Le Bou sprawls well.
Dingo loads up on a big right hand but Le Bou slips the punch.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dingo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Dingo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dingo scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Dingo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dingo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dingo misses with a body kick.
Le Bou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Bou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dingo gets caught napping as Le Bou dives in and scores a takedown. Dingo manages to retain guard.
Dingo is looking for a triangle but Le Bou pushes his legs off easily.
Dingo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le Bou's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingo stops Le Bou from standing up.
Dingo 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 is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dingo is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Bou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dingo tries to free his leg and advance position but Le Bou is retaining full guard.
Dingo is working hard here to advance position.
Le Bou keeping moving, preventing Dingo from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Le Bou is trying to control the position but Dingo postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dingo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Bou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Bou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo lands a really nice looking cross but Le Bou seems unphased.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dingo misses with a takedown
and Le Bou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dingo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Bou defends it nicely.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Dingo.
Matt Dingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dingo moves out of range of the body kick.
Dingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from Dingo.
Dingo scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a head kick but Dingo moves out of range.
Le Bou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Bou throws a body punch but Dingo moves out of range.
Dingo tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Bou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dingo connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Dingo.
Le Bou looks to score with a jab to the body but Dingo is just out of range.
A jab from Le Bou finds it's way through Dingo's defenses.
Dingo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Bou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Bou off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dingo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Dingo misses.
Le Bou scores with a hook to the body. Dingo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Bou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dingo throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
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 Bou throws a series of punches but Dingo avoids them all with ease.
Le Bou misses with a straight left.
Le Bou misses with a straight right.
Dingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dingo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dingo has closed the distance and engaged Le Bou in a clinch.
Dingo avoiding damage.
Le Bou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Le Bou back to the cage. Dingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dingo takes a swing at Le Bou's ribcage but misses.
Le Bou is looking to clinch.
Dingo throws out a loose jab but Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dingo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Le Bou was covering up waiting for the punch and Dingo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dingo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Bou is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo is looking to advance position but Le Bou has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dingo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Le Bou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Bou is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dingo defends it well.
Dingo is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bou is looking to take a break and control but Dingo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dingo is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dingo to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo looking to control.
Dingo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Bou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Le Bou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matt Dingo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Bou pushes down on Dingo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Le Bou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dingo actively working from the bottom here.
Dingo is controlling Le Bou's position as best he can from this difficult position.
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 Bou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Le Bou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dingo moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou wants to pass the guard but Dingo is keeping the position.
Dingo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dingo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Le Bou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Le Bou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Le Bou wants to control from the top but Dingo keeps moving.
Dingo wants to sweep here but Le Bou controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Le Bou wants to pass the guard but Dingo is keeping the position.
Dingo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingo looking for a guillotine here but Le Bou defends easily.
Dingo keeping moving, preventing Le Bou from controlling successfully.
Dingo wants to sweep but no luck.
Dingo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Le Bou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Le Bou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Le Bou connects with a decent elbow.
Thom Le Bou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dingo can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Dingo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dingo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Dingo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Dingo waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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