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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorin Astaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sorin Astaroff!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astaroff has closed the distance and engaged De Bois in a clinch.
De Bois taking a breather.
De Bois doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Bois stalls.
De Bois seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short right from Astaroff.
De Bois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Bois 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.
Astaroff pushes De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
Astaroff is trying to stall.
Astaroff lands with a short shot to the head.
Astaroff blocks a body shot from De Bois.
De Bois throws a punch but it's blocked by Astaroff.
Astaroff jumps guard but De Bois turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from De Bois as the two fighters clinch.
De Bois tries to throw a body punch but Astaroff avoids it by throwing De Bois back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Bois.
De Bois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astaroff has De Bois up against the cage in a clinch.
De Bois can't find room to land a body shot as Astaroff controls the action.
Astaroff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Bois smiles and moves away.
Astaroff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Jambe De Bois has been cut.
De Bois throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Bois misses with a body shot
and Astaroff counters with a straight right hand.
De Bois pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astaroff closes the distance and pushes De Bois back into the cage.
Astaroff prevents a body shot from De Bois.
De Bois misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Bois lands a nice shot to the body.
De Bois lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astaroff jumps guard and drags De Bois to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Astaroff wants to get back to his feet but De Bois is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois stays in close to Astaroff's body and controls the position.
De Bois has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astaroff is looking to stand up but De Bois isn't so interested in that idea.
De Bois works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Bois controlling the pace.
De Bois prevents Astaroff from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Jambe De Bois wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Astaroff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Bois.
A solid body kick from De Bois.
Nice body kick from De Bois.
De Bois darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Astaroff moves away from the strike by De Bois.
Astaroff tries to keep at a distance but De Bois has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Bois breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Bois throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astaroff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Astaroff clinches with his opponent.
De Bois pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Astaroff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Bois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for De Bois.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Bois.
De Bois throws a nice head kick!
De Bois clinches with his opponent.
De Bois stalling in the clinch but Astaroff improves position.
Astaroff is trying to push De Bois away but De Bois has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Bois lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Astaroff backwards.
De Bois lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Bois lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jambe De Bois's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Astaroff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astaroff prevents a body shot from De Bois.
Astaroff blocking some punches.
Astaroff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Astaroff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Bois pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Astaroff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Bois has him pressed against the cage.
Jambe De Bois has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by De Bois.
A short right from De Bois on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Bois fails to land.
De Bois tries a body shot but Astaroff blocks it.
A short left from De Bois.
A short right from De Bois.
De Bois fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Bois tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astaroff wants a takedown but no success here.
De Bois misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astaroff prevents a body shot from De Bois.
De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Bois makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Bois misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astaroff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astaroff.
Astaroff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Bois walks away with a smile on his face. Astaroff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sorin Astaroff.
De Bois has taken the fight to the clinch.
Astaroff takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Astaroff.
We've been informed that Astaroff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Bois creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astaroff is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Bois to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from De Bois.
De Bois controlling the action here for a moment.
De Bois misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois tries to throw a body punch but Astaroff avoids it by throwing De Bois back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astaroff stalling the fight.
De Bois throws a head punch that misses.
Astaroff can't break the clinch.
De Bois tries a body shot but Astaroff blocks it.
De Bois tries a body shot but Astaroff blocks it.
De Bois can't find room to land a body shot as Astaroff controls the action.
Astaroff trying to land knees to the body.
De Bois misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Bois lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astaroff backwards.
De Bois tries to stall but Astaroff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Bois has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Bois scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Bois lands a nice uppercut.
De Bois lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Bois taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois misses with some punches.
De Bois trying to control the position but instead, Astaroff has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Bois into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Bois manages to break the clinch.
De Bois scores with a punch to the head.
Sorin Astaroff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Astaroff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by De Bois there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Bois.
De Bois throws an overhand right that lands on Astaroff's shoulder, as Astaroff tries to avoid the shot.
De Bois throws a body shot but no joy.
De Bois throws a looping overhand right but Astaroff ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Astaroff, pushing him back against the cage.
Astaroff misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Bois breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Bois has Astaroff pressed against the cage.
Astaroff blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Astaroff can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Astaroff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Bois fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jambe De Bois is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Bois gets tackled into the cage by Astaroff. Astaroff maintains the clinch.
De Bois working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jambe De Bois's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Astaroff takes the fight into the clinch.
Astaroff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Astaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Bois's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Bois throws a head kick that misses.
Astaroff 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.
Astaroff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Bois.
Astaroff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Bois gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Bois tries to work over Astaroff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Bois struggles to land a body shot inside as Astaroff controls his hands.
De Bois misses with some punches.
De Bois manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bois darts in and clinches Astaroff up against the cage.
De Bois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astaroff can do to turn this around?
De Bois being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Bois creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astaroff pushes De Bois back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Bois lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astaroff tries to break the clinch but De Bois is controlling the position.
Astaroff is trying to maintain a safe position but De Bois gets an underhook and turns Astaroff into the cage.
Astaroff can't get the takedown.
De Bois can't find room to land a body shot as Astaroff controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Bois.
Astaroff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Bois misses with the head strike.
De Bois manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Astaroff stalls.
Come on De Bois - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois lands an uppercut.
De Bois misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Bois lands a shoulder strike.
De Bois lands with a left to the head.
De Bois lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Bois stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Astaroff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astaroff.
De Bois lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Bois lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astaroff backwards.
Astaroff tries to circle away but De Bois has him pinned against the cage.
De Bois dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Bois keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Astaroff's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois scores with a shot to the side of Astaroff's head.
De Bois misses with the head strike.
De Bois has a couple of punches blocked by Astaroff.
Astaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Astaroff is trying to break free.
Astaroff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Bois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Bois is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Bois with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Bois is looking to slow Astaroff down with leg kicks.
Jambe De Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois throws a quick inside leg kick.
Astaroff 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.
De Bois throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Astaroff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from De Bois.
De Bois lands a head kick!
Astaroff rushes De Bois and presses him up against the cage.
De Bois lands a shot to the body.
De Bois lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Bois lands a left hand that snaps the head of Astaroff backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Bois tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorin Astaroff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Astaroff working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambe De Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Bois 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambe De Bois!
A victorious Jambe De Bois thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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