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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Janus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus rushes Boulpiquante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Janus leaning against his opponent.
Boulpiquante works on Janus's body with a couple of short punches.
Boulpiquante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boulpiquante avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Boulpiquante to work.
Janus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boulpiquante is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boulpiquante manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boulpiquante throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulpiquante tries to break the clinch but Janus is controlling the position.
Janus trying to land knees to the body.
Boulpiquante breaks from the clinch.
Boulpiquante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Janus's head.
Boulpiquante clobbers Janus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus pushes Boulpiquante up against the cage in a clinch.
Boulpiquante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boulpiquante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janus keeps control of Boulpiquante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boulpiquante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Janus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Boulpiquante blocks it.
Janus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janus avoids a wild elbow strike from Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante wants to get back to striking at distance but Janus won't allow it.
Janus throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Janus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Boulpiquante.
A knee to the head by Janus.
Boulpiquante is leaning against Janus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janus pushes off an throws an elbow but Boulpiquante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Boulpiquante blocks it.
Boulpiquante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janus lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janus tries to clinch up
and Boulpiquante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boulpiquante misses with a two punch combination.
Janus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Boulpiquante.
Janus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hugh Janus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janus clinches.
Janus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boulpiquante managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Boulpiquante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boulpiquante throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Boulpiquante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch.
Boulpiquante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Janus wants to clinch but Boulpiquante slips to the side
and Boulpiquante counters with a nice uppercut.
Boulpiquante ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Boulpiquante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus gets a clinch.
Boulpiquante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Boulpiquante.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boulpiquante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janus prevents Boulpiquante from breaking the clinch.
Boulpiquante throws an elbow that misses.
Boulpiquante lands a shot to the body.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boulpiquante blocks it with crossed arms.
Boulpiquante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Janus blocking some punches.
Boulpiquante manages to break the clinch.
Boulpiquante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Janus under the eye.
Janus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boulpiquante has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Janus slips under a jab.
Janus moves into range and clinches up with Boulpiquante.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Boulpiquante misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boulpiquante lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Janus closes the distance and pushes Boulpiquante back into the cage.
Boulpiquante is trying to force a seperation but Janus has the dominant position.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boulpiquante gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boulpiquante lands a hook that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janus blocks the elbow strike.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boulpiquante throws a punch but it's blocked by Janus.
Boulpiquante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Janus misses with a knee strike.
Janus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boulpiquante avoids it.
Boulpiquante takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch.
Janus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante's cut.
That's time! Janus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boulpiquante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boulpiquante! But no joy.
Janus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boulpiquante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boulpiquante scores with a jab.
Janus tries to clinch but Boulpiquante moves out of range.
Boulpiquante scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Janus.
Janus pushes Boulpiquante up against the cage in a clinch.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Janus tries a knee to the head but Boulpiquante blocks it.
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boulpiquante clobbers Janus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Janus tries to land a front kick but Boulpiquante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boulpiquante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boulpiquante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boulpiquante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janus wants to clinch
and Boulpiquante counters with a stiff right hand.
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus avoids the head kick by Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boulpiquante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janus moves in looking to clinch but Boulpiquante pushes him off.
Janus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Janus wants to clinch but Boulpiquante slips to the side
and Boulpiquante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Boulpiquante misses the target.
Boulpiquante blocks a head kick by Janus.
Boulpiquante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boulpiquante looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Janus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boulpiquante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Janus has Boulpiquante pressed against the cage, preventing Boulpiquante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boulpiquante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boulpiquante throws an elbow but it misses.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boulpiquante blocks it with crossed arms.
Boulpiquante avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boulpiquante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Janus throws an elbow but misses.
Boulpiquante lands a nice uppercut.
Boulpiquante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boulpiquante working hard to break the clinch.
Boulpiquante wants to break free but Janus has control.
Boulpiquante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janus misses with an elbow strike.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boulpiquante misses with some punches.
Boulpiquante swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus blocks an elbow strike.
Boulpiquante leaning against his opponent.
Janus is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boulpiquante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulpiquante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boulpiquante lands with a light punch inside.
Hugh Janus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boulpiquante misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Janus blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Boulpiquante to work.
Boulpiquante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boulpiquante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boulpiquante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boulpiquante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulpiquante swats away the attempt to clinch by Janus.
Boulpiquante connects with a nice looking jab.
Janus tries to clinch there but Boulpiquante circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulpiquante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulpiquante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boulpiquante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boulpiquante looks to land a combination but Janus avoids it well.
Boulpiquante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boulpiquante fakes the leg kick and cracks Janus in the body.
Boulpiquante lands a nice shot that snaps Janus's head back.
Janus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boulpiquante looks to score with a jab to the body but Janus is just out of range.
Boulpiquante gets tackled into the cage by Janus. Janus maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulpiquante throws an elbow but it misses.
Janus blocks an elbow strike.
Boulpiquante is trying to break the clinch but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Janus lands a good knee to the midsection. Boulpiquante won't want to take too many of those.
Boulpiquante takes an elbow to the temple.
Boulpiquante lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Janus is looking to clinch but Boulpiquante is avoiding it.
Janus throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boulpiquante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boulpiquante throws a shot from downtown. Janus moves away and avoids it.
Boulpiquante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boulpiquante throws out a counter right but Janus avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus ducks under a wild hook from Boulpiquante.
A big right from Boulpiquante misses.
Janus rushes Boulpiquante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boulpiquante lands with a light punch inside.
Janus looking to throw knees to the head but Boulpiquante is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus prevents Boulpiquante from breaking the clinch.
Boulpiquante avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boulpiquante's brow.
Janus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boulpiquante misses with a body punch.
Boulpiquante has a couple of punches blocked by Janus.
Janus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boulpiquante tries to break free but Janus pushes him back against the cage.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boulpiquante is leaning against Janus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boulpiquante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boulpiquante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Janus.
Boulpiquante tries to work over Janus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boulpiquante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boulpiquante dodges an elbow strike from Janus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boulpiquante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Janus.
Knees to the body from Janus.
Boulpiquante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boulpiquante struggles to land a body shot inside as Janus controls his hands.
Boulpiquante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulpiquante avoiding damage as Janus throws knees to the body.
Boulpiquante throws an elbow but it misses.
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch.
Boulpiquante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janus moves to clinch but Boulpiquante breaks away
and Boulpiquante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boulpiquante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulpiquante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boulpiquante misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulpiquante keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Boulpiquante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boulpiquante throws a looping overhand right but Janus ducks down to avoid it.
Janus looks to throw a body kick
and Boulpiquante counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boulpiquante stalling in the clinch but Janus improves position.
Boulpiquante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boulpiquante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janus is pushing Boulpiquante up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boulpiquante tries to circle away but Janus has him pinned against the cage.
Hugh Janus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Janus blocks an elbow strike.
Boulpiquante breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Boulpiquante, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boulpiquante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus wants to slow Boulpiquante down by chopping away at his legs.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulpiquante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janus tries to clinch but Boulpiquante moves out of range.
Boulpiquante lands with a straight right. Janus didn't see that one coming.
Boulpiquante fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Janus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boulpiquante takes a step back to recover.
Boulpiquante misses with a looping right.
Janus tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Janus.
A low kick from Janus is predictable there
and Boulpiquante counters with a stiff right hand.
Janus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boulpiquante cracks a nice hook into Janus's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boulpiquante winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante!
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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