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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 5286 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Peel (ranked 5279 p4p, 568 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Peel!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peel. De Bois does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Bois blocks a head kick by Peel.
De Bois attempts a counter takedown but Peel avoids it well and moves away.
De Bois tries for a takedown but Peel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peel avoids the body shot from De Bois.
Peel moves out of range as De Bois strikes.
No joy there for Peel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Peel.
A big right from De Bois misses.
Peel misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from De Bois misses the target.
Peel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peel tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois avoids the body shot from Peel.
De Bois misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peel.
De Bois with a nice cross.
Peel misses with an uppercut.
Peel looks to land a combination but De Bois avoids it well.
De Bois misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from De Bois misses.
Peel throws a hook to the side of De Bois's head but De Bois sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peel missing with a left hand there. De Bois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Bois digs a good hook to Peel's body.
De Bois misses the jab.
Peel walks into a left hand.
De Bois throws a big shot that misses.
Peel throws a series of punches but De Bois avoids them all with ease.
Peel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Bois moves away.
De Bois half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Bois stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Bois takes a swing at Peel's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from De Bois misses its intended target.
De Bois takes a swing at Peel's ribcage but misses.
De Bois throws a hook but Peel avoids it easily.
De Bois throws the left hand but Peel avoids the punch easily.
Peel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Bois throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Peel does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Bois ducks under a wild hook from Peel.
De Bois throws a shot from downtown. Peel moves away and avoids it.
Peel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from De Bois misses the target.
Peel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Bois.
De Bois drops down looking for a counter takedown but Peel sprawls and moves away.
De Bois looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Bois being controlled here momentarily.
De Bois stands up over Peel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Bois scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Bois postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peel can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Bois is pushing down on Peel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peel is fighting to maintain full guard but De Bois has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Bois. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Bois is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Bois has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peel has hold of De Bois's hands but De Bois slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Bois with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Bois is nestled in close to Peel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Bois scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Bois is nestled in close to Peel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Bois landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Bois lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peel pushes De Bois off looking to stand but De Bois dives back in and keeps control.
De Bois is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Bois landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Bois winds up and cracks Peel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peel is staying active underneath De Bois, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
Peel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peel taking some punishment here, with De Bois in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Bois is looking to take a break and control but Peel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Bois landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Bois tries for a takedown but Peel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peel misses with a straight right.
De Bois changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Bois scores with a takedown into Peel's guard.
Peel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
De Bois misses with an uppercut.
De Bois defending well as Peel loads up on a big left hand.
De Bois misses with a hook. Peel ducked under it nicely.
Peel throws a nice looking combination but De Bois bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Bois clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Peel.
Peel lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Bois manages to break the clinch.
Peel gets caught napping as De Bois dives in and scores a takedown. Peel manages to retain guard.
De Bois with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Bois controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peel looking to control.
Peel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peel keeping full guard, as De Bois tries to pass.
De Bois cracks Peel with a solid left hand.
De Bois scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peel keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peel's head.
De Bois stands up over Peel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Bois lands a couple of elbows.
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Bois keeping moving, preventing Peel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Bois looking for a sweep. Not yet De Bois, not yet.
De Bois keeping moving, preventing Peel from controlling successfully.
De Bois keeping full guard, as Peel tries to pass.
Peel stands up from De Bois's guard - Peel perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Bois throws a lazy right hand but Peel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peel misses with a straight left.
De Bois throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Peel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Bois is in Peel's guard.
Peel is looking to stand back up but De Bois counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Peel.
De Bois lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Bois working Peel over with strikes.
De Bois stops Peel from getting back to his feet.
De Bois drops an elbow to the side of Peel's head.
Peel tries to kick De Bois off but De Bois keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Bois lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Bois works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jambe De Bois will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Bois's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Bois misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peel throws out a counter right but De Bois avoids it with no problem.
De Bois lunges at Peel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peel's hand.
Peel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Bois manages to avoid it.
De Bois is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Peel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Peel slaps away a takedown attempt from De Bois, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peel missing with a left hand there. De Bois was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Bois throws a jab when Peel was well out of range.
De Bois moves away from the strike by Peel.
Peel throws a shot from downtown. De Bois moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Bois has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Bois and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peel misses with an uppercut. De Bois saw that one coming.
Peel swings widly with a right hand
and De Bois counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Bois shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Bois misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peel misses with a wild body shot.
De Bois scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Bois ducks under a wild hook from Peel.
Peel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Bois missing with a left hand there. Peel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peel misses with a shot to the body
and De Bois counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from De Bois.
De Bois sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Bois drops an elbow to the side of Peel's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Bois working over Peel with some ground and pound. Peel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if De Bois 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.
Kofi Peel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Bois takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
Peel is trying to maintain the position but De Bois is very close to passing his half guard.
De Bois winds up and cracks Peel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Bois lands a nice short elbow.
De Bois performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Peel trying to hold on to De Bois's head to control him but De Bois postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peel missing with punches from the bottom.
Still in half guard, De Bois seems content to control.
De Bois is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Peel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Bois working over Peel with some ground and pound. Peel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Bois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peel can do to turn this around?
De Bois slips a nice elbow through Peel's hands, connecting with Peel's forehead.
De Bois wants to take a breather but Peel is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Bois connects with a nice short shot to Peel's temple.
De Bois trying to control from half guard but Peel is working away.
De Bois lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peel trying to hold on to De Bois's head to control him but De Bois postures up.
Peel tries to roll over but De Bois keeps him under control.
De Bois trying to control the action but Peel is working from the bottom.
Jambe De Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Bois keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Bois has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambe De Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Bois, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambe De Bois!
An out of breath Jambe De Bois thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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