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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 516 p4p, 26 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 634 p4p, 34 weight class). Laperierre comes into the arena with Tha Shiznit blaring out of the sound system. Traveller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Astro Traveller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
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26
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traveller blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Laperierre.
Traveller tests Laperierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laperierre ducks under a wild hook from Traveller.
Laperierre scores with a hook.
Laperierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Traveller. Traveller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laperierre throws a good cross that connects.
Laperierre throws a lazy right hand but Traveller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laperierre 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.
Laperierre sizes up Traveller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Laperierre.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ian Laperierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laperierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laperierre defending well as Traveller loads up on a big left hand.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Laperierre.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laperierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Traveller is just out of range.
Laperierre checks a low kick from Traveller.
Traveller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laperierre.
Traveller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laperierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Traveller counters with a good low kick that Laperierre was not able to check.
Laperierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Traveller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Laperierre does it's job there.
Traveller tries to land a leg kick but Laperierre saw it coming and moves away.
Traveller misses with a body kick.
Traveller lands with an uppercut that bounces Laperierre off the cage and back into range.
Laperierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Traveller misses.
Laperierre throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laperierre.
Laperierre 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.
Laperierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Laperierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Traveller managing to control the position.
Laperierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Laperierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Traveller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laperierre won't allow Traveller to sweep him here.
Traveller managing to control the position.
Laperierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traveller manages to avoid it.
Traveller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laperierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laperierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laperierre slips under a jab.
Laperierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Laperierre.
Traveller feints a counter leg kick.
Traveller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Laperierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laperierre misses with a looping right.
Traveller throws a good cross that connects.
Laperierre thuds his shin into the meat of Traveller's side.
Traveller throws a sloppy head kick and Laperierre moves out of range easily.
Laperierre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traveller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laperierre.
Laperierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laperierre missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laperierre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre ducks under a wild hook from Traveller.
Laperierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Traveller throws a leg kick but Laperierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laperierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Traveller under the eye.
Laperierre thows a body kick. Traveller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Traveller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laperierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Traveller looks for the body kick but Laperierre saw that one coming.
Laperierre motions for Traveller to come forward. Laperierre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laperierre lands the left hand.
Laperierre fails to land the takedown.
Laperierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Traveller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laperierre.
Traveller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traveller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Traveller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Traveller misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laperierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.
Laperierre throws a hook but Traveller avoids it easily.
Traveller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Traveller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Laperierre.
A telegraphed right hand from Laperierre misses the target.
Laperierre looks to land a right hand but Traveller moved out of range.
Traveller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traveller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Traveller feints and then cracks Laperierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laperierre down.
Laperierre misses with a hook. Traveller ducked under it nicely.
Traveller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Traveller checks the leg kick.
Traveller misses the shot to the body.
Laperierre slips a straight right by Traveller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre lands with a right hand.
Laperierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Traveller misses.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Laperierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traveller looks to score with a jab to the body but Laperierre is just out of range.
Laperierre is looking to counter punch.
Traveller misses with a body kick.
Traveller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ian Laperierre is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre connects with a crisp jab.
Traveller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Traveller.
Traveller missing with a left hand there. Laperierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traveller blocks a leg kick.
Laperierre forces Traveller back against the cage and clinches.
Laperierre misses with a punch to the body.
Laperierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Traveller lands a left hand.
Laperierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Laperierre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traveller.
Laperierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Traveller breaks the clinch.
Laperierre checks a low kick from Traveller.
Traveller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laperierre is out of range and Traveller settles back down.
Laperierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Traveller steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut. Traveller saw that one coming.
Traveller misses with a hook. Laperierre ducked under it nicely.
Laperierre throws a hook but Traveller blocks it.
Traveller follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Laperierre scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laperierre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Traveller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laperierre.
Traveller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laperierre's sensitive parts.
Laperierre is looking to land body kicks.
Laperierre checks a low kick from Traveller.
Traveller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Traveller defending well as Laperierre loads up on a big left hand.
Laperierre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Traveller counters with an inside leg kick.
Laperierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Traveller lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Laperierre.
Traveller moves forwards but Laperierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Traveller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traveller manages to avoid it.
Traveller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laperierre tests Traveller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laperierre scores with a punch to the head.
Laperierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Traveller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Laperierre is predictable there
and Traveller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre staying out of range there.
Laperierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Traveller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Traveller misses with a hook. Laperierre ducked under it nicely.
Laperierre blocks a low kick nicely.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Traveller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Traveller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laperierre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Laperierre.
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!
Traveller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
Laperierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laperierre connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a poor cross that misses
and Laperierre counters by clinching up.
Traveller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laperierre.
Laperierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Traveller avoids it.
Traveller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traveller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laperierre.
Laperierre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Traveller's face.
Laperierre prevents a body shot from Traveller.
Laperierre blocks a body shot from Traveller.
Laperierre prevents Traveller from breaking the clinch.
Laperierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traveller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Laperierre.
Laperierre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laperierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laperierre scores with a shot to the side of Traveller's head.
Laperierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laperierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ian Laperierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Traveller fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Laperierre dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Laperierre slips a straight right by Traveller.
Laperierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laperierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traveller misses with a kick to the body.
Laperierre throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Traveller does no damage.
Laperierre throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Traveller avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Traveller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laperierre.
Laperierre is looking to score with low kicks.
Traveller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Traveller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laperierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre moves out of range of the body kick.
Traveller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laperierre.
Laperierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Traveller lands a jab.
Laperierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laperierre 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laperierre scores with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Traveller - that will leave a mark!
Traveller tries to work over Laperierre's front leg with a kick but Laperierre checks it.
Laperierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laperierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Traveller misses with a straight right.
Laperierre needs to keep his hands up - Traveller had a free shot at his head there.
Traveller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Traveller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Traveller dips to his left and cracks Laperierre with an uppercut!
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Laperierre takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Traveller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Laperierre moves in looking to clinch but Traveller pushes him off.
Laperierre misses with a hook.
Laperierre lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller moves out of range of the body kick from Laperierre.
Traveller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Traveller looks to throw the jab but Laperierre is out of range.
Astro Traveller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traveller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Traveller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Traveller.
Laperierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Traveller.
Laperierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Traveller blocks the body kick.
Laperierre tries to clinch there but Traveller circles away.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
Laperierre throws a hook to the side of Traveller's head but Traveller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laperierre looks to land a right hand but Traveller moved out of range.
Traveller lands a head shot.
Laperierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Traveller blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. Traveller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre checks a low kick from Traveller.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Laperierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laperierre is looking to counter punch.
Laperierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Traveller circles away.
Traveller moves out of range as Laperierre throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre walks into a straight right hand from Traveller.
Laperierre connects with a right hand. Traveller shakes it off.
Laperierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Laperierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Laperierre slips under a jab.
Laperierre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laperierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traveller throws out the jab.
Laperierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laperierre takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre throws a body punch but Traveller moves out of range.
Laperierre slips under a jab.
Laperierre throws a body kick that misses.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
Traveller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laperierre lands a right hook to the body.
Traveller misses with a straight left.
Laperierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laperierre moves into the clinch.
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!
Traveller has a couple of punches blocked by Laperierre.
Traveller breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laperierre.
Laperierre tries to score with a low kick but Traveller moves his leg out of the way.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut. Traveller saw that one coming.
Laperierre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Traveller is able to avoid easily.
Traveller jabs Laperierre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Traveller scores with a jab.
Laperierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traveller.
Laperierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laperierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laperierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laperierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Traveller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laperierre's corner calls for a 1-2. Laperierre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laperierre checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laperierre misses with a hook.
Laperierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laperierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Traveller can pounce on him.
Laperierre thumps Traveller with a low kick.
Laperierre closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Astro Traveller.
Well Laperierre 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Ian Laperierre!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ian Laperierre!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ian Laperierre!
Ian Laperierre wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Ian Laperierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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