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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby LeBeau (ranked 1772 p4p, 3366 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 228 p4p, 417 weight class). Humphrey Wellington has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby LeBeau's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBeau has managed to clinch.
Wellington trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington has LeBeau pressed against the cage, preventing LeBeau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wellington looking to slow down the pace here.
Wellington breaks the clinch.
Wellington lands with a kick to the ribs.
LeBeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wellington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wellington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
LeBeau blocks a leg kick.
LeBeau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
LeBeau displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wellington wants to land a leg kick but LeBeau is out of range.
LeBeau connects with a solid leg kick.
Wellington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LeBeau misses with a body shot.
LeBeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LeBeau misses with a takedown attempt - Wellington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
LeBeau stuns Wellington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington blocks a jab.
LeBeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Wellington thinks about the counter body kick.
Wellington throws a body shot but no joy.
LeBeau throws a shot from downtown. Wellington moves away and avoids it.
Wellington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBeau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wellington's guard.
Wellington controls LeBeau momentarily but LeBeau frees himself.
LeBeau drops back looking for a leg! Wellington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wellington manages to kick LeBeau off! LeBeau jumps back into Wellington's guard.
Wellington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington has his feet on LeBeau's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Wellington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wellington throws a low kick but LeBeau avoids it.
Wellington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeBeau shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wellington is trying to defend but LeBeau finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau trying to control from Wellington's half guard. Wellington has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wellington controls LeBeau momentarily but LeBeau frees himself.
Wellington has a closed guard, preventing LeBeau from standing up.
LeBeau gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from LeBeau misses its intended target.
Wellington defending well as LeBeau loads up on a big left hand.
LeBeau misses with a looping left.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wellington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
LeBeau is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wellington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wellington is looking to reverse the position.
LeBeau working away.
Wellington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
LeBeau tries for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wellington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wellington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with LeBeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LeBeau tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
LeBeau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wellington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on LeBeau's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby LeBeau dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wellington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
LeBeau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
LeBeau feints and as Wellington raises his hands in defense, LeBeau changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wellington has his feet on LeBeau's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bobby LeBeau is winning the standup battle so far.
LeBeau throws a lazy right hand but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wellington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
LeBeau throws a right hand that Wellington ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellington also avoids with ease.
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Wellington counters with a nice body kick.
Wellington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBeau throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wellington counter with a right hand.
LeBeau scores with a shot to the body.
LeBeau missing with a left hand there. Wellington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeBeau.
Wellington tries a quick counter leg kick but LeBeau is wise to it.
LeBeau shoots in but Wellington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wellington throws a leg kick but LeBeau moved away.
LeBeau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau ducks under a wild hook from Wellington.
LeBeau misses with a few strikes there.
Bobby LeBeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LeBeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Wellington is just out of range.
Wellington throws a big counter head kick but LeBeau avoids it with no problem.
LeBeau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from LeBeau misses.
LeBeau swinging wildly here.
Bobby LeBeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeBeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wellington is looking to land body kicks.
Wellington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LeBeau walks into a stiff left hand from Wellington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LeBeau has managed to clinch.
LeBeau tries to break the clinch but Wellington is controlling the position.
Wellington trying to control the position but instead, LeBeau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wellington into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wellington as the two fighters clinch.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby LeBeau has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington is trying to maintain a safe position but LeBeau gets an underhook and turns Wellington into the cage.
LeBeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LeBeau throws a lazy right hand but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LeBeau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby LeBeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wellington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LeBeau.
And Wellington responds with a good body kick, but LeBeau manages to step out the way in time.
Wellington tries to land a front kick but LeBeau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! LeBeau crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wellington - the referee stops the clock and LeBeau gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wellington. LeBeau manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
LeBeau tries a head kick but it misses.
LeBeau feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wellington throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
LeBeau won't allow Wellington to sweep him here.
Wellington is still trying to improve position.
LeBeau sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wellington's guard.
Wellington trying to control from the bottom.
Wellington tries to roll over but LeBeau keeps him under control.
Wellington is trying to maintain the position but LeBeau is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington tries to get to full guard but LeBeau has control of the leg.
Bobby LeBeau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LeBeau wants to free his trapped foot but Wellington is holding on for dear life with his legs.
LeBeau is trying to work for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
Wellington tries to roll over but LeBeau keeps him under control.
LeBeau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
LeBeau seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Bobby LeBeau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby LeBeau's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wellington. LeBeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LeBeau rather than just go for the knockout.
LeBeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
LeBeau lands a jab to the nose.
LeBeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellington.
LeBeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellington.
Wellington misses with a head kick.
Wellington misses with a wild body shot.
LeBeau gets a takedown into half guard.
LeBeau is trying to work for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBeau seems to be working for a kimura but Wellington defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wellington is trying to control but LeBeau passes into side control!
LeBeau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wellington gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
LeBeau is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
LeBeau prevents Wellington from improving his position.
LeBeau is thwarting Wellington's attempts to control the position.
LeBeau seems to be looking for submissions.
Wellington wants to improve his position but LeBeau is controlling well.
LeBeau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wellington sees it coming and defends easily.
LeBeau is looking for a kimura but Wellington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for LeBeau to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is trying to work for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wellington manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wellington wants to control the position but LeBeau says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wellington trying to control here.
LeBeau gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
LeBeau misses with a looping right.
Wellington follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
LeBeau is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wellington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
LeBeau looks to throw the jab but Wellington is out of range.
LeBeau misses with a hook. Wellington ducked under it nicely.
Bobby LeBeau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau throws a leg kick but Wellington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LeBeau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
LeBeau stalling away here and it's allowed Wellington to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wellington has control of LeBeau's left arm, preventing LeBeau from doing any damage.
LeBeau landing with the ground and pound.
LeBeau wants to get up but he can't break Wellington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wellington is trying to control the position but LeBeau postures up.
Humphrey Wellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBeau would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby LeBeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for LeBeau, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby LeBeau!
A victorious Bobby LeBeau thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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