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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii comes to the cage accompanied by IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Le Bou has chosen H.A.M. - Kanye west as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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184 cm
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181 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iii moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Iii throws a hook to the side of Le Bou's head but Le Bou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Iii.
Le Bou slips a jab from Iii.
Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iii misses with a hook. Le Bou ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iii. Le Bou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou lands a jab.
Le Bou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii swinging wildly here.
Iii tries to clinch up.
Iii throws a series of punches but Le Bou avoids them all with ease.
Le Bou throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Bou shoots in looking for a takedown. Iii tries to sprawl out of it but Le Bou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Bou jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou shoots in for a double leg but Iii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Iii throws the left hand but Le Bou avoids the punch easily.
Iii swings for the body but Le Bou moves out of range.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Iii misses the target.
Iii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Le Bou counters with a nice body shot.
Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Bou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Bou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a body punch but Iii moves out of range.
A punch combination from Iii misses.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
Iii throws a lazy right hand but Le Bou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Bou lands a jab to Iii's midsection.
Iii throws a sloppy body shot
and Le Bou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le Bou breaks the clinch.
Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Iii coming out on top.
Le Bou takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
Iii cracks Le Bou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Le Bou does it's job there.
Le Bou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iii thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bou swats away the attempt to clinch by Iii.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Alexander Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bou slips a jab and a cross from Iii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iii.
Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Iii dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Iii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Bou moves out of range as Iii strikes.
Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le Bou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iii rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Bou slips a straight right by Iii.
Iii staying out of range there.
Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bou.
Le Bou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iii.
Le Bou misses with a takedown attempt - Iii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Iii swings for the body but Le Bou moves out of range.
Le Bou is trying desperately to land a takedown but Iii is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Le Bou.
Iii walks into a stiff left hand from Le Bou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexander Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Bou connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iii.
Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iii.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Bou.
A jab from Iii misses.
Le Bou moves out of range as Iii strikes.
Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Le Bou misses.
Le Bou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iii sprawls well. Iii wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Le Bou gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iii moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.
Le Bou scores with a jab. Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iii missing with a left hand there. Le Bou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iii.
Le Bou throws a good cross that connects.
Le Bou throws a hook to the side of Iii's head but Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bou misses the jab.
Alexander Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bou lands with a shot to the body.
Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Bou counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Le Bou.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Le Bou throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iii keeping full guard, as Le Bou tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Le Bou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Le Bou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Le Bou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou trying to control the position from guard on top but Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Bou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Iii's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Bou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Bou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Le Bou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou wants to pass the guard but Iii is keeping the position.
Le Bou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Le Bou throws a body punch but Iii moves out of range.
Iii moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.
Le Bou misses with a low kick as Iii jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iii.
Iii looks to throw the jab but Le Bou is out of range.
Iii misses with an uppercut. Le Bou saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Bou doesn't seem phased though.
Le Bou takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Iii misses.
Le Bou has a takedown stuffed.
Iii jabs Le Bou right on the nose. Le Bou blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Iii lands with a straight right. Le Bou didn't see that one coming.
Iii throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Le Bou to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bou blocks a jab.
Iii moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.
Le Bou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iii.
Le Bou misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Iii does it's job there.
Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Bou throws a series of punches but Iii avoids them all with ease.
Iii moves out of range as Le Bou strikes.
Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bou missing with a left hand there. Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Iii missing with a left hand there. Le Bou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bou takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
Le Bou lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Le Bou finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii throws a right hand that Le Bou ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Bou also avoids with ease.
Le Bou misses with a wild body shot.
Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Bou throws a looping overhand right but Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Bou counters with a stiff right hand.
Iii misses with a combination
and Le Bou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Le Bou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Bou misses with a hook.
No joy there for Le Bou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Bou scores with a one two! Iii had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Le Bou slips under a jab from Iii.
Iii takes a swing at Le Bou's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iii misses with an uppercut
and Le Bou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Bou wants to take a breather but Iii is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thom Le Bou.
I think Le Bou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Le Bou!
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