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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fincent LeBlond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kari Tapio - Olen Suomalainen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fincent LeBlond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlond lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
LeBlond cracks the inside of Parker's front leg.
Parker tries to land a front kick but LeBlond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and LeBlond counters with a nice body shot.
LeBlond is looking to land body kicks.
LeBlond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LeBlond lands a high kick!
LeBlond throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LeBlond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
LeBlond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from LeBlond.
Parker tries to clinch up but LeBlond circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as LeBlond blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlond rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LeBlond has hold of one of Parker's legs. Parker is fighting the takedown attempt but LeBlond gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
LeBlond slips nicely into half guard.
LeBlond controlling the action here.
LeBlond wants to pass the guard but Parker is defending well.
LeBlond is looking to take a break and control but Parker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
LeBlond trying to mount his opponent but Parker defends it.
LeBlond winds up and cracks Parker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
LeBlond trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
LeBlond wants to free his trapped foot but Parker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from LeBlond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
LeBlond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker keeping moving, preventing LeBlond from controlling successfully.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - LeBlond advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parker is staying active underneath LeBlond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
LeBlond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fincent LeBlond dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeBlond moves away.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from LeBlond.
Parker swings for the body but LeBlond moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Parker enables LeBlond to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
LeBlond tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
LeBlond pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
LeBlond trying to mount his opponent but Parker defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker trying to control from the bottom.
Fincent LeBlond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LeBlond is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
LeBlond takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
LeBlond has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
LeBlond postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parker looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
LeBlond looking to control and managing it successfully.
LeBlond lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Parker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlond can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
LeBlond landing strikes from the mount and Parker is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond breaks from Parker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
LeBlond with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Parker tries to hold on but LeBlond postures up.
LeBlond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
LeBlond fails to advance to Parker's back.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding LeBlond's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond cracks Parker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parker is controlling an arm, preventing LeBlond from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Parker is in a horrible position here. LeBlond smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlond fails to take his opponent's back.
LeBlond is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Parker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeBlond trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fincent LeBlond dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
LeBlond feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
LeBlond throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
LeBlond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LeBlond looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by LeBlond.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parker.
Parker throws out a loose jab but LeBlond uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlond ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
LeBlond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LeBlond connects with a leg kick. Parker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fincent LeBlond is winning the standup battle so far.
LeBlond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by LeBlond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LeBlond.
A clash of legs there as Parker blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlond throws a solid leg kick but Parker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at LeBlond.
LeBlond tries to clinch up.
LeBlond feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
LeBlond connects with an inside leg kick.
LeBlond throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LeBlond lands a slapping body shot.
Parker checks a low kick from LeBlond.
LeBlond misses with a kick to the body.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parker moves out of range of the leg kick from LeBlond.
LeBlond drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
LeBlond pushing down on Parker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
LeBlond wants to take a breather but Parker is having none of it.
Parker is defending against the submission attempts here by LeBlond.
Dre Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker is staying active underneath LeBlond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parker won't allow LeBlond to pass to mount.
LeBlond content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
LeBlond throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
LeBlond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBlond is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
LeBlond trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fincent LeBlond has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parker throws a wild body kick that LeBlond sees coming a mile off.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from LeBlond.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlond manages to avoid it.
LeBlond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dre Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
LeBlond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
LeBlond lands with a right hand.
LeBlond lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
LeBlond scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fincent LeBlond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBlond is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
LeBlond takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by LeBlond. LeBlond obviously looking to wear him down.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LeBlond throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
LeBlond lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeBlond blocks the body kick.
Parker walks forward, straight into a front kick from LeBlond.
LeBlond works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fincent LeBlond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LeBlond 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fincent LeBlond!
Fincent LeBlond seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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RATING
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