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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Le Rone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Boss. Le Rone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let The Bodies Hit The Floor - Drowning Pool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby Le Rone!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Rone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le Rone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christianson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christianson thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Rone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christianson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Rone.
Le Rone cracks Christianson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le Rone tries to clinch but Christianson moves out of range.
Christianson misses with a left hand
and Le Rone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christianson's knee momentarily.
Le Rone just misses with a punch to the body.
Christianson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Le Rone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Le Rone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Le Rone staying out of range there.
Le Rone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson swings for the body but Le Rone moves out of range.
Christianson tests Le Rone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Rone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christianson counters with a good low kick that Le Rone was not able to check.
Le Rone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christianson rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Rone tries to land a front kick but Christianson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christianson misses with a hook
and Le Rone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christianson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Le Rone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Rone. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Rone misses with an uppercut. Christianson saw that one coming.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Rone moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le Rone. That's going to slow Christianson down.
Le Rone connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Rone avoids the body shot from Christianson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Rone checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Rone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christianson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Le Rone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christianson.
Christianson scores with a body shot.
Le Rone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christianson looks for the body kick but Le Rone saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Le Rone.
Christianson misses with an uppercut. Le Rone saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Le Rone missing with a left hand there. Christianson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toby Le Rone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christianson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Le Rone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christianson scrambles back to his feet.
Le Rone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christianson. That did some damage!
Christianson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Rone missing with a left hand there. Christianson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Rone motions for Christianson to come forward. Le Rone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Christianson as he checks the leg kick.
Christianson blocks the body kick.
Le Rone throws out a loose jab but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Christianson.
Le Rone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Rone misses with a low kick.
Le Rone doesn't manage to clinch there - Christianson circles away.
Le Rone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Rone throws a low kick but Christianson moves out of range easily.
Le Rone moves in looking to clinch but Christianson pushes him off.
Christianson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christianson scores with a leg kick.
Christianson takes a swing at Le Rone's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Christianson blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Le Rone 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.
Le Rone walks into a straight right hand from Christianson.
Christianson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christianson blocks a leg kick.
Le Rone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christianson is out of range and Le Rone settles back down.
Le Rone 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Le Rone.
Le Rone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christianson.
Toby Le Rone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Rone just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Rone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le Rone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christianson. Le Rone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Le Rone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christianson checks it well.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Rone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christianson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christianson scores with a leg kick.
Christianson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Rone was well out of range. Poor timing from Christianson.
Le Rone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christianson lands a jab to Le Rone's midsection.
Le Rone misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson throws a nice looking combination but Le Rone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Rone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christianson.
Le Rone 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.
Le Rone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. Le Rone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Christianson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Le Rone throws a good cross that connects.
Le Rone is looking to score with low kicks.
Le Rone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Rone misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le Rone moves out of range as Christianson strikes.
Christianson looks to land a left hand but Le Rone moved out of range nicely.
Le Rone moves in looking to clinch but Christianson pushes him off.
Christianson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christianson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christianson throws a body punch but Le Rone moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Le Rone.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le Rone, right into the meat.
Jab from Christianson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christianson.
Le Rone misses with a wild body shot.
Le Rone throws a shot from downtown. Christianson moves away and avoids it.
Christianson connects with a right hand. Le Rone shakes it off.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Rone. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Rone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christianson wants to land a leg kick but Le Rone is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson throws a right hand that misses
and Le Rone counters with an outside leg kick.
Christianson lunges at Le Rone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le Rone's hand.
Christianson throws a lazy right hand but Le Rone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Le Rone throws a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
Le Rone throws a leg kick but Christianson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christianson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christianson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le Rone has time to react.
Christianson with a jab.
Le Rone throws a low kick, looking for Christianson's leg but Christianson calmly moves out of range.
Christianson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Rone.
Christianson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Rone.
Le Rone cracks Christianson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christianson digs a good hook to Le Rone's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson just misses with a punch to the body.
Christianson thuds his right hand into Le Rone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le Rone scores with a spinning back kick!
Christianson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Le Rone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Le Rone is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone pushes Christianson off and gets back to his feet.
Le Rone throws an off balance right hand
and Le Rone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Rone throws a lazy right hand but Christianson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christianson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Le Rone looks for the body kick but Christianson saw that one coming.
Le Rone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Christianson.
Le Rone throws a leg kick
and Christianson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Le Rone thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Rone as he avoids it easily.
Christianson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Rone misses with an uppercut.
Christianson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Rone.
Le Rone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Rone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Le Rone moves out of range as Christianson throws a body kick.
Le Rone thows a leg kick but Christianson checks it
and Christianson counters with a nice body shot.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. Le Rone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Rone throws a leg kick
and Christianson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Rone thows a leg kick but Christianson checks it
and Christianson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Rone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Rone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christianson counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Rone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Le Rone as Christianson shoots in.
Le Rone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Le Rone tenderised Christianson's leg. Christianson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Christianson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le Rone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christianson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
Gabe Christianson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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