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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Le Nogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. Le Nogue has chosen Scred Connexion - Partis de rien as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastien Le Nogue!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hades fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Nogue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hades lands a jab-cross combination.
Le Nogue scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hades has one foot on Le Nogue's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hades throws a big shot that misses.
Sam Hades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Nogue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Le Nogue walks into a stiff left hand from Hades.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Nogue tries for a takedown but Hades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Le Nogue gets a takedown into half guard.
Le Nogue takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hades desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hades is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue wants to take a breather but Hades is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hades lands with an overhand left.
Le Nogue takes a swing at Hades's ribcage but misses.
Hades connects with a nice looking jab.
Le Nogue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hades gets caught napping as Le Nogue dives in and scores a takedown. Hades manages to retain guard.
Hades keeping full guard, as Le Nogue tries to pass.
Hades looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Le Nogue's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hades has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hades working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Le Nogue doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Le Nogue manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Le Nogue trying to control the position from guard on top but Hades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Nogue postures up and lands a big shot to Hades's brow.
Hades is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hades has momentary wrist control but Le Nogue slips an elbow through the middle.
Le Nogue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue stops Hades from standing up.
Hades wants to sweep but no luck.
Hades will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Le Nogue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hades is keeping the position for now.
Hades looking for a sweep. Not yet Hades, not yet.
Hades keeping full guard, as Le Nogue tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Nogue stands and throws Hades's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hades managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Le Nogue.
Hades manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hades is pressing down on Le Nogue's thigh, looking to free his foot. Le Nogue is holding on for now.
Hades thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Le Nogue's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hades thows a huge punch but Le Nogue dodges it nicely.
Le Nogue tries to kick Hades off but Hades keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Nogue is refusing to be controlled, as Hades sits in half guard.
Hades not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hades not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hades missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hades not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hades controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Hades will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Le Nogue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Nogue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hades tries to avoid it but Le Nogue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hades to the ground. Hades escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le Nogue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hades to score with a decent uppercut.
Hades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hades slaps away a takedown attempt from Le Nogue, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sam Hades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastien Le Nogue.
Le Nogue tries for a takedown but Hades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Le Nogue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hades lands with a good body shot.
Le Nogue slips a jab from Hades.
Hades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Nogue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hades circles away.
Le Nogue's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hades connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le Nogue scrambles back to his feet.
Hades 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Nogue preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Nogue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Le Nogue keeping moving, preventing Hades from controlling successfully.
Hades is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sam Hades.
Hades stuffs the takedown.
Hades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Le Nogue doesn't seem bothered though.
Hades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hades lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue stuffs the takedown.
Hades tests Le Nogue's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Le Nogue as Hades shoots in.
Hades lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hades takes a swing at Le Nogue's ribcage but misses.
Le Nogue feints and as Hades raises his hands in defense, Le Nogue changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Nogue trying to control but Hades is working from the bottom.
Hades tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Nogue lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Le Nogue lands a couple of digs.
Hades is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hades has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hades thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Le Nogue's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades is trying to control. Le Nogue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le Nogue is looking to escape.
Hades throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hades is looking to advance position but Le Nogue won't allow it.
Hades seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Le Nogue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hades prevents Le Nogue from improving his position.
Hades not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hades gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Le Nogue is defended easily by Hades.
Hades throws a hook to the side of Le Nogue's head but Le Nogue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Nogue shoots in but Hades avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hades is looking to score with low kicks.
Bastien Le Nogue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Hades - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hades dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hades thuds his right hand into Le Nogue's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hades wants to clinch up but Le Nogue keeps it at a distance.
Le Nogue closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hades's guard.
Hades pushes Le Nogue off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hades keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sam Hades is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Nogue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hades scores with a jab.
Hades jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Nogue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hades pinned against the cage. Hades gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sam Hades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastien Le Nogue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Nogue tries for a takedown but Hades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hades enables Le Nogue to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hades manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Le Nogue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hades working a defensive guard here.
Le Nogue won't allow Hades to sweep him here.
Hades trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hades trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hades bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le Nogue's guard.
Hades is stalling in the full guard.
Hades looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Nogue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Sam Hades wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Le Nogue takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hades shoots in and drives through. Le Nogue sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Nogue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hades as he jumps to the side.
Le Nogue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Nogue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hades lands a nice shot that snaps Le Nogue's head back.
Hades takes a swing at Le Nogue's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Nogue takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Le Nogue closes the distance and clinches.
Le Nogue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hades lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hades lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Nogue has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Nogue and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Le Nogue shoots and misses
and Hades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Nogue tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hades sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Le Nogue somewhat.
Hades lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Nogue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Hades.
Hades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown by Hades or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Nogue which made him look bad.
Le Nogue 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.
Hades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hades.
Hades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hades fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Nogue on the side of the head.
Bastien Le Nogue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hades defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Le Nogue.
Hades cracks Le Nogue with an open hand slap.
Hades misses with a leg kick.
Hades gets a clinch.
Le Nogue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hades is keeping busy.
Hades stalling in the clinch.
Hades lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hades is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hades wants to get back to striking at distance but Le Nogue won't allow it.
Sam Hades is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hades showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hades 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hades!
Sam Hades really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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