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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias has chosen Himno nacional argentino as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
28
166 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jambe De Bois! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lionel Matias! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by De Bois. De Bois throws a body punch but Matias moves out of range. De Bois fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Bois turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Matias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Bois.
Jambe De Bois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Bois throws a leg kick and Matias moves into the clinch. De Bois is struggling to control the position. Matias gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Matias trying to control but De Bois is working from the bottom. Matias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Matias postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Matias looking to pass the guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Matias trying to control the position from guard on top but De Bois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Bois keeping full guard, as Matias tries to pass. Matias won't allow De Bois to get back to his feet. De Bois keeping moving, preventing Matias from controlling successfully. My spies in Demon's Elite Gym (13 Elite) inform me that Matias has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Matias looking to pass the guard. Matias drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matias jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Matias wants to control from the top but De Bois keeps moving. Matias content to stall in guard here. 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. Matias trying to control but De Bois is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lionel Matias. De Bois looks to land a body kick but Matias moved away. De Bois fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matias checks it well. De Bois looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. De Bois throws a sloppy head kick and Matias moves out of range easily. Matias swats away the attempt to clinch by De Bois. Matias fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Matias goes for a double leg but De Bois avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Bois continues to drive forward. De Bois throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Bois tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Bois working aggressively here.
De Bois is trying to maintain a safe position but Matias gets an underhook and turns De Bois into the cage. Matias prevents a body shot from De Bois. De Bois is trying to push Matias away but Matias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Matias blocks a body shot from De Bois. De Bois breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by De Bois. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Bois 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 Matias has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matias and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. De Bois slips under a jab. Matias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Matias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Matias blocks a head kick by De Bois.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Matias gets in close and instigates a clinch. De Bois working aggressively here.
De Bois keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matias's efforts to push away. De Bois dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Bois working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matias. De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Bois scores with a shot to the side of Matias's head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Matias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Bois gets through Matias's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. De Bois tries a body shot but Matias blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Bois wants to clinch. De Bois pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Matias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Bois. De Bois obviously looking to wear him down.
De Bois throws a sloppy head kick and Matias moves out of range easily. De Bois lands a big head kick that sends Matias tumbling to the mat! De Bois takes a step backwards and waves Matias back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Matias is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Bois lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Matias is still on wobbly legs! Can De Bois finish him? De Bois lands with a shot to the body. Matias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Bois. De Bois throws a nice outside leg kick. De Bois weaves into range and cracks Matias right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Matias goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! De Bois is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jambe De Bois! A relieved looking Jambe De Bois thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Lionel Matias stepped up to the mic, saying 'JAMBO is a great fighter and has beaten me. there is nothing more to say.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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