The Diesel Diva
Luc “The Doberman” Rousseau, of Muayfit in Kuala Lumpur, is not only a friend but an inspiration. Luc recently fought in Ultimate Beatdown 9 ~ Johor Bahru’s Very Own Big Show on 7 July at the De’bali bistro. This was a grudge match between The Doberman from France and Isamu Himura from the US, with a fair bit of trash talk ahead of the game. It was the co-main event. Luc remained professional throughout the lead up to the event and showed what he could do with his BJJ expertise once he got into the cage! Luc controlled the fight and in the third round the ref stepped in to stop the match.
Rousseau came into the fight with a perfect professional record of 4-0 while Himura was 3-5. Luc is a BJJ brownbelt. Luc is also known to speak his mind and have a great sense of humor. The Diesel Diva asked Luc to tell us a bit about himself…
Name: Luc “The Doberman” Rousseau
Sport: MMA
Age: 24
Weight: 84 kg
Team(s): Muayfit!
Record: 5-0 (all before decision)
Which fight did you like the best and why?
My last fight [UB 9], took on with 2 weeks notice. I was totally overweight and out of shape, so it was challenging. I gassed out in 20 sec during the fight,but still manage to win smashing way.
How did you get involved with MMA?
I started after doing krav-maga, realizing I needed to learn how to become a proper fighter, as I knew already how to kick in balls, poke eyes and other street stuffs lol. I was 17-18 I think.
What is it that you love about MMA?
It is challenging, complete, strategic… when I started competing in pancrase then in MMA, I wanted to prove myself and people that Jiu Jitsu works still well.
What kind of training do you do? How often do you train?
Depending on competition schedule I can train once or twice a day. I train mostly BJJ when no fights [are scheduled], but when I have fights I train in wrestling and striking as well. I don’t consider myself uni-dimensional, if I was training more in my striking I could just strike in fights instead of going to the ground.
Do you follow any special nutritional program?
I’m overly greedy and love food, but when you have to cut 10kg for a fight I diet very strictly and its hell! lol!
If you were going to give one piece of advice to anyone wanting to start training in this sport, what would it be?
Do it for the right reasons, and mostly love what you do, love your training, love learning. If you love what you do, its really less hard!
Is there any other message you would like to pass to our Diesel readers?
Please follow me on my facebook page, Luc ”Doberman” Rousseau
Thanks to everyone who supports me, and in particular to my sponsors :
Aggressionz, Motor Trader, box!, k-link, Havokk Clothing Company.
I had the pleasure of training with Luc in Kuala Lumpur, and all I can say is that Luc “The Doberman” Rousseau is legit! He loves what he does, knows how to energize others to love it too! We’ll keep watching Luc for more notches on the win stat!! (see https://thedieseldiva.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/muayfit-kuala-lumpur-another-gym-to-call-home/ for review of training at Muayfit!).
The Diesel Diva with The Doberman after excellent training in Muayfit!
The Diesel Diva 