Flair 79 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 23581 p4p, 23398 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 261 p4p, 220 weight class). Powerhous is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Boxing Powerhous has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Powerhous
vs
Gunn

225 cm
33
300
14 - 20 - 1

182 cm
31
217
13 - 21 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Powerhous is breathing heavily.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Powerhous fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Powerhous backs off Gunn throws a huge counter combo but Powerhous manages to avoid it all.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Powerhous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice shot by Gunn.
Gunn connects with a body shot.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunn plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Powerhous's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Powerhous, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Gunn!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23893 p4p, 23678 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 209 p4p, 270 weight class). Talbain has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tate Iii
vs
Talbain

185 cm
24
215
40 - 11 - 0

210 cm
30
287
15 - 19 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii swings for the body but Talbain moves out of range.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Tate Iii cracks Talbain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain misses with a double jab.
Talbain looks winded!
Talbain tries to score with a low kick but Tate Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Talbain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talbain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Talbain prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Tate Iii keeps control of Talbain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii is struggling to control the position.
Tate Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Tate Iii to work.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate Iii presses Talbain against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talbain wants to stall.
Talbain tries to break free but Tate Iii pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Talbain has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talbain has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate Iii is trying to push Talbain away but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Talbain tries to stall but Tate Iii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Talbain won't allow it.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Talbain tries to work over Tate Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch but Tate Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tate Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
Talbain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Talbain misses with some punches.
Talbain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Talbain stalling in the clinch but Tate Iii improves position.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talbain keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii just leaning against Talbain, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii has Talbain pressed against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Talbain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tate Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Talbain avoids it well.
Tate Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Tate Iii knocks Talbain out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Tate Iii!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Long Lang (ranked 23903 p4p, 23594 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 546 p4p, 559 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lang
vs
Camacho

183 cm
24
225
9 - 23 - 0

190 cm
32
210
14 - 19 - 1

Brawler
Very strong

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho catches Lang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camacho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camacho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camacho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Lang avoids the head kick by Camacho.

Lang drives through and clinches with Camacho against the ropes.
Lang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but Camacho checks it.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Camacho drives through and clinches with Lang against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.
Lang tries to circle away but Camacho has him pinned against the ropes.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang is trying to stall.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho pushes Lang back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lang blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to throw knees to the head but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the ropes.
Camacho tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Camacho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Camacho's face.

It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho is pushing Lang up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Camacho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho is trying to stall.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Camacho gets an underhook and turns Lang into the ropes.
Camacho taking a breather.

Lang breaks the clinch.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang is looking for a counter combo.

Camacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Camacho works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.
Lang prevents a body shot from Camacho.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Camacho tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to push Camacho away but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Camacho misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.

Lang manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Camacho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lang moves into the clinch.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Camacho lands a head kick!
Craig Long Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Lang tries to circle away but Camacho has him pinned against the ropes.
Camacho lands an elbow inside.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lang is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camacho is keeping busy.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Lang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.

Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Camacho pushes Lang away with a front kick.

Lang moves into the clinch.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
Lang blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Camacho blocks it.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Camacho won't allow it.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langs head.
Camacho tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.

Lang breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Camacho's corner calls for a 1-2. Camacho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camacho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Lang darts in and clinches Camacho up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho wants to stall.
Lang lands a good knee to the midsection. Camacho won't want to take too many of those.

Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macho Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camacho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Camacho moves into the clinch.
Camacho misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Camacho.
Camacho moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lang instigates a clinch.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lang.
Lang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Camacho blocks it with crossed arms.
Camacho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Camacho has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho pushes Lang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Camacho.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lang blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Macho Camacho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Macho Camacho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Lang can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Camacho avoids it.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Camacho stalls.

Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Camacho there.

Lang has managed to clinch.
Camacho is trying to stall.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Lang tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig Long Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Camacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Camacho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Camacho!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 23515 p4p, 20144 weight class) and Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 535 p4p, 557 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thibodeaux
vs
Chaelsson

210 cm
33
274
24 - 16 - 1

185 cm
44
270
51 - 23 - 2

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Chaelsson in a clinch.
Chaelsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux is looking to control Chaelsson's arms but Chaelsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux has his back to the ropes.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Chaelsson throws knees to the body.
Chaelsson dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux looking to stall.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaelsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Chaelsson backwards.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Chaelsson backwards.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Chaelsson shrugs off.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Chaelsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Chaelsson throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Chaelsson throws knees to the body.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that Chaelsson semi-blocks.
Chaelsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Chaelsson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch up but Chaelsson keeps it at a distance.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux works Chaelsson's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux cracks a nice hook into Chaelsson's ribs.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Chaelsson moves out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chaelsson blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chaelsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaelsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patrick Chaelsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chaelsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Chaelsson ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Chaelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch there but Chaelsson circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaelsson! But no joy.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chaelsson blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
It seemed like Chaelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick by Thibodeaux misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux tries to land a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Chaelsson blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
It seemed like Chaelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux tries to clinch
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux moves in looking to clinch but Chaelsson pushes him off.
Chaelsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thibodeaux moves in looking to clinch but Chaelsson pushes him off.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortune Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Chaelsson is having none of it.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaelsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaelsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chaelsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Thibodeaux avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Chaelsson tries to keep at a distance but Thibodeaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Chaelsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaelsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Chaelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23733 p4p, 24014 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 634 p4p, 624 weight class). Crusader has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Righteous Crusader looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Crusader
vs
Burger

182 cm
30
200
8 - 20 - 1

190 cm
30
220
19 - 9 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Burger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crusader really felt that one!
Crusader is breathing heavily.
Burger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burger cracks Crusader with a good jab.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burger.
Burger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burger throws a front kick to the face that drops Crusader face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Sebastian Burger!