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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 87 p4p, 535 weight class) and Sione Veainu (ranked 16 p4p, 82 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sione Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu tries to keep at a distance but Thibodeaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veainu wants to get back to striking at distance but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sione Veainu has been cut.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Veainu presses Thibodeaux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Veainu avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Veainu pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook to the body.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Veainu tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Veainu looks winded!
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 pushes Veainu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
A short uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Veainu tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Veainu back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veainu working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux working Veainu over with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Veainu is trying to pull guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veainu.
Veainu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Thibodeaux.
Veainu is rocked!
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Veainu seems to have recovered his senses.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux presses Veainu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veainu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Veainu tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux holds him up against the cage and eventually Veainu drops back down to his feet.
Thibodeaux with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Veainu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Veainu drops to his knees and Thibodeaux pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Karockas Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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