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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 393 p4p, 554 weight class) and Hiroshima Nagasaki (ranked 55 p4p, 76 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Rags2Riches. Nagasaki has chosen Ground Zero (MOP) as his entrance music. 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.
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hiroshima Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagasaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. finds it's way through Nagasaki's defenses.
It looks like Hiroshima Nagasaki has been cut.
Nagasaki misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a nice body punch.
Hiroshima Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. checks the leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips under a jab.
Nagasaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thibodeaux Jr. at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook.
Nagasaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. is wise to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux Jr. defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux Jr. circles away.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux Jr..
Nagasaki dips to his left and cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with an uppercut!
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Nagasaki slips the punch.
Nagasaki wants to land a leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. is out of range.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. strikes.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux Jr..
Nagasaki works Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a nice hook.
Nagasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a straight right by Nagasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nagasaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nagasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Thibodeaux Jr. seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Nagasaki takes one on the button.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Nagasaki slips the punch.
Nagasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thibodeaux Jr. takes a step back to recover.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a glancing blow to the side of Nagasaki's head.
Nagasaki throws a one two combo.
Nagasaki lands with an overhand left.
Nagasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Nagasaki misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws the kick towards the body but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it.
Nagasaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to score with a decent uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagasaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Nagasaki does it's job there.
Nagasaki throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves away from the strike by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a jab from Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki wants to land a leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. is out of range.
Nagasaki tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr.'s front leg with a kick but Thibodeaux Jr. checks it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab when Nagasaki was well out of range.
Nagasaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Nice defenses there by Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thibodeaux Jr.. That did some damage!
Nagasaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head.
An inside leg kick from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki misses with a low kick.
It looked like Thibodeaux Jr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki misses with a low kick.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagasaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. is wise to it.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
A big right from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Nagasaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head.
Nagasaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroshima Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nagasaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux Jr. lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nagasaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Nagasaki is looking for the big counter here.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nagasaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux Jr. to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut even more.
Nagasaki throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thibodeaux Jr.. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thibodeaux Jr. is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux Jr..
Nagasaki misses with a two punch combination.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab when Nagasaki was well out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Nagasaki slips the punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a slapping body shot.
Nagasaki avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
letting Nagasaki counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nagasaki lands a leg kick that knocks Thibodeaux Jr. off balance momentarily.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Nagasaki scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki lands a leg kick that knocks Thibodeaux Jr. off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a straight right by Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
A little jabbing left from Nagasaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Nagasaki - just one landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks right into an uppercut from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki thows a body kick. Thibodeaux Jr. tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Nagasaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thibodeaux Jr. crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagasaki - the referee stops the clock and Thibodeaux Jr. gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagasaki. Thibodeaux Jr. manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Nagasaki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nagasaki scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki slips a straight right by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Nagasaki is looking for the big counter here.
Nagasaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The cut above Hiroshima Nagasaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nagasaki slips a straight right by Thibodeaux Jr..
Nagasaki misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagasaki. That's going to slow Thibodeaux Jr. down.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. strikes.
Nagasaki is looking to slow Thibodeaux Jr. down with leg kicks.
Nagasaki with a nice calf kick.
Nagasaki lands with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagasaki. That's going to slow Thibodeaux Jr. down.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroshima Nagasaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to throw the jab but Nagasaki is out of range.
Nagasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks right into an uppercut from Nagasaki.
Some wild striking there from Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. jabs at Nagasaki's body.
Nagasaki throws a low kick but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. strikes.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Nagasaki swinging wildly here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nagasaki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a solid leg kick but Thibodeaux Jr. takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagasaki.
A jab from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Nagasaki misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Nagasaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux Jr..
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Hiroshima Nagasaki 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.
Nagasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagasaki misses with the combination.
Nagasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hiroshima Nagasaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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