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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?
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Cardio machine
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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.
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