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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 21 p4p, 88 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr.'s entrance music is Rags2Riches. A fine choice. Le Franc has chosen [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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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 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Le Franc - that landed with a thud.
Le Franc blocking some punches.
Le Franc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le Franc.
Thibodeaux Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Franc controls his hands.
Le Franc manages to break the clinch.
Le Franc is looking to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. is avoiding it.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with an inside leg kick.
Le Franc has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Le Franc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le Franc is trying to push Thibodeaux Jr. away but Thibodeaux Jr. has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Le Franc scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head.
Le Franc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
Le Franc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Thibodeaux Jr. was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Le Franc.
The fighters circle momentarily. Le Franc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Le Franc throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Le Franc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thibodeaux Jr. lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Le Franc closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thibodeaux Jr. softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Le Franc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux Jr. as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Jr. breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Franc closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a nice right hand that sends Le Franc toppling to the canvas! Le Franc scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?!
Le Franc is rocked!
It looks like Guy Le Franc has been cut.
Le Franc takes a swing at Thibodeaux Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le Franc misses with a right hand
letting Thibodeaux Jr. counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux Jr. tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Le Franc.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Le Franc misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Le Franc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Le Franc keeps control of Thibodeaux Jr. as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thibodeaux Jr..
Le Franc tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le Franc.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le Franc throws a head kick but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Franc wants to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. slips to the side
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a crisp right hand that drops Le Franc! Thibodeaux Jr. lets Le Franc back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Le Franc is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux Jr. finish him?
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!
Le Franc throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux Jr. ducks down to avoid it.
Le Franc throws a hook but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it easily.
Le Franc might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Le Franc fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux Jr. misses its target.
Le Franc seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux Jr. defending well as Le Franc loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Le Franc. That snapped Thibodeaux Jr.'s head back.
Le Franc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Franc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing a counter right hand but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy Le Franc's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Franc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the body shot from Le Franc.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
As Le Franc looks to move away, Thibodeaux Jr. throws a big counter combo but Le Franc just gets out of the way.
Le Franc wants to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. slips to the side
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a straight right hand.
Le Franc lands with a straight right. Thibodeaux Jr. didn't see that one coming.
Le Franc thuds his right hand into Thibodeaux Jr.'s forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thibodeaux Jr. sends Le Franc crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thibodeaux Jr. is motioning to the referee to let Le Franc up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thibodeaux Jr. has time to react.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux Jr. is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux Jr. swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Franc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux Jr. swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Franc scores with a nice head shot.
Le Franc tries to clinch up but Thibodeaux Jr. circles away and keeps his distance.
Thibodeaux Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Franc lands with a hook. Thibodeaux Jr. tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thibodeaux Jr. swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Franc.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux Jr. circles away.
Le Franc drops Thibodeaux Jr. with a beautiful combination! Thibodeaux Jr. stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Le Franc is looking for the KO!
Thibodeaux Jr. is rocked!
It looks like Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Franc fakes the body blow, causing Thibodeaux Jr. to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Thibodeaux Jr. goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Le Franc!
Guy Le Franc is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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