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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Thibodeaux (ranked 2392 p4p, 2956 weight class) and Mabahong Tae (ranked 259 p4p, 309 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.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Tae checks it.
Tae connects with a looping right hand.
Tae pushes Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Tae lands with a right to the head.
Tae tries to land a knee to the head but Thibodeaux blocks with his arms.
Tae lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch.
Tae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Tae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thibodeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tae has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Tae's head.
Thibodeaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tae wants to clinch.
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!
Tae clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Tae.
Tae misses with a knee strike.
Tae'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.
A head punch on the inside from Tae fails to land.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tae swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tae misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tae.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thibodeaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tae tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
Thibodeaux tries to keep at a distance but Tae has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
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 is trying to maintain a safe position but Tae gets an underhook and turns Thibodeaux into the cage.
Tae misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tae fails to land.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch.
Thibodeaux is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tae tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Thibodeaux. That snapped Tae's head back.
Tae jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tae drives through and clinches with Thibodeaux against the cage.
Tae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
Tae takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tae wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Tae tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tae moves into the clinch.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tae looking to stall.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Tae has Thibodeaux pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch.
Tae moves into the clinch.
Tae misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Tae lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux blocks it with crossed arms.
Tae misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mabahong Tae will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tae moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Tae's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Tae.
Thibodeaux looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice body kick from Thibodeaux.
August Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Tae tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux is looking for a counter combo.
Thibodeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Tae.
Tae wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux jabs Tae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux gets tackled into the cage by Tae. Tae maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux stalls.
Tae wants to stall.
Mabahong Tae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Tae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Tae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tae swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch.
Tae misses with the head strike.
Tae missing with knees to the body.
Tae letting Thibodeaux take a breather here.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tae was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Thibodeaux is looking to wear down Tae with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tae tries to clinch up
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Mabahong Tae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thibodeaux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tae has time to react.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Tae tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
Tae wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
Tae walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tae blocking some punches.
Tae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Tae looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibodeaux works the jab nicely.
Tae gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thibodeaux is trying to maintain a safe position but Tae gets an underhook and turns Thibodeaux into the cage.
Thibodeaux has Tae pressed against the cage.
Tae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thibodeaux can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Thibodeaux.
Tae tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
Thibodeaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Thibodeaux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tae doesn't seem phased though.
Thibodeaux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Tae darts in trying to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tae doesn't seem bothered though.
Thibodeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Tae moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Tae blocks it.
Thibodeaux tests Tae's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
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!
Tae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Thibodeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tae can do to turn this around?
Tae tries to clinch there but Thibodeaux circles away.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Tae off the cage and back into range.
Tae wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Tae 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tae.
Tae tries to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tae wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae moves in looking to clinch but Thibodeaux pushes him off.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tae moves away.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the head.
Tae moves into the clinch.
Tae misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tae manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch but Tae improves position.
Tae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tae. That did some damage!
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Tae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thibodeaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tae's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tae pushes Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Tae.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position but instead, Tae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thibodeaux into the cage.
Tae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
Tae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux wants to stall.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux tries to circle away but Tae has him pinned against the cage.
Tae looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeaux is blocking nicely.
Tae working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tae trying to land knees to the body.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tae closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux back into the cage.
Thibodeaux is trying to stall.
Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux sizes up Tae with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Tae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Tae scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tae slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick and Tae moves out of range easily.
Tae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Tae sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tae tries to clinch up.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thibodeaux, pushing him back against the cage.
Tae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux lands a really nice looking cross but Tae seems unphased.
Tae wants to clinch.
Tae closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mabahong Tae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
August Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tae tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thibodeaux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for August Thibodeaux!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for August Thibodeaux!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for August Thibodeaux!
August Thibodeaux wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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