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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 2998 p4p, 23943 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 373 p4p, 628 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Talbain misses
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain throws a combination that misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbain tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talbain misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Talbain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jon Talbain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbain throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbain wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A low kick from Talbain is predictable there
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy body kick from Talbain
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Talbain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch up
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
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!
Talbain throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Talbain closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Talbain tries to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain misses with a combination
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain looks to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Talbain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain throws a leg kick
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Talbain
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Talbain wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Talbain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talbain looks to throw a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick Chaelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Talbain moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaelsson on the side of the head.
Talbain throws a lazy head kick
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbain misses with a double jab
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain looks to throw a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbain tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Talbain is rocked!
Talbain throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbain throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talbain misses with the body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaelsson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbain tries to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talbain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbain throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jon Talbain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Talbain misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaelsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
An out of breath Patrick Chaelsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18641 p4p, 5586 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 593 p4p, 567 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent boxer
KO power
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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 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Thomas cracks Braddock with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Braddock is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Braddock is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Braddock is rocked!
Braddock glances at the clock... BAM! Thomas nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Braddock crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Braddock is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jax Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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