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Flair 117 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 18995 p4p, 22671 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 521 p4p, 507 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 66 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Craig Long Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance and pushes Chaelsson back into the ropes.
Chaelsson landing knees to the body.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson has Lang pressed against the ropes, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Chaelsson has the dominant position.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Chaelsson won't allow it.
Chaelsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Chaelsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaelsson keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Chaelsson is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chaelsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lang tries to break the clinch but Chaelsson is controlling the position.
Lang is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Chaelsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson crunches a lovely knee into Lang's ribcage.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Lang stalling in the clinch but Chaelsson improves position.
Lang tries to circle away but Chaelsson has him pinned against the ropes.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Chaelsson keeps him there for the moment.
Chaelsson prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chaelsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chaelsson has him pressed against the ropes.
Lang avoiding damage as Chaelsson throws knees to the body.
Lang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaelsson is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lang is defending well for now.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lang looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang misses with a body shot
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang closes the distance and pushes Chaelsson back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang effectively controlling the action here.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Lang tries to break the clinch but Chaelsson is controlling the position.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Lang taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Chaelsson has the dominant position.
Lang is trying to stall.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Chaelsson avoids it by throwing Lang back against the ropes.
Chaelsson prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Lang takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang misses with a body shot
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Lang misses
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a straight 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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lang misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patrick Chaelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang pushes Chaelsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lang tries to circle away but Chaelsson has him pinned against the ropes.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaelsson is keeping busy.
Lang tries to circle away but Chaelsson has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lang stalling in the clinch but Chaelsson improves position.
Lang is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lang wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lunges at Chaelsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chaelsson's hand.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang wants to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang wants to clinch
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 22334 p4p, 22487 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 208 p4p, 182 weight class). Fortune Thibodeaux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Talbain's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 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 19 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux has Talbain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Talbain tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talbain's defenses.
 It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Talbain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow that stopped Talbain in his tracks for a moment.
Thibodeaux is pushing Talbain up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
That has opened up Jon Talbain's cut even more.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux gets through Talbain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux cracks Talbain with a big elbow that drops him to the floor! Great elbow by Thibodeaux! Will Talbain beat the count? 2,3,4,5 - he's back up on 5 and seems OK to continue. Back to the action!
 Talbain is rocked!
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 tries to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Fortune Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Talbain misses.
Talbain seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux takes the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Jon Talbain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux pushes Talbain against the ropes and as he bounces back off them, cracks him with a big elbow that drops him to the mat! You don't see that very often! Will he manage to get back to his feet? 3,4,5,6 is the count... and he's up! He seems OK; probably just in shock that he was dropped by an elbow that he obviously didn't see coming.
Thibodeaux scores with a kick to the body.
Talbain throws a body kick that misses.
Talbain looks for the body kick but Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Thibodeaux throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thibodeaux looks low and kicks high, catching Talbain right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Jon Talbain's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Talbain.
Thibodeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talbain doesn't seem bothered though.
Thibodeaux instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux prevents Talbain from breaking the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Talbain shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Talbain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Fortune Thibodeaux 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Morrison Dickson (ranked 22476 p4p, 22221 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 186 p4p, 173 weight class). Morrison Dickson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunn momentarily.
It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Gunn walks into a straight right hand from Dickson.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
A counter left hand to the body from Dickson misses its target.
A cross from Dickson lands.
Gunn is rocked!
BAM! Dickson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gunn like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Morrison Dickson!
Morrison Dickson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 17802 p4p, 10115 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 483 p4p, 524 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 59 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 57 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sankari at a distance.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas working Sankari over with knees to the body.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thomas stalling against the ropes.
Sankari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Sankari's ribcage. Sankari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Sankari.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Sankari won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Sankari is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jax Thomas!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 22664 p4p, 22410 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 496 p4p, 472 weight class). Macho Camacho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 55 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho moves to clinch but Tate Iii breaks away
and before Camacho can reset, Tate Iii rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Camacho is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tate Iii avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Camacho drops his guard momentarily, allowing Tate Iii to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Camacho! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Tate Iii takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his light heavyweight title!
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