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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Malig (ranked 1849 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 113 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Malig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux darts in and clinches Malig up against the cage.
Malig tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malig has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thibodeaux uses from the top position.
Thibodeaux sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malig is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malig is looking for a triangle here but Thibodeaux uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Malig 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.
Malig wants to control but Thibodeaux postures up.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malig tries to buck Thibodeaux off but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Malig is trying to escape the position but Thibodeaux is controlling the position.
Malig is looking for a sweep.
Malig manages to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Malig has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thibodeaux is working away from the top position though.
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.
Malig is controlling Thibodeaux's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thibodeaux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malig working a defensive guard here.
Thibodeaux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thibodeaux tests Malig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux clobbers Malig with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thibodeaux drives through and clinches with Malig against the cage.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malig backwards.
Thibodeaux presses Malig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux's coach down at Thib's Sweat Shoppe was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thibodeaux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thibodeaux gets through Malig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Thibodeaux.
Malig is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands the left hand.
Malig takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux stuns Malig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand into Malig's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malig's gas tank.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Kaiden Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Malig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thibodeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malig on the side of the head.
Malig is rocked!
Thibodeaux drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Malig right on the button. Malig goes down! Thibodeaux follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thibodeaux gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Our winner, Kaiden Thibodeaux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Morgan Malig had this to say: 'Good luck the rest of the Tournament Thibs!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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