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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 58 p4p, 372 weight class) and Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 11 p4p, 55 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Karockas Thibodeaux has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Karockas Thibodeaux seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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18 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kil Bon Hwa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux looks to clinch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Karockas Thibodeaux has been cut.
Bon Hwa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bon Hwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa scores with the left hand. Thibodeaux knows he should have avoided that one.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Bon Hwa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thibodeaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Bon Hwa's body.
Bon Hwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bon Hwa ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Bon Hwa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karockas Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Hwa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bon Hwa's head backwards.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thibodeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thibodeaux looks to clinch
and Bon Hwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bon Hwa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Bon Hwa moves out of range.
Bon Hwa misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux jabs Bon Hwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bon Hwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bon Hwa takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux tests Bon Hwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bon Hwa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Bon Hwa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bon Hwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibodeaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bon Hwa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bon Hwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bon Hwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bon Hwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Bon Hwa strikes.
Bon Hwa misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bon Hwa swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thibodeaux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bon Hwa on 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 wants to clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
Bon Hwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab.
Bon Hwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Bon Hwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab to the body
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karockas Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karockas Thibodeaux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bon Hwa misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bon Hwa misses.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Bon Hwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux rushes Bon Hwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bon Hwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bon Hwa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karockas Thibodeaux's cut is getting worse.
Bon Hwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibodeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bon Hwa on the side of the head.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Bon Hwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon Hwa digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bon Hwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karockas Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Bon Hwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with the punch.
Bon Hwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bon Hwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Bon Hwa swats away the attempt to clinch by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bon Hwa moves away.
Bon Hwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bon Hwa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Bon Hwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bon Hwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bon Hwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Bon Hwa is out of range.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch up but Bon Hwa keeps it at a distance.
Bon Hwa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thibodeaux with a body shot.
Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Bon Hwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bon Hwa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bon Hwa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Bon Hwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bon Hwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bon Hwa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karockas Thibodeaux's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
As Bon Hwa tries to get set, Thibodeaux tries to push him back and clinch up but Bon Hwa manages to avoid the attempt.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Bon Hwa slips to the side
and Bon Hwa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Bon Hwa.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
Bon Hwa misses with a hook
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Bon Hwa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bon Hwa misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bon Hwa just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kil Bon Hwa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karockas Thibodeaux's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Thibodeaux misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux connects with a body shot that sends Bon Hwa's belly button to the back.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Bon Hwa.
Good standup being displayed there by Thibodeaux as he connects with a hook.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Bon Hwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bon Hwa misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bon Hwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot.
Bon Hwa throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bon Hwa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Bon Hwa misses.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Bon Hwa counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Bon Hwa misses.
Bon Hwa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bon Hwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Bon Hwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bon Hwa misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux catches Bon Hwa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bon Hwa scores with a jab to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa drops his hands momentarily and Thibodeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bon Hwa misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bon Hwa.
Thibodeaux is looking to clinch.
A jab from Bon Hwa finds it's way through Thibodeaux's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Bon Hwa moves away
and Bon Hwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bon Hwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Bon Hwa's body. Bon Hwa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bon Hwa with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bon Hwa.
Jeez, Karockas Thibodeaux's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Bon Hwa.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bon Hwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bon Hwa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bon Hwa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karockas Thibodeaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kil Bon Hwa!
Kil Bon Hwa is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kil Bon Hwa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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