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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 1273 p4p, 1425 weight class) and Chel Diokno (ranked 90 p4p, 106 weight class). Thibodeaux kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scotty x D4L. Diokno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This is my story kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chel Diokno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chel Diokno!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diokno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux backing away here, and Diokno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diokno throws a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diokno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diokno's hands.
Diokno is looking to chop away at Thibodeaux's legs.
Thibodeaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diokno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Diokno feints a counter leg kick.
Diokno misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diokno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thibodeaux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
Diokno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Diokno misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diokno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diokno throws the kick towards the body but Thibodeaux avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diokno fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Diokno.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diokno scores with a nice right hand.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diokno.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the leg kick from Diokno.
Diokno throws a head kick that misses.
Thibodeaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux throws a looping overhand right but Diokno ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diokno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Diokno moved out of range.
Diokno throws a front kick aimed at Thibodeaux's knee but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Thibodeaux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diokno makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thibodeaux really felt that one!
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thibodeaux connects with a right hand. Diokno shakes it off.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diokno counters with an outside leg kick.
Thibodeaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diokno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Diokno misses.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Diokno moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thibodeaux jabs Diokno right on the nose. Diokno blinks but takes it well.
Diokno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diokno.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diokno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diokno tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
Diokno moves out of range of the strikes.
Diokno is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diokno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thibodeaux jabs Diokno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diokno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thibodeaux clobbers Diokno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diokno walks into a jab.
Diokno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diokno takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Diokno.
Thibodeaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diokno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diokno shapes to counter with a head kick.
Diokno throws a low kick but Thibodeaux avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diokno moves into range and clinches up with Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diokno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
Diokno manages to break the clinch.
Diokno blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Thibodeaux finds it's way through Diokno's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diokno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Diokno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab.
Diokno slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
Diokno follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diokno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Thibodeaux misses.
Diokno flicks out a counter leg kick but Thibodeaux steps away.
Diokno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thibodeaux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diokno moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
And Diokno responds with a good body kick, but Thibodeaux manages to step out the way in time.
Thibodeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab to the body
and Diokno counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diokno gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diokno can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diokno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diokno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux 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!
Diokno ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux sets himself, and Diokno steps forward looking for the clinch! Thibodeaux avoids it this time.
Diokno tries to clinch
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diokno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Diokno is just out of range.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diokno.
Diokno doesn't manage to clinch there - Thibodeaux circles away.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Diokno's ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux clobbers Diokno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diokno is looking to land body kicks.
Diokno avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diokno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diokno tries to land a front kick but Thibodeaux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diokno throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Thibodeaux misses.
Diokno fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diokno throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diokno is looking to chop away at Thibodeaux's legs.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux cracks a nice hook into Diokno's ribs.
Thibodeaux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diokno. That one must have hurt.
Diokno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux dips to his left and cracks Diokno with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diokno tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diokno tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diokno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Kaiden Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diokno tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves away
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Thibodeaux connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diokno misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Diokno darts in trying to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Diokno darts in trying to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiden Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibodeaux 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Kaiden Thibodeaux decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Chel Diokno stepped up to the mic, saying 'Granite Chin will come back!'.
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