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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 22732 p4p, 22887 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 263 p4p, 256 weight class). Jon Talbain is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 37 - 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 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
Talbain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibodeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Thibodeaux jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Thibodeaux thuds his right hand into Talbain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Talbain misses with a takedown attempt - Thibodeaux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Talbain takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.
It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbain can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Thibodeaux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talbain up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Thibodeaux to keep the fight standing.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Talbain.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talbain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thibodeaux walks away with a smile on his face. Talbain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Talbain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Talbain misses with a takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talbain's head.
A head kick misses from Talbain.
Talbain shoots for a takedown but Thibodeaux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talbain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux is pressed up against the ropes. Talbain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thibodeaux down to the mat. Thibodeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thibodeaux throws a nice head kick!
Talbain fails to land the takedown.
Talbain gets tackled into the ropes by Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux maintains the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Talbain wants to break free but Thibodeaux has control.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jon Talbain's cut even more.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Talbain shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talbain's defenses.
Talbain is rocked!
Thibodeaux lands an elbow that stopped Talbain in his tracks for a moment.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
The cut above Jon Talbain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thibodeaux lands a vicious elbow to the side of Talbain's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Thibodeaux tries to finish him with strikes but Talbain still seems able to defend himself so Thibodeaux steps back and lets Talbain get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Talbain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talbain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thibodeaux is fending him off so far but Talbain persists. Nope, Thibodeaux circles away and we're back to standing.
Talbain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbain looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thibodeaux. Talbain shrugs it off though.
Talbain seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux rushes Talbain and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Talbain 's eye.
Jon Talbain's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Talbain jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Talbain! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Thibodeaux is unloading with more strikes now! Talbain drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Fortune Thibodeaux 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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