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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pacome Thibodeaux (ranked 1376 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 147 p4p, 123 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacome Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Francis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux jabs at Francis's body.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis dodges the punch combination from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux stuns Francis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
It looks like Oliver Francis has been cut.
Thibodeaux sizes up Francis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Thibodeaux manages to step out the way in time.
Thibodeaux tries to bum rush Francis with a series of wild strikes but Francis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Francis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Francis.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Francis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux lands with a hook. Francis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Francis's body. Francis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Oliver Francis's cut even more.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Francis has time to react.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis misses with a body kick.
Pacome Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thibodeaux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Thibodeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Francis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thibodeaux thinking.
Francis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Francis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux cracks Francis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thibodeaux is looking to chop away at Francis's legs.
Francis thinks about the counter body kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot that snaps Francis's head back.
The cut above Oliver Francis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Francis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
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!
Francis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Francis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with an outside leg kick.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Francis counters with a body kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab to the body
and Francis counters with a three punch combo that has Thibodeaux backing up. Thibodeaux nods at Francis to acknowledge the strikes.
Francis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pacome Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Francis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Francis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Francis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thibodeaux has got the better of the exchanges.
A shot to the body from Thibodeaux misses
and Francis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thibodeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Francis under the eye.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Francis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Francis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Francis's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Francis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Francis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
A nice combination there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch
and Francis counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Francis.
Francis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Francis dodges the punch combination from Thibodeaux.
Francis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Francis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Francis slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Francis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Francis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Francis's hands.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Francis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Francis slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Francis's hands.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis moves away.
Francis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back to recover.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
Francis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Francis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
and Francis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thibodeaux really felt that one!
Francis tries a head kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thibodeaux's knee momentarily.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pacome Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Francis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Francis counters with a nice body kick.
Oliver Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thibodeaux throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
And Francis responds with a good body kick, but Thibodeaux manages to step out the way in time.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thibodeaux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Francis.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
BAM! Francis delivers a spinning backfist that drops Thibodeaux like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Oliver Francis!
Oliver Francis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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