TFC 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr (ranked 3035 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Raja Ramirez (ranked 388 p4p, 520 weight class). Raja Ramirez is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thibodeaux Jr
vs
Ramirez

197 cm
19
214
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
220
5 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramirez.

Ramirez pushes Thibodeaux Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Thibodeaux Jr is breathing heavily.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Ramirez lands an elbow inside that Thibodeaux Jr shrugs off.
Ramirez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux Jr blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez gets through Thibodeaux Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thibodeaux Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramirez.

It looks like Dakota Thibodeaux Jr has been cut.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux Jr's ribcage. Thibodeaux Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez working Thibodeaux Jr over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a damaging elbow.
Ramirez tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux Jr's ribcage. Thibodeaux Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux Jr.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramirez is leaning against Thibodeaux Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux Jr.
Ramirez working Thibodeaux Jr over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr, against the ropes.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez working Thibodeaux Jr over with knees to the body.
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!
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeaux Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr backwards.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.

Thibodeaux Jr is rocked!
Ramirez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Thibodeaux Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez is controlling Thibodeaux Jr's neck. Ramirez unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Thibodeaux Jr goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Raja Ramirez!
A victorious Raja Ramirez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duannis Frank (ranked 5168 p4p, 5568 weight class) and Rory Roshi (ranked 575 p4p, 600 weight class). Duannis Frank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frank
vs
Roshi

192 cm
17
214
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
195
5 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Self confident

Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duannis Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Roshi!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Roshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Frank closes the distance and pushes Roshi back into the ropes.
Roshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Frank breaks the clinch.
Frank avoids the body shot from Roshi.
Roshi throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Roshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Roshi gets tackled into the ropes by Frank. Frank maintains the clinch.
Roshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi looking to stall.
Roshi tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roshi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frank or not.

Roshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi cracks Frank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Frank moves into range and clinches up with Roshi.
Roshi lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Frank creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roshi pushes Frank back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Roshi misses with the head strike.
Roshi misses with a punch to the body.
Roshi misses with a punch to the body.
Roshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frank prevents a body shot from Roshi.
Roshi takes a shot to the head.
Roshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Roshi breaks the clinch.
Frank takes one to the chin there.
Frank connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roshi misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Roshi avoids the head kick by Frank.
Roshi wants to clinch up but Frank keeps it at a distance.
Roshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roshi misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Frank on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Frank has managed to clinch.
Roshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Roshi breaks from the clinch.
Rory Roshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roshi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frank blocks a body shot from Roshi.
Roshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.
Roshi throws a head punch that misses.
Roshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roshi is trying to maintain a safe position but Frank gets an underhook and turns Roshi into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocks an uppercut.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.

Frank moves into the clinch.
Roshi is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Frank fails to land.
Roshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roshis head.

Roshi breaks from the clinch.
Roshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roshi wants to clinch
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.

Roshi is rocked!
Frank blocks a jab.
Roshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frank cracks Roshi with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Roshi is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Roshi is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Roshi could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duannis Frank!
A relieved looking Duannis Frank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 4518 p4p, 6496 weight class) and Harley Washington (ranked 499 p4p, 589 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reliford
vs
Washington

208 cm
25
275
4 - 1 - 1

202 cm
25
283
1 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanderson Reliford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Washington!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington misses with a body kick.
Reliford defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Reliford throws a lazy uppercut
letting Washington counter with a right hand.

It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reliford misses with a hook.
A big left from Reliford misses.

Reliford moves into the clinch.
Reliford lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Harley Washington has been cut.
Reliford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reliford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Reliford pushes Washington back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reliford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reliford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Washington avoiding damage as Reliford throws knees to the body.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reliford lands a right hand.
Reliford lands a nice elbow.
Reliford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington takes a shot to the head.
Reliford lands an elbow inside.
Reliford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Reliford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Washington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Washington avoiding damage as Reliford throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reliford.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Washington throws an elbow but misses.
Reliford scores with a knee to the head.
Reliford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington trying to stall but Reliford improves his position.
Reliford looking to slow down the pace here.
Reliford keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reliford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
Reliford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reliford lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Harley Washington's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Washington.
Washington wants to get back to striking at distance but Reliford won't allow it.
Reliford throws a punch but it's blocked by Washington.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reliford lands with a short shot to the head.
Reliford misses with a knee to the head.
Washington is trying to push Reliford away but Reliford has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Washington wants to break free but Reliford has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reliford.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to stall but Reliford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reliford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reliford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reliford lands a damaging elbow.
Reliford struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Reliford lands a nice knee to the body.
Washington looks winded!
Washington misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Reliford.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reliford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reliford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
Reliford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reliford with a knee to the head.

The cut above Harley Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.

Reliford creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Washington crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!

Washington is rocked!

Reliford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reliford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Reliford.
Reliford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reliford lands a hook that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reliford lands an uppercut.
Reliford trying to control the position but instead, Washington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reliford into the ropes.

Washington loses concentration momentarily and Reliford takes advantage, cracking him with a big elbow that sends him off balance, tumbling to the mat. Washington is forced to take a standing eight count before the referee allows him to continue the bout.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Reliford finish him?

Harley Washington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Washington tries to keep at a distance but Reliford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Washington seems to have recovered his senses.
Reliford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harley Washington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sanderson Reliford!
Sanderson Reliford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5317 p4p, 5805 weight class) and Choi Dajung (ranked 536 p4p, 555 weight class). Dajung has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Franco
vs
Dajung

205 cm
25
255
5 - 0 - 1

200 cm
18
283
2 - 4 - 0

Good kicks
Granite chin

Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Plebian Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Choi Dajung!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco throws a head kick that half lands.

Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dajung lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Dajung avoids the damage to the body.
Dajung's coach down at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dajung's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dajung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dajung blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dajung.
Dajung avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Still in the clinch, Dajung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Franco.
Dajung looks winded!
Dajung has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco avoiding damage.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dajung takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dajung as Franco tries to tie him up.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dajung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco lands an elbow just above Dajung 's eye.
Franco digs a right hand into Dajung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dajung's gas tank.
Franco presses Dajung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franco cracks Dajung with a nice body shot.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dajung blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Dajung wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Franco works on Dajung's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Franco has the Thai clinch. Franco obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Dajung's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!

It looks like Choi Dajung has been cut.
Franco looks for the body kick but Dajung saw that one coming.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Franco rushes Dajung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco lands an elbow inside.

Dajung is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Dajung shrugs off.
Dajung is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco lands a body punch.
Franco cracks Dajung with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Dajung drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Dajung isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Franco struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Franco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Plebian Franco!
Plebian Franco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 3724 p4p, 3896 weight class) and DaColdest Toevadoit (ranked 429 p4p, 444 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thibodeaux
vs
Toevadoit

210 cm
26
274
6 - 3 - 0

208 cm
19
265
7 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DaColdest Toevadoit!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux motions for Toevadoit to come forward. Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toevadoit throws a jab when Thibodeaux was well out of range.
Toevadoit is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toevadoit throws a body kick that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Toevadoit throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Toevadoit rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Thibodeaux has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toevadoit - that will leave a mark!
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Toevadoit misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Toevadoit's shoulder, as Toevadoit tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Thibodeaux is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Toevadoit doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thibodeaux crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thibodeaux's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DaColdest Toevadoit!
An out of breath DaColdest Toevadoit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.