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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uwot Meight (ranked 1964 p4p, 2923 weight class) and August Thibodeaux (ranked 275 p4p, 389 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.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uwot Meight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meight moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
Meight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
August Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meight moves forwards but Thibodeaux connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meight checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
It looked like Meight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meight digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux works Meight's body with a nice hook.
Thibodeaux misses with the body kick
and Meight counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meight misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Meight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meight misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meight misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Meight throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Meight.
Meight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meight misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meight moves away.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meight.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Meight avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Meight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Meight's shoulder, as Meight tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meight can pounce on him.
Meight cracks Thibodeaux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meight lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Meight looks to land a body kick but Thibodeaux moved away.
Meight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thibodeaux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meight lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meight throws a sloppy head kick and Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a hook. Meight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick by Thibodeaux misses
and Meight counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meight.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Meight throws a body kick.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Meight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Uwot Meight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Meight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meight jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Meight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Meight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Thibodeaux.
Meight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thibodeaux checks it well.
Meight with the inside leg kick.
Meight misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that half lands.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Meight off balance momentarily.
Thibodeaux blocks the body kick.
Meight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thibodeaux back to the ropes. Meight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Meight moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Meight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Meight loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Meight scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
Meight is looking for a counter combo.
Uwot Meight is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thibodeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meight counters with a stiff right hand.
Meight slips under a jab.
Thibodeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Meight cracks Thibodeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Meight is looking to counter punch.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Meight off balance momentarily.
Meight lands a jab.
Meight misses with the body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thibodeaux - that will leave a mark!
Thibodeaux fakes the leg kick and cracks Meight in the body.
Thibodeaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meight's head.
Meight scores with a punch to the head.
Meight avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Meight slips under a jab.
Meight tried to counter with a leg kick but Thibodeaux avoided it.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Meight blocks it.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meight jabs Thibodeaux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Meight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Meight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meight ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meight moves away.
Meight jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Meight misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but August Thibodeaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meight.
Meight is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meight throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Meight ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meight manages to avoid it.
Meight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Meight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meight moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Meight.
Meight lands a right hook to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meight counters with a three punch combo that has Thibodeaux backing up. Thibodeaux nods at Meight to acknowledge the strikes.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Meight moves out of range.
Thibodeaux walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Meight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thibodeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Meight throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meight. Thibodeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
An inside leg kick lands from Meight.
Meight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meight slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Meight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Meight misses the jab.
Meight slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meight misses with a body kick.
Meight misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick from Meight.
Meight avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Meight.
Meight throws a looping overhand right but Thibodeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Meight avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Meight scores with a three punch combo!
Meight throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux.
Meight throws a leg kick but Thibodeaux checks it.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux misses the body punch
and Meight counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Meight off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Meight's body. Meight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uwot Meight clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meight does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meight connects with a jab.
Thibodeaux slips a jab and a cross from Meight.
Meight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Thibodeaux avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Meight.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Meight saw that one coming.
Meight scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Meight tried to counter with a leg kick but Thibodeaux avoided it.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Meight avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the side of Meight's head but Meight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thibodeaux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Meight was well out of range.
Meight lands an overhand right.
Meight throws the kick towards the body but Thibodeaux avoids it.
Meight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meight throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thibodeaux avoids it.
Meight throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Meight.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Meight.
Thibodeaux connects with the punch.
Meight throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Thibodeaux there.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Meight.
Meight backing away here, and Thibodeaux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thibodeaux thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Meight if he has to take too many more of those.
Meight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thibodeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meight moves out of range as Thibodeaux strikes.
Meight wants to slow Thibodeaux down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but August Thibodeaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Meight saw that one coming.
Meight misses with a body kick.
Meight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Meight.
Meight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Meight's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Meight backing away here, and Thibodeaux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Meight lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thibodeaux looks to land a combination but Meight avoids it well.
Thibodeaux lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meight slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Meight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a low kick but Meight moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Meight.
Meight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meight throws a lazy body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with an outside leg kick.
Meight scores with a jab to the head.
Meight throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Meight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Thibodeaux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meight.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Meight moves out of range.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meight.
Thibodeaux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meight is out of range and Thibodeaux settles back down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meight. Thibodeaux shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meight bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Meight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meight misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
Thibodeaux checks a low kick from Meight.
Meight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Meight.
Thibodeaux takes one to the side of the head.
Meight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meight in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Meight.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Meight misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to August Thibodeaux.
Well Thibodeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Thibodeaux!
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