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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 117 p4p, 129 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 21 p4p, 23 weight class). Thibodeaux Jr. kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rags2Riches. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Creed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thibodeaux Jr. is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Vernon Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Creed.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Creed delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thibodeaux Jr..
Creed misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed rushes Thibodeaux Jr. and presses him up against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux Jr..
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux Jr. controls his hands.
Thibodeaux Jr. trying to land knees to the body.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed tries a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux Jr.'s elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Thibodeaux Jr. was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Creed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Thibodeaux Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed dips to his left and cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux Jr.'s hands.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thibodeaux Jr. paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a left to the body.
Creed closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux Jr. back into the cage.
Creed lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux Jr. back against the cage.
Creed working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux Jr.'s elbow.
Thibodeaux Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux Jr. back against the cage.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr. backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux Jr.'s elbow.
Creed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thibodeaux Jr. seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Creed can turn it around.
Creed tries a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Creed blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Creed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Creed.
It looks like Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. has been cut.
Creed moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.'s cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed drops Thibodeaux Jr. with a beautiful combination! Thibodeaux Jr. stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Creed is looking for the KO!
Thibodeaux Jr. is rocked!
Creed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Thibodeaux Jr. is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Creed moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Thibodeaux Jr.! Creed continues to tee off on Thibodeaux Jr., landing with a left and a right! Creed connects with a right hand that leaves Thibodeaux Jr. sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Creed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vernon Creed!
A very excited looking Vernon Creed rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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