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Flair 109 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23223 p4p, 22961 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 261 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous tries to bum rush Tate Iii with a series of wild strikes but Tate Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powerhous.
Donk. Tate Iii catches Powerhous right on the button with a cross.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous tries to clinch there but Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Powerhous's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous misses with a combination
and Tate Iii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Powerhous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powerhous's efforts to push away.
Powerhous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Powerhous missing with knees to the body.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powerhous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate Iii is trying to push Powerhous away but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Powerhous prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Powerhous keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii is working Powerhous over against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powerhous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powerhous misses with an elbow strike.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Powerhous wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powerhous tries to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling the position.
Powerhous misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tate Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Powerhous taking a breather.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Tate Iii lands an elbow that stopped Powerhous in his tracks for a moment.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Powerhous tries to stall but Tate Iii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate Iii stalling the fight.
Powerhous is trying to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii wants to break free but Powerhous has control.
Tate Iii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tate Iii punishes Powerhous's body with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.
Powerhous misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii is having none of it.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Iii avoids the body shot from Powerhous.
A punch combination from Powerhous misses.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powerhous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate Iii.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii lands with a nice combination. Powerhous backs away looking to recover.
Powerhous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Powerhous throws a right hand that Tate Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Iii also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tate Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Powerhous ducks under a wild hook from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii misses the shot to the body.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Tate Iii.
Powerhous takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Powerhous misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powerhous misses with a combination
and Tate Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Powerhous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powerhous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powerhous walks into a left hand.
Powerhous walks into a jab.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Powerhous goes down! Will Powerhous beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate Iii sizes up Powerhous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Tate Iii.
Powerhous clinches up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries to circle away but Tate Iii has him pinned against the ropes.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii pushes Powerhous back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powerhous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Tate Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous tries a body shot but Tate Iii blocks it.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii has Powerhous pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Boxing Powerhous's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Powerhous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate Iii digs a good hook to Powerhous's body.
Powerhous misses with a lunging right hand
and before Powerhous can reset, Tate Iii rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Powerhous is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Powerhous thows a body kick. Tate Iii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Powerhous misses with a double jab
and Tate Iii counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Powerhous to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tate Iii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macho Camacho (ranked 22973 p4p, 10680 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 597 p4p, 595 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sankari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Camacho - the referee stops the clock and Sankari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Camacho. Sankari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Sankari won't want to take too many of those.
Camacho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sankari's defenses.
It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
Camacho is leaning against Sankari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
Camacho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camacho digs a right hand into Sankari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sankari's gas tank.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camacho lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Camacho putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sankari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho works on Sankari's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Camacho stalling the fight.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho cracks Sankari with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Sankari goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Sankari wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macho Camacho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sebastian Burger (ranked 23324 p4p, 18377 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 569 p4p, 533 weight class). 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!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 56 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Burger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burger.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas tries to clinch but Burger moves away
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
Burger looks low and kicks high, catching Thomas right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
 Thomas is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a right hand that Burger ducks under and follows up with a left that Burger also avoids with ease.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Burger counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Thomas is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger retains his light heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 19580 p4p, 23231 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 624 p4p, 585 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 61 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang tries to clinch up
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to clinch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craig Long Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Chaelsson's torso.
Lang throws a lazy body kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang looks to clinch
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lang closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang misses the body punch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaelsson is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang tries to land a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patrick Chaelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang clinches up against the ropes.
Lang taking a breather.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang avoiding damage.
Lang trying to stall but Chaelsson improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Chaelsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lang avoiding damage as Chaelsson throws knees to the body.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Chaelsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the ropes.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Chaelsson avoids it by throwing Lang back against the ropes.
Chaelsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lang pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.
Chaelsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Lang.
Lang misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Lang.
Lang misses with a left hand
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang misses with a double jab
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Lang is predictable there
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang misses with a leg kick
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Lang is predictable there
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaelsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Chaelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 22896 p4p, 23047 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 244 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 34 - 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 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux clinches up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Talbain shrugs off.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
Talbain tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Talbain shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux lands a nice uppercut.
Talbain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbain takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Talbain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thibodeaux leaning against his opponent.
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes Talbain against the ropes and as he bounces back off them, cracks him with a big elbow that drops him to the mat! You don't see that very often! Will he manage to get back to his feet? 3,4,5,6 is the count... and he's up! He seems OK; probably just in shock that he was dropped by an elbow that he obviously didn't see coming.
Talbain is rocked!
Boom! Thibodeaux lands a massive head kick that sends Talbain crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Thibodeaux is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Fortune Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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