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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5312 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 541 p4p, 431 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux darts in and clinches Franco up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Franco shrugs off.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch but Franco improves position.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco wants to stall.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Franco.
A short uppercut from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco leaning against his opponent.
Franco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thibodeaux up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franco for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franco.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Franco misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
Franco throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plebian Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux is looking to control Franco's arms but Franco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux has his back to the ropes.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco blocks the elbow strike.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plebian Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Plebian Franco's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with an inside leg kick.
Plebian Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux is looking to land body kicks.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick!
Thibodeaux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thibodeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
Franco works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Plebian Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plebian Franco!
A victorious Plebian Franco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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