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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Zeidan (ranked 5284 p4p, 5264 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 535 p4p, 534 weight class). Imagine Thibodeaux will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Great elbows
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wesley Zeidan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Zeidan misses the target.
Thibodeaux lands a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Thibodeaux finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zeidan loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Zeidan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Zeidan.
Zeidan misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A slow jab from Zeidan misses its intended target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thibodeaux!
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that Zeidan semi-blocks.
Zeidan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Thibodeaux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zeidan.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zeidan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Zeidan misses with an uppercut. Thibodeaux saw that one coming.
Zeidan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thibodeaux throws a big counter head kick but Zeidan avoids it with no problem.
Zeidan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thibodeaux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeidan's head.
Zeidan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeidan is breathing heavily.
Zeidan misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Thibodeaux.
Zeidan throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a solid body kick.
Thibodeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeidan avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zeidan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body kick.
Zeidan looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeidan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thibodeaux counters with a low kick, right behind Zeidan 's knee.
Wesley Zeidan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux lands a high kick!
Thibodeaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zeidan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thibodeaux is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick from Thibodeaux lands but Zeidan takes it in his stride.
Zeidan is rocked!
Thibodeaux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thibodeaux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Zeidan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Zeidan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thibodeaux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick that bluckles Zeidan and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thibodeaux no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Look low, kick high! Thibodeaux uses the oldest trick in the book to send Zeidan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Thibodeaux is absolutely delighted - when Zeidan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Imagine Thibodeaux!
During a confident post fight interview, Imagine Thibodeaux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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