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Thunder of Thor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narongchai Kumsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Narongchai Kumsing!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumsing wants to clinch.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kumsing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kumsing looks gassed!
Winnfield lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kumsing - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jules Winnfield!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derreck Haven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bass Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haven comes to the cage accompanied by Party Rock. Rutten has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derreck Haven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bass Rutten!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haven clinches.
Rutten can't get the takedown.
Haven looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haven tries for a takedown but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Haven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Bass Rutten has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Rutten or perhaps it was just good defense by Haven which made him look bad.
Haven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rutten's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haven wants to stand but Rutten is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haven wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Haven is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
Rutten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haven trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Rutten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haven wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Derreck Haven wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Haven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derreck Haven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Rutten.
Rutten tries to sprawl but Haven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Haven is keen to just control but Rutten is a slippery customer.
Rutten trying to control from the bottom.
Haven lands strikes from half guard.
Haven seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rutten doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haven.
Rutten is not content to let Haven control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking for a sweep. Haven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rutten is not content to let Haven control the position.
Rutten is looking for a sweep. Haven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rutten does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derreck Haven.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown but Haven manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rutten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haven throws a head kick that half lands.
Rutten shoots in for a double leg but Haven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rutten looks gassed!
Rutten shoots in and drives through. Haven sprawls well.
No luck for Rutten with that takedown attempt.
Rutten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haven shoots in for a double leg but Rutten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haven lands with a kick to the temple. Rutten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haven closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derreck Haven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bass Rutten's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Haven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Haven content just to control the position here.
Haven looking to control but Rutten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Haven tries to keep control of the position but Rutten is staying busy.
Rutten is in bad spot here.
Haven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Haven trying to control momentarily.
Haven is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rutten defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Haven's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Haven throwing damaging strikes from the back! Rutten could be in trouble here!
Rutten is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rutten covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Haven trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Haven patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Haven has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rutten has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will Haven go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Haven throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rutten's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Haven working for a choke but Rutten is defending well.
Rutten wants to escape the position.
Haven trying to control.
Haven looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haven not allowing Rutten to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Rutten's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Haven trying to control momentarily.
Rutten is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten showing good submission defense here.
Rutten showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derreck Haven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bass Rutten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rutten as he jumps to the side.
Haven throws a head kick that Rutten semi-blocks.
Haven keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
Haven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rutten quickly recovers to half guard.
Derreck Haven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rutten tries to get to full guard but Haven has control of the leg.
Haven slows the pace down in half guard.
Rutten wants to get back to full guard.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Haven in particular looking to stall.
Rutten is refusing to be controlled, as Haven sits in half guard.
Derreck Haven has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rutten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haven swivels and escapes.
Haven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Haven drives through and clinches with Rutten against the cage.
Haven landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haven is pressed up against the cage. Rutten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haven down to the mat. Haven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Derreck Haven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Rutten.
Haven closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haven lands in his opponent's guard.
Haven landing with the ground and pound.
Haven forces his way into half guard.
Haven is trying to work for a kimura but Rutten is defending well.
Haven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rutten's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rutten is not content to let Haven control the position.
Rutten wants to get back to full guard but Haven has passed into side control.
Haven decides to stand back up. Haven steps back and let's Rutten get back to his feet.
Rutten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haven is fending him off so far but Rutten persists. Nope, Haven circles away and we're back to standing.
Haven lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
Bass Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutten shoots in and bounces Haven off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rutten tries to free his leg and advance position but Haven is retaining full guard.
Haven keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten stays in close to Haven's body and controls the position.
Derreck Haven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutten manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derreck Haven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haven 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derreck Haven!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremi Kasliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Idas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremi Kasliwy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Idas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasliwy darts in trying to clinch
and Idas counters with a nice right hand that sends Kasliwy toppling to the canvas! Kasliwy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Idas finish him?!
It looks like Jeremi Kasliwy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idas looks to land a combination but Kasliwy avoids it well.
Kasliwy has his takedown stuffed
and Idas counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Kasliwy has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leon Idas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Branco Achterkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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266 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Branco Achterkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McQueen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Achterkamp throws a right and a left that McQueen avoids nicely.
Achterkamp tries to bum rush McQueen with a series of wild strikes but McQueen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Achterkamp misses with a wild combination.
McQueen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Achterkamp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQueen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Achterkamp throws out the jab.
McQueen lands a body shot.
Achterkamp is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQueen misses with the combination.
McQueen cracks Achterkamp with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McQueen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Achterkamp to stand back up!
It looks like Branco Achterkamp has been cut.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
Achterkamp gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! McQueen points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Achterkamp wakes up just in time to hear McQueen thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve McQueen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelli Kuukeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelli Kuukeri!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuukeri.
Kuukeri slips a jab and a cross from Frazier.
Frazier throws a jab when Kuukeri was well out of range.
Kuukeri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier works Kuukeri's body with a nice hook.
Frazier stuffs the takedown.
Kuukeri shoots for a double leg takedown but Frazier sprawls well. He's pushed Kuukeri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frazier, as that shot connected.
Kuukeri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelli Kuukeri.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frazier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuukeri needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Kuukeri looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Frazier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuukeri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuukeri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuukeri should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Frazier is trying to keep Kuukeri in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukeri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frazier's head.
Kuukeri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuukeri wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Frazier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frazier is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuukeri is aware though and is defending well.
Frazier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuukeri trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier wants to sweep but no luck.
Frazier looking for a triangle here. Kuukeri is fighting it but it looks tight! Frazier pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kuukeri is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joe Frazier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim comes to the cage accompanied by I'm new in da city. Aybara has chosen Hey Man Nice Shot by Filter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perrin Aybara!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aybara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aybara swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkim pulls guard successfully.
Aybara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aybara has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Darkim to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Aybara is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Darkim pulls down on the head and he's put Aybara to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alucard Darkim!
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