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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Barnett has chosen canceled forever 125 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 cm
28
223 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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210 cm
24
206 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Oden misses the shot to the body. Barnett takes a swing at Oden's ribcage but misses. Barnett lands a jab to the nose. Barnett checks a low kick from Oden. Oden takes the fight into the clinch. A short body shot lands from Barnett as the two fighters clinch.
Oden lands a shot to the body. Oden wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Oden misses with an elbow over the top. Oden stalling in the clinch but Barnett improves position. Oden wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Barnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Oden backwards. Barnett stalling against the cage.
Barnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Oden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnett is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnett lands an uppercut. Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Oden throws a nice outside leg kick. Oden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnett is out of range and Oden settles back down. Oden throws a leg kick and Barnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. An inside leg kick lands from Barnett. Oden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Barnett connects with a crisp jab. Oden misses with a leg kick and Barnett counters with a low kick, right behind Oden 's knee. Barnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oden. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Oden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorfinn Oden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Good work by Barnett as he checks the leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Barnett.
A head kick misses from Barnett. Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oden manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnett jabbing away but nothing is landing. Barnett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Oden throws a lazy head kick and Barnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Oden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick. Barnett rushes Oden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Barnett leaning his opponent against the cage. Oden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Barnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oden or not. Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Oden avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Oden has managed to clinch.
Oden has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.
Barnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oden up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnett breaks the clinch.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Oden with a lazy takedown attempt and Barnett counters with a right hand to the body. Oden throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily. Barnett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oden on the side of the head. Barnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Ruiner Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Barnett misses with a body shot.
Oden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oden wants to break free but Barnett has control.
Oden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oden missing with knees to the body.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. This has been an exciting period of action! Oden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Oden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnett. Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oden manages to avoid it. Oden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Barnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Barnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Barnett blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Barnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice body punch from Barnett - that landed with a thud.
Barnett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Barnett scores with a nice hook to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruiner Barnett dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Oden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barnett counter with a right hand. Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett cracks a nice hook into Oden's ribs. Barnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oden. Oden looks to land a combination but Barnett avoids it well. Oden lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnett's head. Oden throws a front kick aimed at Barnett's knee but Barnett avoids it well. Barnett tries to bum rush Oden with a series of wild strikes but Oden uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Barnett throws a shot to the body.
Oden throws a leg kick and Barnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Oden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oden throws a chopping leg kick but Barnett manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Oden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Oden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Barnett. A short uppercut from Barnett. Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Barnett lands a head shot. Oden connects with a solid leg kick. Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oden.
Oden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Oden darts in and clinches Barnett up against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Oden throws an elbow but misses. Oden wants to stall.
Barnett stalling the fight.
Oden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oden is trying to break the clinch but Barnett has him pressed against the cage. Oden is trying to break free. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Oden stalling in the clinch.
Oden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnett has him pressed against the cage. Barnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Oden. Oden has had enough of the clinch but Barnett keeps him there for the moment. Barnett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Barnett prevents Oden from breaking the clinch. Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Oden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Oden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A low kick from Oden misses and Barnett counters with a lovely shot to the body. Barnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oden throws a half hearted mid kick. A clash of legs there as Barnett blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oden thows a leg kick but Barnett checks it and Barnett counters with a nice leg kick. Oden misses with a leg kick enabling Barnett to counter with a crisp jab. Oden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Oden tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Barnett - just one landing. Barnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oden.
Barnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruiner Barnett seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Oden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Barnett lands a big head kick that sends Oden tumbling to the mat! Barnett takes a step backwards and waves Oden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oden is rocked! Oden get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Oden stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Barnett runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruiner Barnett! A victorious Ruiner Barnett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
78% |
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