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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanen has chosen BURN ONE DOWN as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
33 - 9 - 0 |
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214 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samor Kanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Kanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunder lands with an overhand left.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Kanen is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanen's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Thunder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunder throws a looping overhand right but Kanen ducks down to avoid it.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Samor Kanen has been cut.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanen ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Kanen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thunder.
Thunder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kanen is out of range.
Thunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunder.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thunder scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanen should have avoided that one.
Thunder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kanen takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanen blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Thunder does it's job there.
Thunder leaves Kanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanen.
Thunder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thunder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thunder misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thunder motions for Kanen to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder motions for Kanen to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
Kanen scores with a kick to the body.
Kanen moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
Kanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Kanen misses with a looping right.
Thunder moves away from the strike by Kanen.
Kanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kanen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thunder!
Kanen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Kanen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Thunder dodges the ground and pound from Kanen.
Kanen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thunder down.
The ground and pound from Kanen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder defending against the ground and pound.
Kanen trying to control the position but Thunder is working away.
Thunder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samor Kanen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Thunder.
Kanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder throws a solid leg kick but Kanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thunder.
Good work by Kanen as he checks the leg kick.
Kanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunder lands a nice hook to Kanen's body. Kanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kanen moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Kanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Kanen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thunder with a hook.
Kanen moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Thunder lands the left hand.
Kanen lands a right hook to the body.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanen walks into a jab.
Thunder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Kanen.
A punch lands to the side of Kanen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder throws an overhand right that lands on Kanen's shoulder, as Kanen tries to avoid the shot.
Thunder lands a leg kick that knocks Kanen off balance momentarily.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kanen.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanen swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a leg kick.
Thunder is looking to land body kicks.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Kanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Kanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Kanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kanen throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Kanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanen cracks the inside of Thunder's front leg.
Kanen checks a leg kick.
Kanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws out a leg kick but Kanen moves out of range and Thunder only half commits.
Kanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder tries to work over Kanen's front leg with a kick but Kanen checks it.
Kanen with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Thunder misses.
Thunder tries to land a front kick but Kanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Kanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Kanen avoids it.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Kanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanen tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kanen throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thunder throws a low kick but Kanen avoids it.
Kanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Thunder.
A head kick misses from Kanen.
Thunder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kanen throws a leg kick
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.
Kanen tries to land a front kick but Thunder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunder scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
Thunder connects with a right hand. Kanen shakes it off.
Thunder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kanen counters with a low kick, right behind Thunder 's knee.
Thunder lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thunder.
Thunder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanen. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kanen.
Thunder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanen is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Kanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder thows a body kick. Kanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kanen misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Thunder connects with the punch.
Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanen moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Nice body punch from Kanen.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Kanen moves out of range easily.
Thunder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thunder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thunder lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kanen misses with a hook.
Thunder throws a right hand that misses
and Kanen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thunder wants to take Kanen's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanen is looking to improve his position but Thunder isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Denton Thunder did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thunder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thunder stuns Kanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thunder throws the kick towards the body but Kanen avoids it.
Kanen lands with a straight right. Thunder didn't see that one coming.
Kanen slips a jab from Thunder.
Nice shot lands for Thunder.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
Thunder thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanen if he has to take too many more of those.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Kanen moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder is looking to score with low kicks.
Kanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder wants to land a leg kick but Kanen is out of range.
Kanen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thunder.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanen throws a hook to the side of Thunder's head but Thunder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunder lands with a shot to the body.
Kanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Kanen checks it
letting Kanen counter with a right hand.
Thunder slips under a jab.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunder connects with a right hand. Kanen shakes it off.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Kanen's head but Kanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Thunder scores with a kick to the body.
Kanen missing with a left hand there. Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunder.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanen jabs at Thunder's body.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Thunder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanen manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanen checks a leg kick.
Thunder is looking to slow Kanen down with leg kicks.
Thunder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanen's head backwards.
Thunder looks for the body kick but Kanen saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Thunder.
Kanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder is looking to slow Kanen down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder had his way with Samor Kanen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kanen moves away from the strike by Thunder.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
A jab from Thunder finds it's way through Kanen's defenses.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanen.
Thunder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanen has time to react.
Thunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Thunder.
Kanen throws a shot to the body.
Thunder catches Kanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunder lands a really nice looking cross but Kanen seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanen.
Thunder scores with a hook.
Kanen is rocked!
Kanen walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kanen limp body while Thunder jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denton Thunder!
Denton Thunder retains his light heavyweight title!
Denton Thunder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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