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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
In Cage
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Beluk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thorn takes a swing at Beluk's ribcage but misses.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damien Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn misses with a straight left.
Beluk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorn.
Thorn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beluk's calf.
Beluk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorn throws out the jab.
Beluk lands with a good body shot.
Beluk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thorn's calf.
Beluk scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorn jabs Beluk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by Thorn's head coaches at Zen Balance Monastery that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Thorn.
Beluk throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Thorn counters with a takedown into side control.
Beluk tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn throwing strikes here but Beluk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Beluk is trying to escape the mount.
Thorn looking to control but Beluk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1#
Beluk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thorn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beluk regains half guard.
Thorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beluk's head.
Beluk gets full guard.
Thorn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thorn throws an elbow that misses. Beluk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorn's guard. Nice move by Beluk!#REVB#
Beluk throws a big right hand that misses.
Beluk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Beluk throws an elbow that misses. Thorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beluk's guard. Nice move by Thorn!#REVR#
Thorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorn wants to pass the guard but Beluk is keeping the position.
Thorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Beluk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thorn content to stall in guard here.
Beluk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorn.
Beluk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorn throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Thorn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beluk's head.
Beluk trying to strike off his back.
Beluk keeping moving, preventing Thorn from controlling successfully.
Beluk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thorn's guard. #REVB#
Thorn keeping full guard, as Beluk tries to pass.
Beluk throws a big elbow that misses.
Thorn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beluk on the ground.
Beluk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Beluk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beluk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beluk trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damien Thorn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
Beluk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thorn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL#
Thorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beluk, pushing him back against the cage.
Beluk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beluk blocks an elbow strike from Thorn.
#BC#
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beluk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Thorn.
Thorn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damien Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beluk throws a wild body kick that Thorn sees coming a mile off.
Beluk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Beluk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Beluk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Beluk misses with a low kick as Thorn jumps back.
Thorn misses with a looping left.#T1#
Beluk tries to score with a low kick but Thorn moves his leg out of the way.
Beluk misses with a low kick.
Beluk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Thorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Thorn.
Thorn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beluk just manages to avoid it.
Thorn misses with a kick to the body.
Beluk tries to land a leg kick but Thorn saw it coming and moves away.
Beluk throws a low kick, looking for Thorn's leg but Thorn calmly moves out of range.
Beluk throws the kick towards the body but Thorn avoids it.
Beluk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beluk doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorn scores with a jab to the head.
Beluk's coach down at 25 Beasts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Beluk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Beluk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorn misses with an uppercut. Beluk saw that one coming.
Thorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beluk lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Beluk connects with a high kick.
Thorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Beluk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Thorn punishes Beluk's body with a nice straight punch.
Beluk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Thorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Beluk.
Thorn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beluk with a hook.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Beluk tries to counter it with a takedown but Thorn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thorn lands with a good body shot.
Thorn blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thorn lands a jab to the nose.
Thorn throws a hook but Beluk avoids it easily.#T3#
Beluk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beluk walks into a straight right hand from Thorn.
Beluk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Beluk just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beluk in his tracks.
Beluk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thorn rather than just go for the knockout.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beluk can do to turn this around?
Thorn takes a swing at Beluk's ribcage but misses.
Thorn throws a jab when Beluk was well out of range.
Beluk ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Thorn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beluk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beluk feints the counter takedown.
Beluk ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Beluk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorn, right into the meat.
Thorn scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorn throws a leg kick which misses Beluk's front leg but catches the back leg as Beluk tries to avoid it. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beluk throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Beluk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beluk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#CL#
Thorn moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Beluk drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Beluk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Beluk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorn throwing strikes but missing.
Beluk is trying to control the position but Thorn postures up.
Thorn landing with the ground and pound.
Thorn looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Beluk misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Beluk shakes it off.
Thorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beluk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Beluk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beluk throws a leg kick
and Thorn counters with a two punch combo.
Thorn with a nice cross.
Thorn loads up on a big right hand but Beluk slips the punch.
Beluk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beluk throws a combination that misses
and Thorn counters with an inside leg kick.
Thorn's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beluk.
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!
Beluk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#
Beluk is rocked!
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beluk moves away.
Beluk is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorn finish him?
Beluk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Beluk seems to have recovered his senses.
Thorn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Beluk's head.
Beluk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beluk throws out the jab.
Beluk misses with a low kick.
Thorn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beluk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beluk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Beluk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beluk is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Beluk misses with a leg kick.
Beluk tries to land a front kick but Thorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beluk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beluk circles away quickly and effectively.
Beluk misses with a head kick.
Beluk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beluk throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thorn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beluk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beluk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beluk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beluk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beluk throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Beluk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThorn.#T2#
Thorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beluk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beluk.
Thorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beluk with a hook.
Beluk slips under a jab from Thorn.
Beluk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Beluk blocks a leg kick.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Thorn catches Beluk right on the button with a cross.
Beluk scores with a kick to the body.
Beluk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorn. Thorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beluk. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thorn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T3#
Thorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorn throws a good cross that connects.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beluk.
Thorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Beluk misses.
Beluk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Thorn.
Thorn scores with a body shot.
Thorn misses with a body kick.
Beluk looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorn is just out of range.
Thorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beluk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorn. Thorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorn scores with a jab.
Beluk misses with a body kick.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Beluk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorn.
Beluk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn throws a looping overhand right but Beluk ducks down to avoid it.
Beluk misses with a wild body shot.
Thorn blocks the body kick.
Thorn throws a quick counter head kick but Beluk was just out of range.
Thorn throws the left hand but Beluk avoids the punch easily.
Beluk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorn.
Beluk wants to slow Thorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Thorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beluk.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorn misses the target.
Beluk motions for Thorn to come forward. Beluk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Beluk.
Thorn lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorn. That's going to slow Beluk down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beluk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thorn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thorn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thorn throwing a counter right hand but Beluk manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Thorn clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Thorn avoids the body shot from Beluk.
A quick step to the side and Thorn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beluk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beluk at a distance.
Good leg kick by Thorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorn avoids the body shot from Beluk.
Beluk 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.
Beluk slips under a jab.
Beluk feints the counter takedown.
Thorn connects with a single shot there.
Beluk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Thorn has managed to clinch.
Beluk jumps guard but Thorn stands there with Beluk around his waist. Beluk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
Beluk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A shot in the inside from Thorn.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beluk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thorn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T1#
Thorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorn lands a big right hand that drops Beluk! The killer instinct kicks in and Thorn finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Thorn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Thorn!
Damien Thorn retains his heavyweight title!
Damien Thorn made sure to mention his sponsor, I-Fight Demonic in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Delighted
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Beluk thows a leg kick but Suckerpunch checks it
and Suckerpunch counters with a series of strikes. Beluk will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beluk. Suckerpunch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suckerpunch is looking for the big counter here.
Beluk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beluk misses with a jab to the body
#KD2#
and Suckerpunch counters with a crisp one two that drops Beluk! Suckerpunch thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beluk to his feet! Beluk is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Beluk is rocked!
Beluk connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Beluk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beluk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suckerpunch's calf.
Beluk seems to have got his legs back now.
Beluk throws a body shot but no joy.
Suckerpunch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beluk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suckerpunch counters with a two punch combo.
Beluk tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Suckerpunch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beluk throws a body kick that misses
letting Suckerpunch counter with a right hand. #T1#
Beluk throws a leg kick which misses Suckerpunch's front leg but catches the back leg as Suckerpunch tries to avoid it.
Beluk looks to land a body kick but Suckerpunch moved away.
Beluk misses with a kick to the body
and Suckerpunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beluk looks to score with a jab to the body but Suckerpunch is just out of range.
Kunyuk Beluk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Beluk.
Beluk throws the kick towards the body but Suckerpunch avoids it.
A good leg kick by Beluk.
A telegraphed right hand from Beluk misses the target.
Beluk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beluk, right into the meat.
Beluk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Beluk misses with a hook
#CL2#
and Suckerpunch counters by moving into the clinch.
Suckerpunch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suckerpunch tries to work over Beluk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suckerpunch wants to break free but Beluk has control.
Suckerpunch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beluk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Suckerpunch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suckerpunch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD#
Beluk decides to pull guard.
Suckerpunch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suckerpunch wants to stand and escape but instead Beluk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Beluk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beluk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beluk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Beluk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suckerpunch's head.
Beluk stands and throws Suckerpunch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beluk is chipping away with strikes.
Beluk slows the pace down.
Suckerpunch is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beluk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Suckerpunch's face as Beluk controls the position. #T4##SUB#
Beluk is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Suckerpunch looks calm but he's in trouble here. Beluk gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Suckerpunch is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Beluk lets go of the hold and Suckerpunch can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kunyuk Beluk!
Kunyuk Beluk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Gain Pain
Date: Mar 26, 2016 |
#R1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beluk.
Beluk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane tries to clinch but Beluk is having none of it.
Beluk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Beluk moves out of range easily.
Beluk keeps the fight on the outside.
Beluk thuds a left hand into Kane's body.
Beluk lands with a nice body kick.
Beluk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Kane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beluk holds on and takes a little breather.
Kane 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.#SUB#
Beluk has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kane should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Beluk has tightened it up now! Kane should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kunyuk Beluk!
Kunyuk Beluk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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