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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint has chosen Be Aggresive by Faith No More as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Thunder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saint lands a slapping body shot.
Thunder fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint in the body.
Thunder cracks Saint with an open hand slap.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder cracks Saint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Thunder looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Thunder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Thunder's shoulder, as Thunder tries to avoid the shot.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Thunder settles back down.
Saint is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thunder rather than just go for the knockout.
Thunder feints and then cracks Saint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saint down.
Thunder lands with an uppercut that bounces Saint off the cage and back into range.
Saint sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint wants to clinch.
Thunder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thunder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Thunder finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good work by Thunder as he checks the leg kick.
Thunder throws a low kick but Saint avoids it.
Thunder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thunder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Thunder moves out of range easily.
Saint throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunder misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a left to the body.
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws out a powerful jab.
Saint thuds a left hand into Thunder's body.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thunder lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunder's head backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thunder.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
Saint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint. That's going to slow Thunder down.
Thunder blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Thunder.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Saint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint lands a jab to Thunder's midsection.
Thunder lands with a straight right. Saint didn't see that one coming.
Saint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kain Saint will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thunder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thunder motions for Saint to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint misses with a left hand
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thunder jabs at Saint's body.
Thunder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint lands with an overhand left.
Saint throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunder.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Saint as he checks the leg kick.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Thunder saw it coming and moves away.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Thunder ducks down to avoid it.
Saint tries to work over Thunder's front leg with a kick but Thunder checks it.
Saint throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunder looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Thunder swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint is looking to chop away at Thunder's legs.
Thunder slips under a jab.
Thunder is looking to score with low kicks.
Saint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thunder circles away.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Thunder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Thunder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kain Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Thunder misses.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
A left lands for Thunder.
Thunder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thunder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder.
Saint checks a leg kick.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Thunder saw it coming and moves away.
Saint throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder thumps Saint with a low kick.
Thunder scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thunder scores with a nice body kick.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Saint counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crunch! Thunder slams his shin into Saint's torso.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Thunder misses with a leg kick
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint dips to his left and cracks Thunder with an uppercut!
Thunder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Saint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.
Thunder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Denton Thunder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saint staying out of range there.
Saint misses with a body shot
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Thunder as Saint shoots in.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Saint down.
Thunder throws a solid leg kick but Saint takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thunder.
Saint misses with a straight right.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thunder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Thunder. Beautiful body shot.
Thunder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint checks a low kick from Thunder.
Saint throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Saint misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Thunder slips under a jab from Saint.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint blocks the leg kick.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Thunder slams his shin into Saint's torso.
Saint has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thunder.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
A head kick by Saint misses
and Thunder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thunder - that will leave a mark!
Saint throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saint looks to throw the jab but Thunder is out of range.
Saint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!
Thunder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thunder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunder to score with a decent uppercut.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunder.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Saint.
Thunder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint. Saint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saint throws a leg kick but Thunder checks it.
Saint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder dips to his left and cracks Saint with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's time! Thunder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Thunder's knee but Thunder avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Saint misses with a body punch
and Thunder counters with a body kick that stops Saint in his tracks momentarily.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunder.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Saint throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Thunder finds it's target.
Saint is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thunder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Thunder.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder digs a good hook to Saint's body.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Saint.
Saint takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saint takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thunder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thunder sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot lands for Thunder.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Saint clobbers Thunder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thunder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thunder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint misses with a straight left.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Saint misses with a jab to the body
and Thunder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunder lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thunder thuds his shin into the meat of Saint's side.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Saint changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thunder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saint looking to control but instead Thunder has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Thunder is trying to maintain the position but Saint is very close to passing his half guard.
Saint throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thunder to regain full guard.
Saint preventing the sweep.
Saint scoring with some ground and pound.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thunder working a defensive guard here.
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!
Saint scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint content to stall in guard here.
Saint trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder had his way with Kain Saint in that round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Saint misses with a low kick.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body
and Saint counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint lands with a cross.
A jab from Saint misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint.
Saint staying out of range there.
Thunder defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Saint defending well as Thunder loads up on a big left hand.
Saint with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Thunder is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunder. That did some damage!
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Saint misses.
Thunder tries to score with a low kick but Saint moves his leg out of the way.
Kain Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint.
Saint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunder with a jab.
Saint is looking to chop away at Thunder's legs.
Saint throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
Thunder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder lands a head kick. Saint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thunder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
Denton Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
Saint throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.
Saint sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Thunder blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Thunder connects with a right hand. Saint shakes it off.
Saint lands the left hand.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder 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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thunder.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Saint.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!
Denton Thunder retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Denton Thunder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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