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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 1512 p4p, 4710 weight class) and Christian Hunter (ranked 185 p4p, 490 weight class). Christian Hunter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Naoko Marui's chin.
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150
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155
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui connects with the punch.
Hunter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marui throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter gets a clinch.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Naoko Marui has been cut.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Marui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marui blocks the elbow strike.
Marui misses with a body punch.
Marui blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marui dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Marui has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marui has Hunter pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has Marui pressed against the cage, preventing Marui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Marui.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Marui blocks an elbow strike.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Marui shrugs off.
Marui can't break the clinch.
Marui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Marui dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marui.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marui is defending well for now.
Marui manages to break the clinch.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Marui.
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!
Marui avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Marui.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Marui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marui.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marui lands a shot to the body.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
Marui blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Marui wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marui takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marui is defending well for now.
Hunter working Marui over with knees to the body.
Marui gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naoko Marui's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Marui avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunter.
Hunter tries a knee to the head but Marui blocks it.
Hunter is looking to control Marui's arms but Marui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunter has his back to the cage.
Hunter keeps control of Marui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marui takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marui avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Marui leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoko Marui's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marui throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
and Marui counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Marui cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Marui checks it.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marui lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marui lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Marui checks it
and Marui counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Marui.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Naoko Marui is winning the standup battle so far.
Marui sends Hunter crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marui is motioning to the referee to let Hunter up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hunter is rocked!
Naoko Marui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Hunter wants to counter the offense by Marui and move into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marui cracks Hunter with a hook to the temple - Hunter is on wobbly legs here! Marui swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hunter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marui wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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RATING
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