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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has chosen SKSK Faces as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Rabago lands the left hand.
Rabago misses the jab.
Rabago throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Rabago.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Rabago.
Rabago misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt scores with a takedown into Rabago's guard.
Hunt prevents Rabago from getting back to his feet.
Hunt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rabago wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt stands and throws Rabago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt decides to stand back up.
Rabago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Rabago misses.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago with a poor takedown
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rabago looks gassed!
Hunt is stalling in the full guard.
Hunt stops Rabago from standing up.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hunt stands up from Rabago's guard - Hunt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rabago misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunt advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Hunt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rabago, who protects the arm well.
Rabago seems a little lost for a moment, as Hunt dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt prevents Rabago from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working the body and head with strikes.
Hunt trying to control the action but Rabago is working from the bottom.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is dominant here and he's now got Rabago's back!
Hunt is riding his opponent, not letting Rabago buck him off.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Hunt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hunt scores with a takedown into Rabago's guard.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Hunt passes into half guard.
Hunt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rabago scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hunt manages to mount him!
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
Rabago taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt cracks Rabago with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Rabago.
Rabago misses with an uppercut.
Rabago loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rabago is trying to stand up here but Hunt is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunt in particular looking to stall.
Hunt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rabago!
Rabago's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
Rabago is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hunt breaks from Rabago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Rabago really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
Hunt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hunt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rabago squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hunt working the ground and pound effectively.
Hunt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rabago's face.
Rabago taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hunt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rabago is surviving well by controlling Hunt's body position as best he can.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rabago?
Rabago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rabago is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Hunt.
Hunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rabago can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt won't let Rabago get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hunt landing strikes from the mount.
Rabago is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunt scoring with strikes but Rabago is staying in there.
Hunt has control of Rabago's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rabago regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rabago's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rabago throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rabago misses with a straight right.
Hunt scores with a takedown into Rabago's guard.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Rabago keeps moving.
Rabago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt works over Rabago with some ground and pound from guard.
Rabago wants to stand and escape but Hunt is having none of it.
Rabago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Hunt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rabago is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Rabago circles away and we're back to standing.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
A jab from Rabago misses.
Nice takedown defense from Rabago. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
Rabago stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rabago won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hunt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hunt remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rabago is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Rabago's face as Hunt controls the position.
Rabago is looking to get back to his feet here but Hunt is keeping cool and he's managed to take Rabago's back.
Hunt has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Rabago.
Adam Rabago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt controlling from the back.
Rabago trying to get back to his feet but Hunt is in full control for now.
Hunt scores with strikes from the back.
Rabago looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabago can do to turn this around?
Hunt is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hunt gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hunt gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hunt apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rabago tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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