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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Stavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's entrance music is Ace of Spades by Motorhead. A fine choice. Fiodor Stavrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Stavrov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Stavrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Stavrov moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Stavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stavrov misses the target.
Stavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt cracks Stavrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stavrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Stavrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stavrov throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Stavrov misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Stavrov is predictable there
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Fiodor Stavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stavrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a combination. Stavrov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stavrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Stavrov slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Stavrov.
Stavrov shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stavrov misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Stavrov looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Stavrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stavrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Stavrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stavrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stavrov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stavrov misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a head kick.
Stavrov scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Stavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stavrov shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonny Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiodor Stavrov.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Stavrov with an uppercut!
Stavrov misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stavrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
Stavrov gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Stavrov's ribcage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Stavrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stavrov being controlled against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Hunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Stavrov being controlled against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Stavrov misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stavrov.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Stavrov is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Fiodor Stavrov has been cut.
Hunt taking a breather.
Stavrov blocks the elbow strike.
Stavrov is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Stavrov won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working Stavrov over against the cage.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Stavrov shrugs off.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt gets through Stavrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stavrov blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stavrov backwards.
Hunt lands an elbow that stopped Stavrov in his tracks for a moment.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stavrov's face.
Stavrov lands a left hand.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Stavrov avoids the damage to the body.
Stavrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stavrov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Stavrov's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stavrov's brow.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stavrovs head.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fiodor Stavrov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Stavrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stavrov thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Stavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stavrov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Stavrov misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Hunt.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Stavrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stavrov is breathing heavily.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonny Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stavrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stavrov trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Stavrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stavrov trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt gets through Stavrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stavrov avoids the elbow strike from Hunt, against the cage.
Stavrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stavrov's brow.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stavrov.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stavrov is defending well for now.
Stavrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stavrovs head.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stavrov.
Jonny Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiodor Stavrov.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunt.
Jonny Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Stavrov won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stavrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stavrov blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Nice elbow from Hunt.
Hunt lands an elbow that stopped Stavrov in his tracks for a moment.
Stavrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Stavrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stavrov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Stavrov tries to tie him up.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt misses with an elbow strike.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Stavrov avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt has Stavrov pressed against the cage, preventing Stavrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stavrov can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stavrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hunt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stavrov's brow.
Hunt trying to stall but Stavrov improves his position.
Stavrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stavrov is defending well for now.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stavrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stavrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stavrov is struggling to control the position.
Stavrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stavrov can do to turn this around?
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stavrov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stavrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stavrov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stavrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fiodor Stavrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stavrov connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Stavrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stavrov throws a leg kick
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonny Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Stavrov misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Stavrov shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stavrov thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Stavrov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hunt!
Hunt tries to hold on but Stavrov pushes him away.
Stavrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt taking shots to the head.
Hunt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stavrov.
Hunt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stavrov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hunt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stavrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiodor Stavrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov wants to hit a switch here but Hunt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stavrov there!
Stavrov is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavrov tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stavrov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stavrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stavrov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jonny Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fiodor Stavrov.
I think Hunt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Hunt!
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