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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Turk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Turk is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turk slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turk avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunter.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter misses with a low kick as Turk jumps back.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turk.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Turk checks it.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
Turk throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hunter throws a chopping leg kick but Turk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk jabs Hunter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Turk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turk is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Hunter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turk tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter is looking to slow Turk down with leg kicks.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter lands a jab to the head.
Turk is looking to land body kicks.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Turk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vincent Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turk.
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!
Turk blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Turk throws a solid leg kick but Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turk.
Turk misses with a low kick.
Hunter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turk.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turk swinging wildly here.
Hunter wants to land a leg kick but Turk is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turk!
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Turk misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Good work by Turk as he checks the leg kick.
Turk checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hunter blocks the low kick.
Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turk lands a high kick!
Turk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turk misses with the combination.
Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Hunter throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter lands with a nice body kick.
Turk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick from Turk lands but Hunter takes it in his stride.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turk cracks Hunter with a good jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turk - the referee stops the clock and Hunter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turk. Hunter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunter. That one must have hurt.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter throws a push kick but Turk slaps the foot to one side.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunter, right into the meat.
Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Vincent Hunter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turk blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Turk works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Turk checks a low kick from Hunter.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turk checks a leg kick.
Turk doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Turk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turk throws a body kick that misses.
Turk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turk tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Turk's leg but Turk calmly moves out of range.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turk blocks a head kick by Hunter.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Turk scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there
and Turk counters with a body kick that stops Hunter in his tracks momentarily.
Vincent Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turk throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunter's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Turk down.
Turk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
Turk tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turk misses with a head kick.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turk tries to clinch up.
Turk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter works the jab nicely.
Hunter swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Turk.
Turk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turk. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turk tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turk was covering up waiting for the punch and Hunter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turk wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunter won't allow Turk to get back to his feet.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Hunter postures up in Turk's guard and throws a big left but Turk blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter is stalling in the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Vincent Hunter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turk doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turk clinches up against the ropes.
Turk is looking to control Hunter's arms but Hunter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turk has his back to the ropes.
Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Turk saw it coming and moves away.
Turk throws a push kick but Hunter slaps the foot to one side.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Turk misses with a body shot
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
David Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a push kick but Turk slaps the foot to one side.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Turk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter throws a low kick but Turk avoids it.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
A nice combination there by Turk.
Hunter scores with a nice strike.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Turk is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Turk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turk staying out of range there.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Turk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Turk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Turk moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Turk thows a body kick. Hunter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunter, pushing him back against the ropes.
Turk tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Turk 's eye.
Turk dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turk's defenses.
It looks like David Turk has been cut.
Turk stalling in the clinch.
Turk dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Turk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
David Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turk stalling in the clinch but Hunter improves position.
Turk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
Turk is trying to stall.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Turk pressing his opponent against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk takes an elbow to the temple.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vincent Hunter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Hunter!
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