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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Egyptian has chosen Egyptian Entrance Song as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinuhe Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt has Egyptian up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Egyptian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Egyptian tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egyptian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Egyptian with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egyptian scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Egyptian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinuhe Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Egyptian blocks the low kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Egyptian's front leg but catches the back leg as Egyptian tries to avoid it.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt cracks Egyptian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Egyptian closes the distance and clinches.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian's coach down at Gutz Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Egyptian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Egyptian has his back to the cage.
Egyptian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Egyptian tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Egyptian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egyptian is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinuhe Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Egyptian is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Egyptian trying to control the position here.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Egyptian has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sinuhe Egyptian was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Egyptian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egyptian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt jabs at Egyptian's body.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Egyptian's ribs.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Egyptian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Hunt.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Hunt.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egyptian.
Egyptian cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Hunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egyptian scores with a head kick. Hunt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Egyptian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Merik Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses.
Egyptian lands a jab to the head.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
Egyptian misses with a kick to the body.
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Egyptian throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Egyptian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Hunt tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egyptian.
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!
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egyptian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Egyptian's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Egyptian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egyptian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egyptian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian misses with a head kick.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Egyptian saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Egyptian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Egyptian was covering up waiting for the punch and Hunt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Egyptian.
Egyptian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egyptian looking for a sweep. Not yet Egyptian, not yet.
Hunt passes Egyptian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sinuhe Egyptian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Egyptian saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egyptian.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Hunt throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egyptian ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a double leg but Egyptian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Egyptian connects with an inside leg kick.
Egyptian wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Egyptian wants to clinch.
Egyptian misses with a combination
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Egyptian's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Egyptian blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Egyptian lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunt!
Egyptian looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hunt tries to control the position but Egyptian now has his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hunt wants to control his opponent's hands but Egyptian gets his hands free.
Hunt is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Egyptian tries to get the hooks in deep but Hunt pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sinuhe Egyptian.
Hunt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Egyptian is trying to defend but Hunt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Egyptian trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian is holding on to half guard well.
Egyptian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Merik Hunt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt cracks Egyptian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt dives in for a single leg takedown but Egyptian sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Come on Egyptian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Egyptian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Egyptian.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egyptian. Egyptian obviously looking to wear him down.
Egyptian blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egyptian throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Egyptian is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Egyptian's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
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!
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Egyptian defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Egyptian's leg but Egyptian calmly moves out of range.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Egyptian sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Egyptian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Egyptian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
Egyptian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Egyptian.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pushes down on Egyptian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Egyptian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunt is working away from the top position though.
Egyptian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Egyptian tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Merik Hunt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Egyptian.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Egyptian knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Egyptian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egyptian at a distance.
Egyptian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Egyptian is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Egyptian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egyptian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Egyptian tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Egyptian scores with a head kick. Hunt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A shot to the liver by Egyptian. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egyptian.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Egyptian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Egyptian stuffs the takedown.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Egyptian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Egyptian's sensitive parts.
Hunt takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
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.
Egyptian tries to land a body kick
and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hunt trying to control from half guard but Egyptian is working away.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but Egyptian defending well.
Egyptian moves into full guard.
Egyptian pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a strike but Egyptian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Egyptian pushing down on Hunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sinuhe Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egyptian is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hunt is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Egyptian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egyptian goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hunt turns into him and now he's in Egyptian's guard.
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 Merik Hunt.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
A relieved looking Merik Hunt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Sinuhe Egyptian stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose. I fight only the best so every win is big and every loose is against tough and talented foe.'.
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