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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Gustin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gustin!
Gustin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gustin misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Gustin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustin circles away.
Hunt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Gustin lands with a nice combination. Hunt backs away looking to recover.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Gustin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustin.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gustin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustin avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Gustin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gustin misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Gustin avoided it.
Gustin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Gustin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gustin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustin.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustin is just out of range.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gustins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gustin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustin! But no joy.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gustin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustin should have avoided that one.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Gustin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a hook but Gustin avoids it easily.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustin scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gustin tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustin moves away.
Gustin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
A big left from Gustin misses.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Gustin keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Gustin.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Nice body punch from Gustin.
Gustin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Gustin blocks the body kick.
Gustin ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustin is just out of range.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gustin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Gustin is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Gustin moves out of range.
Gustin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Gustin moved out of range nicely.
Gustin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustin moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Gustin.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gustin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustin lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Hunt jabs Gustin right on the nose. Gustin blinks but takes it well.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Gustin sees coming a mile off.
Gustin tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
And Hunt counters with a quick kick to the body but Gustin blocks it.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt defending well as Gustin loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Gustin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Gustin slips a straight right by Hunt.
Gustin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Gustin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Gustin circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustin is just out of range.
Gustin sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melvin Gustin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melvin Gustin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt takes a swing at Gustin's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Gustin.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Gustin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gustin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gustin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Gustin swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Gustin.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Gustin moved out of range nicely.
Gustin throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin connects with a solid leg kick.
Gustin cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gustin lands a slapping body shot.
Gustin defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Gustin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries to bum rush Gustin with a series of wild strikes but Gustin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gustin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Gustin throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustin.
Gustin dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Gustin flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Gustin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustin feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gustin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustin.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Gustin saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gustin tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Gustin misses.
Gustin digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Gustin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gustin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Gustin shrugs it off though.
Gustin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Gustin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustin digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Gustin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Gustin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Gustin saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Gustin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Gustin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Gustin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Gustin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gustin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A low kick from Gustin misses
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
Gustin misses with a body punch
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
Gustin punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Gustin counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Gustin counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Gustin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gustin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gustin.
That kick from Gustin tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt cracks Gustin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gustin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustin.
Hunt takes a swing at Gustin's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gustin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustin.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Gustin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt throws a series of strikes that have Gustin backpedaling.
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin motions for Hunt to come forward. Gustin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustin.
Gustin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Gustin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Gustin defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Hunt counters with a quick kick to the body but Gustin blocks it.
Gustin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Melvin Gustin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Gustin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Gustin counters with an inside leg kick.
Gustin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Gustin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gustin throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Gustin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gustin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Gustin counters with a left to the body.
Gustin connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Gustin lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a hook but Gustin avoids it easily.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt throws a hook but Gustin blocks it.
Gustin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Gustin.
Gustin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gustin. Those never looked like landing.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustin counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Gustin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gustin takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Gustin jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustin blocks a leg kick.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Gustin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gustin cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Gustin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt throws a jab when Gustin was well out of range.
Gustin slips a straight right by Hunt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gustin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Gustin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gustin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Gustin!
After winning the bout, Melvin Gustin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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