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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Tei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Tei!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt moves out of range as Tei throws a body kick.
Hunt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tei.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Tei.
Hunt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tei wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hunt seems content to control.
Tei tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Hunt slips a nice elbow through Tei's hands, connecting with Tei's forehead.
Hunt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tei misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunt in particular looking to stall.
Tei looking for submissions off his back.
Tei looks gassed!
Hunt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hunt 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.
Tei wants to get back to full guard.
Tei looking for submissions off his back.
Hunt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tei for as long as he can get away with.
Tei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunt not doing much here.
Hunt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunt is controlling the pace.
Tei is looking to improve his position.
Tei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tei tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Hunt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tei!
Hunt content just to control the position here.
Tei is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt content just to control the position here.
Tei tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
Hunt landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hunt wants to control the pace but Tei is squirming around nicely.
Tei tries to lock up and control but Hunt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hunt controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Hunt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hunt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tei throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tei wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tei to the mat! Tei manages to get full guard.
Tei being controlled here, momentarily.
Tei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Tei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tei is breathing heavily.
Tei looking for subs off his back but Hunt has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tei missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tei looking for submissions off his back.
Hunt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tei is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt controlling the action here.
That's two 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 has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hunt is trying to control the action in half guard but Tei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Hunt just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
Tei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tei throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tei throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Tei didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunt stops Tei from standing up.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tei, up you get!
Tei fails with the takedown
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tei tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Tei pushes Hunt off looking to stand but Hunt dives back in and keeps control.
Tei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunt's back!
Tei thows a strike but Hunt uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Hunt as he ends up in Tei 's guard!
Hunt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tei looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tei's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tei's back!
Hunt is trying to stick to Tei's back but Tei is turning into Hunt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tei.
Tei wants to get up but he can't break Hunt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tei is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Hunt is pulling down on Tei's head. It's preventing any offense from Tei, at least for the moment.
Tei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tei working for submissions but it's allowed Hunt to get to half guard.
Tei trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Hunt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunt content to control rather than advance.
Hunt prevents Tei from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tei tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hunt is taking a breather. Tei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hunt prevents Tei from improving his position.
Tei is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Tei keeps moving.
Tei controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Tei wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Tei wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hunt is now in half guard.
Hunt slips a nice elbow through Tei's hands, connecting with Tei's forehead.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tei gets caught flat footed, as Hunt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hunt throws a strike but Tei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tei postures up.
Tei throwing strikes but missing.
Billy Tei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt pulls Tei in to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Tei.
Hunt connects with a jab.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Mike Hunt!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mike Hunt!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Mike Hunt!
Mike Hunt wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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