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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larith Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larith Shun!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton digs a good body shot into Shun's ribs.
Hampton scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hampton.
Shun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hampton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hampton attempts a counter takedown but Shun avoids it well and moves away.
Hampton misses with a wild body shot.
Hampton lands a jab to Shun's midsection.
Hampton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shun moves in looking to clinch but Hampton pushes him off.
Shun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hampton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hampton lands a right hook to the body.
Hampton lands a nice hook to Shun's body. Shun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hampton throws a shot to the body.
Shun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hampton finds it's way round the side to connect with Shun's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shun moves into the clinch.
Shun stops a takedown attempt from Hampton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton wants a takedown but no success here.
Shun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hampton's elbow.
Shun just leaning against Hampton, taking a breather.
Hampton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hampton looking for a takedown.
Shun is trying to push Hampton away but Hampton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hampton wants to take the fight to the mat but Shun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shun jumps into guard, dragging Hampton to the mat.
Hampton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hampton 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.
Hampton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hampton content to control rather than advance.
Hampton wants to free his trapped foot but Shun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shun regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hampton.
Hampton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hampton is one step ahead there.
Hampton postures up in Shun's guard and throws a big left but Shun blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shun wants to sweep here but Hampton controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hampton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hampton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shun moves away.
Shun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shun takes one to the side of the head.
Shun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hampton.
Hampton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hampton wants it to stay on the feet.
Hampton is looking to wear down Shun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hampton looks to score with a jab to the body but Shun is just out of range.
Shun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hampton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hampton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hampton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shun has time to react.
Hampton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hampton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shun sprawls and moves away.
Hampton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shun's hands.
Hampton lands with a right hand.
Hampton stuffs the takedown attempt from Shun. Shun gets slowly back to his feet.
Shun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hampton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shun can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shun avoids the body shot from Hampton.
Shun closes the distance but Hampton moves to the side
and Shun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Hampton misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hampton as he avoids it easily.
Fred Hampton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larith Shun.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shun is defended easily by Hampton.
Hampton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shun sprawls and moves away.
Hampton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shun shoots in for a takedown but Hampton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hampton is looking to counter the offense by Shun and move into the clinch.
Shun misses with a kick to the body
and Hampton counters with a straight right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shun enables Hampton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shun manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shun is looking to stand back up but Hampton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Shun.
Shun is looking to control Hampton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shun avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shun is looking for a sweep. Hampton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hampton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hampton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shun trying to control from the bottom.
Hampton trying to control the pace.
Shun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton prevents Shun from improving his position.
Hampton wants to control but Shun is keeping him busy.
Hampton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shun defends it well.
Hampton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fred Hampton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hampton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shun tries to clinch up.
Hampton swings for the body but Shun moves out of range.
Larith Shun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shun needs to keep his hands up - Hampton had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hampton stands up over Shun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hampton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hampton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hampton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hampton throws a looping overhand right but Shun ducks down to avoid it.
Shun looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hampton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hampton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hampton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hampton, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shun scoring with some ground and pound.
Shun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shun throws a strike but Hampton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hampton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hampton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hampton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton stopping the sweep attempt from Shun.
Hampton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hampton postures up and lands a big shot to Shun's brow.
Shun trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hampton postures up and lands a big shot to Shun's brow.
Shun is trying to keep Hampton in close.
Shun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shun is trying to control the position but Hampton postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shun tries to clinch up but Hampton circles away and keeps his distance.
Hampton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hampton tries to counter with a takedown but Shun is quick to defend against it.
Hampton scores with a hook.
Shun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hampton lands a body shot.
Hampton slaps away a takedown attempt from Shun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hampton throws a body punch but Shun moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton scores with a body shot.
Hampton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hampton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hampton lands a nice shot to the body.
Hampton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shun darts in trying to clinch
and Hampton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hampton finds it's way round the side to connect with Shun's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton gets the takedown into side control.
Shun tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Larith Shun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Hampton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shun is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Hampton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hampton, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Hampton!
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energy
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hype
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