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Event:
CEC 436
Date: Mar 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Middleton.
Middleton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Middleton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Middleton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Middleton catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt slips a jab from Middleton.
Josh Middleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Middleton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Middleton jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Middleton slips under a jab.
Middleton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Middleton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Middleton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Middleton backwards.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Middleton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Middleton lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Middleton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt tries a body shot but Middleton blocks it.
Hunt stalls.
Middleton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt works on Middleton's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt gets through Middleton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Hunt trying to stall but Middleton improves his position.
Middleton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt stalling.
#T2#
Hunt blocks a body shot from Middleton.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Microscopic Hunt.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Middleton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Middleton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Middleton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Middleton moves out of range easily. #T3#
No joy there for Middleton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Middleton tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Middleton misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Middleton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Middleton throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Middleton scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Middleton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Middleton.
Middleton throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Middleton manages to avoid it.
Hunt slips under a jab from Middleton.
Middleton misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Middleton lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt tries to bum rush Middleton with a series of wild strikes but Middleton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Middleton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Middleton misses with a wild body shot.
Middleton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Middleton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Middleton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt moves forwards but Middleton connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Hunt pushes Middleton up against the cage in a clinch.
Middleton misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Middleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Middleton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt keeps Middleton at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Middleton 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.
#R2#
Jab from Middleton.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Middleton throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Middleton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Middleton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Middleton misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Middleton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Middleton - that will leave a mark!
#T1#
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Middleton misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Middleton - just one landing.
Middleton scores with a spinning back kick!
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Middleton misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Middleton counters with an inside leg kick.
Middleton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Middleton throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Middleton throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Middleton throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Middleton moves into range and connects with a jab. #T2#
Middleton feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt looks to clinch
and Middleton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Middleton checks a leg kick nicely.
Middleton takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Middleton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Middleton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Middleton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Middleton avoids it.
Middleton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Middleton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Middleton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Middleton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Middleton. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Middleton lands with an overhand left.
Jab from Middleton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Middleton.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Middleton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Middleton avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Middleton scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Middleton moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Middleton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Middleton's knee momentarily.
Middleton throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt misses with a hook. Middleton ducked under it nicely.
Middleton throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.#T4#
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Middleton misses.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Middleton ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Middleton misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Middleton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Middleton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Middleton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Middleton throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Middleton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt throws a jab when Middleton was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Middleton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Middleton.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Middleton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Middleton moved away.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Middleton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Josh Middleton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Middleton circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
Middleton moves out of range of the strikes.
Middleton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Middleton.
Middleton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Middleton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Middleton counters with a series of strikes. Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Middleton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Middleton.
Hunt tries to clinch but Middleton is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Middleton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Middleton throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Middleton scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Middleton.#T2##CL#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Middleton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt tries a body shot but Middleton blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Middleton scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt presses Middleton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Middleton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Middleton lands with a right to the head.
Middleton stalling in the clinch.
Hunt pushes Middleton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Middleton missing with knees to the body.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Middleton's elbow.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Middleton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3##CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt is looking to control Middleton's arms but Middleton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Middleton lands a body punch.
Middleton lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Middleton.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Middleton controls his hands.
Middleton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Middleton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Middleton gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Microscopic Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##BC2#
Middleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Middleton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Middleton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Middleton with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Middleton lands a jab.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Middleton throws a fast counter high kick but Hunt manages to duck under it in time.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Middleton counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Middleton is avoiding it.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Middleton circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Middleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Middleton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Middleton!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Middleton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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