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HFA 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gavyn Mcintyre (ranked 24302 p4p, 25238 weight class) and Kelvin Armstrong (ranked 489 p4p, 474 weight class). Kelvin Armstrong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gavyn Mcintyre's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavyn Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelvin Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcintyre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Mcintyre has control of the leg.
Armstrong is looking to get back to full guard here but Mcintyre has managed to pass to side control instead.
Armstrong is trying to improve his position.
Mcintyre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mcintyre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Armstrong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mcintyre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Mcintyre seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mcintyre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcintyre trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Mcintyre is trying to get an arm triangle but Armstrong is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
That's two 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.
Armstrong is trying to control Mcintyre's posture but Mcintyre avoids it.
Armstrong is looking to regain half guard here but Mcintyre keeps moving and retains side control.
Mcintyre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mcintyre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Armstrong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mcintyre actively working from the bottom here.
Armstrong prevents Mcintyre from improving his position.
Armstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcintyre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcintyre is keeping the position for now.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Mcintyre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcintyre is breathing heavily.
Armstrong won't allow Mcintyre to sweep him here.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Mcintyre looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcintyre, not yet.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcintyre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Armstrong is aware though and is defending well.
Armstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcintyre is retaining full guard.
Mcintyre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armstrong on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mcintyre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcintyre looking for a guillotine here but Armstrong defends easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong feints and as Mcintyre raises his hands in defense, Armstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelvin Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Armstrong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mcintyre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Armstrong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Armstrong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcintyre pulls Armstrong in to control the position.
Mcintyre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armstrong wants to stand but Mcintyre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcintyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mcintyre shoots in and gets a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcintyre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mcintyre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcintyre trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to control.
Our spies down at at Special Ops N7 Training inform us that Armstrong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mcintyre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcintyre connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcintyre tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Armstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcintyre passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcintyre.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but Mcintyre is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control here.
Mcintyre trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Mcintyre prevents Armstrong from improving his position.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Armstrong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Armstrong.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcintyre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Armstrong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Armstrong has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcintyre is looking for a triangle but Armstrong pushes his legs off easily.
Armstrong trying to control but Mcintyre is working from the bottom.
Mcintyre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armstrong defends well.
Kelvin Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcintyre keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Mcintyre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mcintyre tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcintyre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Armstrong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcintyre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcintyre is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcintyre is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong wants to stand but Mcintyre is controlling his arm.
Mcintyre is looking to reverse the position.
Mcintyre is trying to control Armstrong's posture but Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre manages to get back to half guard.
Armstrong seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mcintyre is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kelvin Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rhett Beltran (ranked 3714 p4p, 4476 weight class) and Bongolongo Gayman (ranked 351 p4p, 377 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhett Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bongolongo Gayman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayman throws a head kick but Beltran moves out of range.
Gayman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beltran, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beltran fails to pull guard.
Gayman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beltran or not.
Beltran jumps guard but Gayman stands there with Beltran around his waist. Beltran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beltran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhett Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Gayman.
Gayman scores with a shot to the side of Beltran's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayman lands a body punch.
Gayman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gayman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gayman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beltran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gayman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beltran successfully pulls guard.
Gayman trying to control but Beltran is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gayman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Beltran is tightening it up a little... Gayman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gayman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gayman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Beltran!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rhett Beltran!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Hodge (ranked 1936 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Roman Zakharov (ranked 246 p4p, 298 weight class). Silas Hodge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silas Hodge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hodge.
Zakharov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hodge drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zakharov sprawls and moves away.
Zakharov moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Zakharov.
Hodge is trying to pull guard but Zakharov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hodge looking to throw knees to the head but Zakharov is blocking nicely.
Hodge prevents a body shot from Zakharov.
Zakharov presses Hodge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Zakharov.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zakharov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zakharov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zakharov scores with a hook to the body.
Hodge is breathing heavily.
Zakharov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
Hodge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zakharov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zakharov as Hodge tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zakharov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zakharov tries to work over Hodge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been hearing reports that Hodge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hodge jumps guard and drags Zakharov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zakharov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zakharov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hodge is looking for a triangle but Zakharov pushes his legs off easily.
Zakharov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hodge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zakharov content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is looking for a triangle but Zakharov pushes his legs off easily.
Zakharov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hodge looking for subs off his back but Zakharov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Still in half guard, Zakharov seems content to control.
Hodge actively working from the bottom here.
Hodge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Zakharov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hodge actively working from the bottom here.
Zakharov slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hodge looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zakharov dominated that 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.
Zakharov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zakharov throws a shot from downtown. Hodge moves away and avoids it.
Zakharov throws a looping overhand right but Hodge ducks down to avoid it.
Hodge drops his hands momentarily and Zakharov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 It looks like Silas Hodge has been cut.
Roman Zakharov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakharov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hodge, pushing him back against the cage.
Zakharov lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodge.
Zakharov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zakharov tries a body shot but Hodge blocks it.
Hodge blocks a body shot from Zakharov.
A hook to the body from Zakharov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Zakharov as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zakharov lands a right hand.
Zakharov lands a shot to the body.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
Zakharov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zakharov lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Zakharov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zakharov.
Zakharov digs a right hand underneath Hodge's ribcage. Hodge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Zakharov.
A nice left hand lands by Zakharov.
Zakharov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Zakharov.
Zakharov scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Hodge is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Zakharov.
Zakharov pushes Hodge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hodge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zakharov digs a right hand underneath Hodge's ribcage. Hodge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hodge seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zakharov.
Zakharov drops Hodge onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hodge is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zakharov digs a right hand into Hodge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hodge's gas tank.
Zakharov scores with a shot to the side of Hodge's head.
Zakharov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zakharov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodge.
Zakharov cracks Hodge with a nice body shot.
Zakharov digs a right hand into Hodge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hodge's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zakharov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hodge or not.
Zakharov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zakharov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodge.
Zakharov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zakharov works on Hodge's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zakharov scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
A body shot lands from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Zakharov.
Zakharov drops Hodge onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hodge is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zakharov pushes Hodge against the cage. Zakharov is working some dirty boxing. Zakharov pushes off with a quick right hook! Hodge goes down! Hodge tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zakharov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zakharov!
Roman Zakharov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Rinderknecht (ranked 1982 p4p, 2167 weight class) and Calvin Cannon (ranked 253 p4p, 273 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Rinderknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon misses with a straight left.
Rinderknecht is looking to counter punch.
Rinderknecht takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannon fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Rinderknecht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rinderknecht controls his hands.
Cannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rinderknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Cannon.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rinderknecht pushes Cannon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cannon tries to work over Rinderknecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rinderknecht smiles and moves away.
Rinderknecht connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cannon's hands.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rinderknecht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rinderknecht staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a jab to the head.
Rinderknecht scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Cannon misses.
Cannon throws a hook but Rinderknecht avoids it easily.
Rinderknecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cannon throws a body punch but Rinderknecht moves out of range.
Rinderknecht throws an overhand right that lands on Cannon's shoulder, as Cannon tries to avoid the shot.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Rinderknecht. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rinderknecht.
Cannon misses with a lunging right hand
and Rinderknecht counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rinderknecht.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rinderknecht's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rinderknecht prevents a body shot from Cannon.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch to the body.
Rinderknecht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht is pushing Cannon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rinderknecht.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Rinderknecht.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Rinderknecht.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rinderknecht - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rinderknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannon's elbow.
Rinderknecht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rinderknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Rinderknecht.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cannon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rinderknecht walks away with a smile on his face. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Albert Rinderknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cannon.
Rinderknecht gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannon.
Rinderknecht gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Rinderknecht is working Cannon over against the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rinderknecht.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon can't find room to land a body shot as Rinderknecht controls the action.
Cannon misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Nice body punch from Rinderknecht - that landed with a thud.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht just leaning against Cannon, taking a breather.
Rinderknecht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannons head.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinderknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rinderknecht.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Cannon. Those never looked like landing.
Rinderknecht takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rinderknecht lands with a short shot to the head.
Rinderknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannon being controlled against the cage.
Cannon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rinderknecht is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cannon can do to turn this around?
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rinderknecht has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Rinderknecht lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rinderknecht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cannon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rinderknecht to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Cannon back against the cage.
Rinderknecht lands a body shot.
Rinderknecht stalling against the cage.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rinderknecht.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rinderknecht.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rinderknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinderknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rinderknecht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cannon working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Cannon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rinderknecht just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cannon tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Cannon back against the cage.
The referee calls for Rinderknecht to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rinderknecht gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cannon lands a right hand.
Rinderknecht stalling in the clinch.
Rinderknecht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannon misses with a body punch.
Rinderknecht stalls.
Rinderknecht gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rinderknecht cracks Cannon with a nice body shot.
Cannon misses with a body punch.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch on the inside.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Albert Rinderknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cannon.
Rinderknecht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rinderknecht stalls.
Cannon blocks an uppercut.
Rinderknecht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
Rinderknecht has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cannon on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht gets through Cannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rinderknecht lands with a right to the head.
Cannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinderknecht lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rinderknecht lands with a light punch inside.
Rinderknecht manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cannon misses with some punches.
Rinderknecht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cannon.
Cannon lands with a right to the head.
Rinderknecht misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cannon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rinderknecht's waist but Rinderknecht gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cannon off to one side.
Rinderknecht comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rinderknecht throws a nice looking combination but Cannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cannon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Rinderknecht clinches.
Rinderknecht is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rinderknecht lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rinderknecht has Cannon pressed against the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht holds him up against the cage and eventually Cannon drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Albert Rinderknecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Cannon.
Cannon misses with some punches.
A short left from Rinderknecht.
A right hand to the body from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Rinderknecht to work.
A short right from Cannon on the inside.
Rinderknecht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Rinderknecht's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rinderknecht stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cannon up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Albert Rinderknecht.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannon. Rinderknecht does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rinderknecht misses the target.
Calvin Cannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cannon takes a swing at Rinderknecht's ribcage but misses.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinderknecht is just out of range.
Cannon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rinderknecht gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rinderknecht forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rinderknecht effectively controlling the action here.
Cannon prevents a body shot from Rinderknecht.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rinderknecht smiles and moves away.
Cannon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rinderknecht has time to react.
Albert Rinderknecht is winning the standup battle so far.
Rinderknecht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht has managed to clinch.
Cannon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cannon misses with a punch to the body.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rinderknecht stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Cannon - that landed with a thud.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cannon.
Rinderknecht tries a body shot but Cannon blocks it.
Cannon scores with a shot to the side of Rinderknecht's head.
Rinderknecht leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rinderknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rinderknecht backwards.
Cannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht scores with a shot to the side of Cannon's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rinderknecht lands with a light punch inside.
Cannon tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Cannon back against the cage.
Cannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rinderknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rinderknecht tries to throw a body punch but Cannon avoids it by throwing Rinderknecht back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rinderknecht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rinderknecht lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Rinderknecht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rinderknecht 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rinderknecht!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toe Licker (ranked 1331 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Ronin Huynh (ranked 142 p4p, 201 weight class). Ronin Huynh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toe Licker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronin Huynh!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Licker's head coaches at Vancouver Island Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Licker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huynh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Huynh misses its intended target.
Licker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Licker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huynh.
Huynh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Licker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Licker missing with a left hand there. Huynh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huynh looks to land a combination. Licker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huynh looks to throw the jab but Licker is out of range.
Huynh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huynh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Licker.
Licker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh moves out of range of the strikes.
Huynh misses the jab.
Licker scores with a jab to the head.
Huynh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Licker to score with a decent uppercut.
Licker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huynh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Licker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huynh moves away.
Huynh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huynh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huynh defending well as Licker loads up on a big left hand.
Huynh takes one on the button.
Licker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh drops Licker with a beautiful combination! Licker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Huynh is looking for the KO!
Licker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huynh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Licker scores with a nice right hand.
Licker throws a good cross that connects.
Licker looks to score with a jab to the body but Huynh is just out of range.
Licker jabs Huynh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huynh throws an off balance right hand
letting Licker counter with a right hand.
Licker takes a swing at Huynh's ribcage but misses.
Licker avoids the body shot from Huynh.
Licker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huynh.
Huynh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Licker with a body shot.
Huynh clobbers Licker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Huynh finds it's way through Licker's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Licker in his tracks.
Licker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Licker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huynh throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Licker to counter with a crisp jab.
Licker scores with a shot to the body.
Licker seems to have got his legs back now.
Licker gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Huynh gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Licker is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronin Huynh!
The defeated Toe Licker had this to say: 'Ahhh well that was fucked. Ill be back in a couple weeks. Da Jumba keep me active'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Midget Mode Jones (ranked 1379 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Jeong Yeong Lee (ranked 127 p4p, 151 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Midget Mode Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeong Yeong Lee!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Lee pushes Jones off, looking to escape but Jones dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Lee is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Midget Mode Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton St Pierre (ranked 1105 p4p, 1517 weight class) and Frank Capot (ranked 139 p4p, 193 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. This should be a great matchup!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Capot!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Capot. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Capot has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Capot with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a right hand to the body.
Capot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but St Pierre defends well and Capot ends up having to push St Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Quinton St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Capot.
Capot with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a one-two to the body.
Capot ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Capot shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Capot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Capot defending well as St Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre lands a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
St Pierre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Capot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Capot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre digs a good body shot into Capot's ribs.
Capot digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
Capot throws a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
A quick step to the side and St Pierre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre throws out a loose jab but Capot uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capot throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capot. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre takes a swing at Capot's ribcage but misses.
St Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Capot under the eye.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capot manages to avoid it.
Capot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from St Pierre lands.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Capot avoids nicely.
Quinton St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Capot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Pierre rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Capot or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre, which made it look bad.
Capot darts in looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Capot into the cage.
It looked like St Pierre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Capot connects with a crisp jab.
Capot throws a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre jabs at Capot's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Capot is defended easily by St Pierre.
Capot looks winded!
Capot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capot was well out of range. Poor timing from St Pierre.
Capot misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Capot with the counter takedown but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Capot. Capot gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capot misses with a body shot.
Capot throws a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre blocks a jab.
Capot misses with a jab to the body
and St Pierre counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Capot is defended easily by St Pierre.
St Pierre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Capot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Capot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Capot.
Capot swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre appears to be looking for a big counter.
St Pierre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Capot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Pierre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BOOM! St Pierre lands a beautiful left hook that drops Capot. Capot tries to recover but St Pierre is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Capot lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton St Pierre!
Quinton St Pierre got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaurbek Temirbekovich (ranked 501 p4p, 860 weight class) and Maciej Piotr (ranked 67 p4p, 120 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Piotr!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotr misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr scores with a jab. Temirbekovich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Piotr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Temirbekovich throws out a loose jab but Piotr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Temirbekovich misses.
Piotr moves out of range of the strikes.
Piotr misses with a hook. Temirbekovich ducked under it nicely.
Temirbekovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Piotr throws a lazy right hand but Temirbekovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Temirbekovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piotr.
It looked like Temirbekovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Piotr 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temirbekovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Piotr is just out of range.
It seemed like Piotr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Temirbekovich avoids the body shot from Piotr.
It looked like Temirbekovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Piotr.
Temirbekovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Temirbekovich throws a body punch but Piotr moves out of range.
Piotr throws out a counter right but Temirbekovich avoids it with no problem.
Temirbekovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Piotr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Temirbekovich finds it's way through Piotr's defenses.
Good shot there by Piotr.
Temirbekovich slips under a jab from Piotr.
Piotr moves away from the strike by Temirbekovich.
Piotr misses with a looping right.
Temirbekovich swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Piotr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Temirbekovich misses with a wild body shot.
Temirbekovich throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Temirbekovich's head coaches at RETARDATION CLINIC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piotr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piotr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Temirbekovich.
Piotr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Temirbekovich throws a body punch but Piotr moves out of range.
It seemed like Piotr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piotr slips a jab from Temirbekovich.
Piotr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Temirbekovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirbekovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotr feints a jab promting Temirbekovich to slip. Piotr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Temirbekovich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Piotr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Piotr duly obliges.
Temirbekovich ducks under a wild hook from Piotr.
Maciej Piotr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Temirbekovich.
A right-left combo lands from Piotr.
Temirbekovich moves away from the strike by Piotr.
Temirbekovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Piotr throws out a loose jab but Temirbekovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirbekovich takes one on the button.
Piotr misses with a hook. Temirbekovich ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Piotr lands.
Piotr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Temirbekovich misses its intended target.
Temirbekovich misses with a right hand
enabling Piotr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotr with a jab.
The fighters circling - Piotr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Temirbekovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from Piotr lands.
Piotr with a nice cross.
Temirbekovich blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Temirbekovich misses its intended target.
Temirbekovich throws a looping overhand right but Piotr ducks down to avoid it.
Temirbekovich looks to land a right hand but Piotr moved out of range.
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temirbekovich throws an off balance right hand
letting Piotr counter with a right hand.
Piotr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Temirbekovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Temirbekovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Piotr throws a counter combo.
Piotr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirbekovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirbekovich misses with a hook. Piotr ducked under it nicely.
Temirbekovich misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr lands a jab-cross combination.
Piotr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temirbekovich throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
Piotr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr scores with a shot to the body.
Piotr connects with a nice looking jab.
Piotr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Temirbekovich.
It looked like Temirbekovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Piotr misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirbekovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Temirbekovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Temirbekovich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piotr, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Temirbekovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr scores with a jab to the head.
Temirbekovich moves away from the strike by Piotr.
Piotr misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Piotr - just one landing.
Temirbekovich misses with an uppercut
and Piotr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Temirbekovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Piotr misses with a left hand
enabling Temirbekovich to counter with a crisp jab.
 Piotr is rocked!
Piotr throws a combination that misses
and Temirbekovich counters with a big right hand! Oh Piotr is in trouble here! Temirbekovich follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
An out of breath Zaurbek Temirbekovich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Juan Pablo (ranked 333 p4p, 537 weight class) and Malig Hunt (ranked 50 p4p, 71 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dario Juan Pablo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch up.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch
and Juan Pablo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Juan Pablo avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juan Pablo manages to avoid it.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Juan Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juan Pablo 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 lands with an uppercut that bounces Juan Pablo off the cage and back into range.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juan Pablo in his tracks.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juan Pablo 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.
Juan Pablo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juan Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Juan Pablo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Juan Pablo tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Juan Pablo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan Pablo blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to work over Juan Pablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Juan Pablo's head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt avoiding damage.
A short left from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo jumps guard and drags Hunt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Juan Pablo looking to control.
Hunt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Hunt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hunt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Juan Pablo is proving hard to escape from.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Juan Pablo working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily.
Hunt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hunt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tests Juan Pablo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juan Pablo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juan Pablo slips under a jab from Hunt.
Juan Pablo staying out of range there.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juan Pablo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Juan Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan Pablo takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tests Juan Pablo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Pablo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Juan Pablo moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Juan Pablo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juan Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juan Pablo slips under a jab from Hunt.
Juan Pablo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hunt.
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juan Pablo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Juan Pablo.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Juan Pablo up against the cage.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juan Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Juan Pablo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hunt uses from the top position.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt tries to stand but Juan Pablo is controlling from the bottom.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juan Pablo, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juan Pablo blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Juan Pablo drops back down to his feet.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Juan Pablo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Pablo pulls guard.
Juan Pablo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt stands and steps away. Juan Pablo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juan Pablo walks into a left hand.
Juan Pablo closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Juan Pablo.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt lands a jab to Juan Pablo's midsection.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Juan Pablo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juan Pablo walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malig Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juan Pablo moves into the clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt 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!
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Juan Pablo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt has Juan Pablo up against the cage in a clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Juan Pablo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Juan Pablo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juan Pablo defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Juan Pablo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juan Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juan Pablo moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt rushes Juan Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Juan Pablo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juan Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Juan Pablo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juan Pablo takes a shot to the head.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juan Pablo backwards.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juan Pablo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hunt can turn it around.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.
Hunt pushes Juan Pablo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt pushes Juan Pablo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt taking a breather.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juan Pablos head.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Hunt throws a jab when Juan Pablo was well out of range.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Juan Pablo's head.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt cracks Juan Pablo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juan Pablo walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Juan Pablo is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juan Pablo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Juan Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juan Pablo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt jabs Juan Pablo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Juan Pablo's head back.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Juan Pablo moved out of range nicely.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Juan Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juan Pablo moves out of range of the strikes.
Juan Pablo ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Hunt moves away
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan Pablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Juan Pablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juan Pablo.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Juan Pablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt gets through Juan Pablo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Juan Pablo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juan Pablo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Juan Pablo drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Juan Pablo takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Juan Pablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hunt gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Hunt!
Malig Hunt is the new welterweight champion!
Malig Hunt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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