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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Dos Santos (ranked 24108 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hunt (ranked 3464 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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167 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hunt!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunt tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunt to the ground. Hunt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Dos Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hunt defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push Hunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos .
A right hand to the body from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos 's efforts to push away.
Hunt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Hunt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hunt is striking but Dos Santos is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dos Santos decides to return to a standing position.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a three punch combo that has Dos Santos backing up. Dos Santos nods at Hunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Hunt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes down on Dos Santos 's head and hops out.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos .
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt dives in and grabs Dos Santos 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Hunt's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Dos Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunt drags the fight down to the ground.
Hunt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dos Santos trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Hunt trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dos Santos pushes Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
Hunt fails to pull guard.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunt is trying to drag Dos Santos to the mat but Dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos 's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt stuns Dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leonardo Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt is working for takedown but Dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Hunt has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to stall.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to pull guard but Dos Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunt drops back down to his feet.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos . Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Dos Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots and misses
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunt is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Dos Santos gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonardo Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos stalling the fight.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunt after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt can't get the takedown.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Hunt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos .
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Dos Santos is wise to it.
Hunt has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos .
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt feints a jab promting Dos Santos to slip. Hunt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dos Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Marcus Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Hunt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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