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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hunt (ranked 24572 p4p, 4481 weight class) and Kingsley Nasir (ranked 703 p4p, 544 weight class). Kingsley Nasir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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209 cm 19 185 1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 20 215 3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Very strong |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Powerful |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Hunt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kingsley Nasir! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nasir ducks under a wild hook from Hunt. Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand. Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand. Hunt avoids the body shot from Nasir.
Hunt is looking to counter punch. Hunt with a hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Nasir does a little dance to reset his feet. Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Nasir moves away and avoids it. Hunt throws a hook to the side of Nasir's head but Nasir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hunt throws a body punch but Nasir moves out of range. Nasir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Nice shot by Nasir. No luck with that takedown attempt from Nasir. Nasir blocks a jab. Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A looping hook to the body misses from Nasir. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet. Good shot there by Hunt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target. Nasir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nasir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well. Hunt throws a hook to the side of Nasir's head but Nasir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing. And Nasir tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hunt moves away from the strike by Nasir. Nasir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hunt! Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Nasir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Nasir. Hunt seems a little lost for a moment, as Nasir dominates the positioning. Nasir throwing shots but missing, from side control. Hunt tries to escape but Nasir is in control. Nasir in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Hunt defending against the ground and pound. Nasir working the ground and pound. Nasir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nasir scoring with strikes but Hunt is staying in there. A nice elbow there by Nasir. Nasir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunt hang on? Nasir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nasir is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Charlie Hunt has been cut. Nasir lands a big elbow - Hunt is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hunt is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kingsley Nasir! During a confident post fight interview, Kingsley Nasir thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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