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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hunter (ranked 3379 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Greg Dansworth (ranked 421 p4p, 215 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Dansworth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dansworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Dansworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter jabs Dansworth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dansworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Dansworth misses.
Dansworth is looking to clinch.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter takes a swing at Dansworth's ribcage but misses.
Dansworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Dansworth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hunter.
A slow jab from Dansworth misses its intended target.
Hunter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Greg Dansworth has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dansworth rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Dansworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Dansworth stalling in the clinch.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dansworth can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dansworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dansworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dansworth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dansworth misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ispa Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dansworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Hunter misses
and Dansworth counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dansworth fails to land.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dansworth is working Hunter over against the cage.
Dansworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to break free but Dansworth pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dansworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunter's head.
Dansworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Dansworth defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dansworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Dansworth forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
We've been informed that Dansworth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dansworth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dansworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dansworth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Dansworth.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Dansworth blocks a jab.
Dansworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Dansworth staying out of range there.
Dansworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Hunter misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Dansworth.
Dansworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dansworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Dansworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
Dansworth slips under a jab.
Dansworth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunter with a body shot.
Dansworth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Greg Dansworth's cut even more.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Dansworth instigates a clinch.
Dansworth lands an uppercut.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dansworth prevents Hunter from breaking the clinch.
Dansworth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dansworth scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dansworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dansworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunter tries a body shot but Dansworth blocks it.
Dansworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dansworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Dansworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter works on Dansworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Dansworth pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dansworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dansworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Good body shot from Hunter.
Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dansworth fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dansworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Dansworth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Dansworth's ribs.
Hunter punishes Dansworth's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Dansworth does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Dansworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dansworth.
Dansworth digs a good body shot into Hunter's ribs.
Ispa Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Dansworth moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dansworth clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Hunter.
Dansworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter digs a right hand underneath Dansworth's ribcage. Dansworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dansworth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dansworths head.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dansworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dansworth lands with a light punch inside.
Dansworth has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Dansworth.
Dansworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dansworth presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Greg Dansworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dansworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dansworth lands a left hand.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dansworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dansworth tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dansworth misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Dansworth blocking some punches.
Dansworth blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
Dansworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dansworth trying to stall but Hunter improves his position.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dansworth is leaning against Hunter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Hunter as the two fighters clinch.
Dansworth can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter breaks the clinch.
Dansworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dansworth misses with a straight right.
Dansworth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dansworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter jabs Dansworth right on the nose. Dansworth blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Hunter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunter.
Dansworth blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Dansworth slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Dansworth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dansworth lands a head shot.
Hunter needs to keep his hands up - Dansworth had a free shot at his head there.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dansworth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dansworth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
The cut above Greg Dansworth's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hunter throws a head kick but Dansworth moves out of range.
It seemed like Dansworth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dansworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dansworth walks into a jab.
Dansworth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dansworth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dansworth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Dansworth's head.
Hunter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dansworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dansworth lands with a nice body punch.
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dansworth on the side of the head.
Hunter lands a glancing blow to the side of Dansworth's head.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dansworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dansworth moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dansworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dansworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Dansworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Dansworth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dansworth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dansworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Dansworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Dansworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Dansworth moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dansworth.
Hunter tries to work over Dansworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dansworth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Dansworth.
Dansworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dansworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Hunter.
Dansworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dansworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a body punch.
Dansworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Dansworth.
Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dansworth or not.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dansworth backwards.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Dansworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dansworth backwards.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dansworth backwards.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dansworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Hunter misses.
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!
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dansworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dansworth.
Dansworth tries to counter with a clinch but Hunter shakes him off and moves away.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Dansworth moves out of range easily.
Hunter throws a head kick but Dansworth moves out of range.
It seemed like Dansworth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Dansworth.
Dansworth takes one to the side of the head.
Greg Dansworth's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dansworth forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dansworth misses with a punch on the inside.
Dansworth tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Dansworth back against the cage.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dansworth.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dansworth.
Dansworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Dansworth keeps him there for the moment.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dansworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dansworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunter taking a breather.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dansworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Dansworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dansworth working aggressively here.
Dansworth lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Dansworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dansworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Dansworth has him pressed against the cage.
Dansworth keeps control of Hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dansworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Dansworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dansworth.
Dansworth lands a nice uppercut.
Dansworth keeps control of Hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dansworth.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dansworth unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hunter! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dansworth is unloading with more strikes now! Hunter drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Dansworth!
After winning the bout, Greg Dansworth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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