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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gotan Wasselach (ranked 393 p4p, 371 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 64 p4p, 63 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wasselach might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Time Is On My Side by Maze. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotan Wasselach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt slips a straight right by Wasselach.
Wasselach misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Wasselach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Wasselach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to work over Wasselach's front leg with a kick but Wasselach checks it.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wasselach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasselach misses the target.
Wasselach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance but Wasselach moves to the side
and Wasselach counters with a left to the body.
Wasselach blocks a jab.
Wasselach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Wasselach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wasselach wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Wasselach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt is looking to slow Wasselach down with leg kicks.
Wasselach slips a jab from Hunt.
Wasselach scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Wasselach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wasselach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wasselach coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Wasselach's head back.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Wasselach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Wasselach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Wasselach counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Wasselach moved away.
Wasselach with the inside leg kick.
Wasselach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wasselach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasselach tries to clinch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Wasselach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with the inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Jab by Wasselach.
Hunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Wasselach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wasselach blocks a leg kick.
It looks like Wasselach has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasselach.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Wasselach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wasselach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt takes a swing at Wasselach's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Wasselach's leg. Wasselach is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt connects with a right hand. Wasselach shakes it off.
Hunt stalks Wasselach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasselach's face. Wasselach staggers backwards, shaken.
Wasselach scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Wasselach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Hunt misses
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wasselach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Wasselach blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A big left from Wasselach misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gotan Wasselach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt rushes Wasselach and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Wasselach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Wasselach manages to pull guard.
Wasselach trying to control the position here.
Wasselach looking for a sweep. Not yet Wasselach, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasselach working a defensive guard here.
Hunt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach looking for a sweep. Not yet Wasselach, not yet.
Hunt wants to stand but Wasselach has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Wasselach moved away.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wasselach is out of range.
Jab, jab by Wasselach - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gotan Wasselach is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wasselach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Wasselach looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Wasselach moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Wasselach to counter with a crisp jab.
Wasselach throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Wasselach only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Donk. Wasselach catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wasselach is able to avoid easily.
Wasselach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Wasselach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Wasselach jabs at Hunt's body.
Wasselach misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Wasselach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wasselach lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wasselach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Wasselach.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Wasselach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasselach controls his hands.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Wasselach backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasselach tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wasselach lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Wasselach.
Hunt tries to work over Wasselach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Wasselach on the inside.
Wasselach jumps guard and drags Hunt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wasselach looking for a sweep. Not yet Wasselach, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasselach looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hunt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hunt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wasselach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Gotan Wasselach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach'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!
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Wasselach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hunt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Wasselach throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Wasselach moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wasselach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wasselach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Wasselach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Wasselach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt moves out of range as Wasselach throws a body kick.
Wasselach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt cracks Wasselach with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wasselach moves out of range of the body kick.
Good exchange - Wasselach coming out on top.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wasselach throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Wasselach looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Wasselach throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
Wasselach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Hunt misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wasselach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wasselach throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Wasselach is out of range.
It looked like Wasselach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasselach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wasselach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Hunt.
Wasselach staying out of range there.
It looked like Wasselach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Wasselach.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Wasselach quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Wasselach swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Wasselach throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
Wasselach scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasselach.
Wasselach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wasselach cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasselach.
Wasselach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wasselach lands with a cross.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Wasselach takes it in his stride.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Wasselach's leg. Wasselach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt throws a body punch but Wasselach moves out of range.
Nice cross by Wasselach.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt takes a swing at Wasselach's ribcage but misses.
Wasselach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wasselach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wasselach throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wasselach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt clinches up with Wasselach and pushes him back against the cage.
Paul Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt gets through Wasselach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wasselach jumps guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gotan Wasselach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wasselach, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotan Wasselach!
Gotan Wasselach thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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