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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 159 p4p, 455 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 12 p4p, 34 weight class). Love comes into the arena with HonestKey- Music blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunna misses with a body shot
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunna throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunna misses the shot to the body.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Love finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunna's head.
Hunna misses with a body shot.
Hunna moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Hunna.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Love misses.
Hunna throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunna darts in and clinches Love up against the cage.
Love prevents a body shot from Hunna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunna.
Hunna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunna is looking for a takedown.
Love lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunna blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Love.
Hunna is looking to control Love's arms but Love gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunna has his back to the cage.
Hunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Hunna can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Hunna has Love pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hunna pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Love tumbling to the mat - Hunna dives into Love's guard.
Hunna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Love is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hunna trying to move into half guard but instead Love has managed to sweep!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Love defends well.
Love stands and steps away. Hunna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed right hand from Love misses the target.
Hunna with the counter takedown but Love avoids it easily.
Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunna.
Hunna misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunna. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love misses the jab.
Hunna misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Love misses the jab.
Hunna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Hunna tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Love appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunna.
Hunna slips under a jab from Love.
Love paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love clobbers Hunna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunna is rocked!
Hunna misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
A big right from Love misses.
Hunna tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Hunna ducks down to avoid it.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Hunna tries to counter it with a takedown but Love pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunna was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunna shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Hunna avoids the body shot from Love.
Hunna connects with a body shot.
Hunna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Love misses with a hook. Hunna ducked under it nicely.
Love misses with an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with an uppercut. Hunna saw that one coming.
Love throws a one two combo.
Hunna is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Hunna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunna throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Hunna seems to have recovered his senses.
Love looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunna tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunna scores with a nice strike.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a hook but Hunna avoids it easily.
Love misses with a hook. Hunna ducked under it nicely.
Love clobbers Hunna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunna just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throwing a counter right hand but Hunna manages to avoid it.
Love closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Love throws an overhand right that lands on Hunna's shoulder, as Hunna tries to avoid the shot.
Hunna takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love throws a hook to the side of Hunna's head but Hunna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Love misses with a double jab
and Hunna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Love is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hunna presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunna struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
Love is trying to stall.
Hunna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Love throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunnas head.
Hunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunna struggles to land a body shot inside as Love controls his hands.
Love lands with a right to the head.
Hunna scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Love working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Hunna.
Love prevents a body shot from Hunna.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunna controls his hands.
Hunna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunna.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunna tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunna.
Love breaks from the clinch.
Love misses the jab.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunna tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunna is just out of range.
Hunna looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Hunna lands with a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunna misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Love gets tackled into the cage by Hunna. Hunna maintains the clinch.
Hunna cracks Love with a nice body shot.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunna backwards.
Hunna misses with a punch on the inside.
Love working aggressively here.
Hunna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunna working aggressively here.
Love wants to break free but Hunna has control.
Hunna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Hunna lands an uppercut.
Hunna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love dominated that round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Hunna misses.
Hunna lands a jab to the head.
Hunna misses with an uppercut. Love saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Love on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
Hunna drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love avoids the body shot from Hunna.
Nice defenses there by Love.
An attempted straight right counter from Love misses the target.
Hunna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunna lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunna dodges the punch combination from Love.
Hunna feints the counter takedown.
Hunna moves in looking to clinch but Love pushes him off.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunna slips a jab from Love.
Hunna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Hunna misses with a wild body shot.
Love feints a jab promting Hunna to slip. Love then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunna slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Love moves away from the strike by Hunna.
Hunna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunna slips under a jab from Love.
Love looks to throw the jab but Hunna is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunna.
Love swinging wildly here.
Love misses with a looping left.
Hunna drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Love defends it well.
Hunna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Love rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Love. That snapped Hunna's head back.
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!
Love lands a slapping body shot.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Hunna.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunna moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Hunna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Love under the eye.
Hunna takes one on the button.
Hunna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Love misses with a straight left.
Hunna with a jab.
Hunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Hunna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunna misses with a body punch
and Love counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunna connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
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!
Love rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunna holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Love blocks an uppercut.
Hunna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunna is looking to control Love's arms but Love gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunna has his back to the cage.
Hunna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hunna.
Hunna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunna throws a body shot but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Hunna lands a right hook to the body.
Hunna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunna.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunna.
Love misses with a looping left.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Love.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunna feints the counter takedown.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunna feints the counter takedown.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunna loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunna throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Hunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunna connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Hunna forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Love.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunna won't allow it.
Hunna tries to work over Love's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunna misses with a punch to the body.
Hunna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Hunna avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Hunna misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunna tries to throw a body punch but Love avoids it by throwing Hunna back against the cage.
Love manages to break the clinch.
Love with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunna.
Hunna misses with a straight right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunna jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love throws a lazy right hand but Hunna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love slips under a jab.
Hunna ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Hunna changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Love missing with a left hand there. Hunna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
Hunna scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunna shoots in but no luck this time.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pho Hunna.
Love misses with a hook. Hunna ducked under it nicely.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love missing with a left hand there. Hunna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunna connects with a nice looking jab.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
A cross from Hunna lands.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Hunna slips the punch.
Hunna cracks Love with an open hand slap.
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 Mason Love will probably get the nod.
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!
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunna punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
Love lands with a good body shot.
Hunna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Love was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunna.
Hunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna misses with a straight left.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunna is just out of range.
Hunna looking to score a takedown here. Love is defending well but Hunna drives through and ends up in Love's guard.
Love is looking to stand back up but Hunna counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Love.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunna works his way into side control.
Hunna goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Love has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hunna but great work by Love.
Hunna is trying to improve his position.
Love trying to control the action but Hunna is working from the bottom.
Hunna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love gets to mount! Hunna was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hunna can't escape the position.
Hunna is still trying to improve position.
Hunna felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunna tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hunna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love wants to control the pace but Hunna is squirming around nicely.
Love prevents Hunna from getting the reversal.
Hunna tries to improve his position but instead Love has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love has good solid back control here.
Hunna tries to roll but Love sticks to his back.
What can Hunna do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunna tries to roll but Love sticks to his back.
Love gets his hands free as Hunna looks to control.
Hunna is trying to break free.
Love not allowing Hunna to control his hands.
Hunna rolls, trying to escape but Love keeps control of the position.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunna doesn't escape.
Love tries to get the hooks in deep but Hunna pushed the leg off.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunna doesn't escape.
Hunna trying to control the action but Love just sinks the hooks in.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Love slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hunna tries to escape the position.
Hunna keeps trying to improve his position.
Love is not going to allow Hunna to sit and survive in this position.
Hunna can't escape the position.
Love just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Love continues to stall.
Hunna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hunna trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hunna staying busy and making it hard for Love to control.
Love is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hunna tries to break free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Love just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hunna is really stuck here.
Hunna trying to control the action but Love just sinks the hooks in.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hunna doesn't escape.
Hunna trying to control but not successfully.
Hunna tries to escape but Love has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pho Hunna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunna trying to control the hands but Love breaks the grip.
Love is riding his opponent, not letting Hunna buck him off.
Hunna tries to break free.
Love is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hunna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hunna trying to control but not successfully.
Love has the hooks in. Hunna is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Love biding his time, controlling Hunna.
Hunna can't escape the position.
Love is riding his opponent, not letting Hunna buck him off.
Hunna can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Love!
Mason Love retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mason Love 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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