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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kano Sicarius (ranked 1428 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 117 p4p, 83 weight class). Sicarius comes to the cage accompanied by Klendathu Drop. Kano Sicarius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kano Sicarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunna clinches up with Sicarius and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunna.
Hunna tries for a takedown but Sicarius manages to get underhooks.
Sicarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunna misses with the head strike.
Sicarius has a couple of punches blocked by Hunna.
Sicarius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sicarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sicarius has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hunna regains guard immediately.
Sicarius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunna looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunna, not yet.
Hunna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sicarius landing with the ground and pound.
Sicarius won't allow Hunna to sweep him here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sicarius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sicarius wants to pass the guard but Hunna is keeping the position.
Sicarius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sicarius scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunna pulls Sicarius in close to his closed guard and prevents Sicarius from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sicarius's guard.
Hunna preventing the sweep.
Hunna controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunna wants to pass the guard but Sicarius is keeping the position.
Hunna wants to control from the top but Sicarius keeps moving.
Sicarius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunna is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunna trying to control the position from guard on top but Sicarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sicarius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunna trying to control but Sicarius is working from the bottom.
Sicarius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sicarius looking for a sweep. Not yet Sicarius, not yet.
Hunna slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hunna stopping the sweep attempt from Sicarius.
Hunna sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sicarius is looking to clinch but Hunna is avoiding it.
Sicarius throws a hook to the side of Hunna's head but Hunna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunna misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sicarius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sicarius misses with an uppercut. Hunna saw that one coming.
Hunna keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunna misses.
Hunna staying out of range there.
Hunna is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sicarius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunna.
Sicarius looks to land a right hand but Hunna moved out of range.
Sicarius scores with a jab to the body.
Hunna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicarius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sicarius throws a right hand that misses
and Hunna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunna ducks under a wild hook from Sicarius.
Sicarius throws a hook to the side of Hunna's head but Hunna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sicarius wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sicarius.
Sicarius misses with an uppercut. Hunna saw that one coming.
Sicarius throws a lazy right hand but Hunna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunna misses.
Sicarius is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunna's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sicarius swings widly with a right hand
and Sicarius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sicarius throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunna moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunna slips a jab from Sicarius.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sicarius. Hunna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Sicarius.
Sicarius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sicarius tries to clinch
and Hunna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Hunna. Beautiful body shot.
Sicarius misses with a body shot
and Hunna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunna connects with a jab.
Hunna looks to score with a jab to the body but Sicarius is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kano Sicarius 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sicarius. Hunna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sicarius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hunna trying to control the position.
Sicarius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunna's head.
Hunna trying to control the position.
Sicarius stopping the sweep attempt from Hunna.
Sicarius is fighting to break Hunna's control of his arms but Hunna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hunna looking to control.
Hunna lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hunna trying to control the position from guard on top but Sicarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sicarius can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hunna is keen to just control but Sicarius is a slippery customer.
Hunna tries to pass to full mount but Sicarius defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sicarius regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kano Sicarius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunna showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sicarius wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunna trying to control the position from guard on top but Sicarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sicarius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sicarius has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hunna has passed into side control.
Sicarius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunna advances to full mount.
Sicarius is trying to escape the mount.
Hunna tries to control but Sicarius wriggling away.
Hunna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sicarius haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hunna tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sicarius is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sicarius is working hard here to advance position.
Hunna sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sicarius can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunna controlling his opponent.
Hunna wants to control the pace but Sicarius is squirming around nicely.
Hunna controlling his opponent.
Hunna wants to take Sicarius's back but he can't do it this time.
Hunna wants to control but Sicarius has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Hunna slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hunna is looking to advance position but Sicarius won't allow it.
Hunna uses his free foot to push down on Sicarius's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sicarius.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunna takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sicarius looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pho Hunna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Hunna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sicarius has closed the distance and engaged Hunna in a clinch.
Hunna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunna stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sicarius.
A body shot lands from Hunna.
Hunna throws a punch but it's blocked by Sicarius.
Hunna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunna wants to stall.
Sicarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sicarius misses with a body punch.
Sicarius misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sicarius tries for a takedown but Hunna manages to get underhooks.
Sicarius working aggressively here.
Hunna will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sicarius up against the cage.
Hunna blocks an uppercut.
Sicarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunna uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunna takes a shot to the head.
Hunna lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hunna fails to land.
Sicarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunna.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunna.
A short uppercut from Hunna.
Hunna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunna is leaning against Sicarius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sicarius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunna gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunna gets through Sicarius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunna blocks an uppercut.
Hunna can't find room to land a body shot as Sicarius controls the action.
Sicarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunna misses with some punches.
Hunna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sicarius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sicarius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sicarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunna.
Sicarius misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hunna.
Hunna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sicariuss head.
Sicarius tries to work over Hunna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sicarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunna lands a right hand.
Hunna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sicarius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunna is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kano Sicarius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunna has hold of one of Sicarius's legs. Sicarius is fighting the takedown attempt but Hunna gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hunna sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunna stopping the sweep attempt from Sicarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunna trying to control but Sicarius is working from the bottom.
Hunna is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hunna slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sicarius regains half guard.
Sicarius is not content to let Hunna control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunna controlling the action here.
Sicarius manages to get to full guard.
Hunna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunna trying to control but Sicarius is working from the bottom.
Hunna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sicarius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunna stopping the sweep attempt from Sicarius.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sicarius is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pho Hunna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunna 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pho Hunna!
After winning the bout, Pho Hunna 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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