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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 1310 p4p, 1550 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 166 p4p, 199 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Yksi misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yksi.
Yksi throws a head punch that misses.
Yksi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yksi slows down the pace here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yksi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Yksi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yksi can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Yksi leaning against his opponent.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Yksi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yksi taking a breather.
Hunt is leaning against Yksi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt is leaning against Yksi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yksi blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yksi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Yksi.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Yksi blocks an uppercut.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt is working Yksi over against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Yksi throws a head punch that misses.
Yksi prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Yksi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Yksi blocks an uppercut.
Yksi blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
Hunt pushes Yksi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Yksi misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Hunt.
A right hook to the body lands for Yksi.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yksi misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Yksi controls his hands.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yksi slows down the pace here.
Yksi looking to slow down the pace here.
Yksi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
Yksi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yksi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yksi blocking some punches.
Yksi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yksi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Yksi throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Yksi.
Projekti Yksi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yksi misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Yksi's head but Yksi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yksi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yksi with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yksi avoids a kick to the body.
Yksi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Yksi's ribs.
Yksi scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt pushes Yksi away with a front kick.
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yksi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
A low kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt stuns Yksi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yksi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yksi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yksi moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Yksi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Yksi as he connects with a hook.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt tests Yksi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Yksi keeps it at a distance.
Yksi avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yksi scores with a shot to the body.
Yksi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yksi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Yksi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Yksi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Yksi.
Yksi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yksi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yksi counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Yksi moved away.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Yksi.
Yksi swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Yksi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Yksi ducks down to avoid it.
Yksi throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Yksi is quick to defend against it.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Yksi moves out of range easily.
Yksi misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Yksi's shoulder, as Yksi tries to avoid the shot.
Yksi with a jab.
Hunt moves out of range as Yksi strikes.
Hunt tests Yksi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yksi misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yksi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt slips a jab from Yksi.
Yksi throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yksi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yksi looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
James Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yksi scores with a nice head shot.
Yksi shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Yksi is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Yksi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yksi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Yksi is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yksi can do to turn this around?
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Yksi with an uppercut!
Yksi misses with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Yksi scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yksi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt lands a jab to Yksi's midsection.
James Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Yksi misses with the combination.
Yksi throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Yksi tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Yksi looks to move away, Hunt throws a big counter combo but Yksi just gets out of the way.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yksi.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yksi.
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 James Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yksi throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yksi! But no joy.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Yksi stumbling back into the cage.
Yksi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Yksi tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yksi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Yksi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Yksi lands.
Yksi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Yksi throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
It appears Hunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Yksi shakes it off.
A jab from Yksi misses.
Hunt rushes Yksi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yksi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Yksi misses.
Yksi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Yksi back into the cage.
Projekti Yksi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yksi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yksi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hunt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yksi has his opponent's back but Hunt is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Yksi.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yksi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A jab from Yksi misses.
Donk. Yksi catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Yksi moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yksi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Yksi avoids it.
Hunt lunges at Yksi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yksi's hand.
Yksi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yksi throws a shot to the body.
Hunt works Yksi's body with a nice hook.
Yksi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yksi throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yksi shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yksi misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Yksi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Yksi misses with a right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Yksi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yksi.
Donk. Hunt catches Yksi right on the button with a cross.
Hunt throws a hook but Yksi avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hunt!
A less than humble James Hunt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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