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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malig Hunt (ranked 851 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Koa Yagan (ranked 111 p4p, 246 weight class). Malig Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koa Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yagan.
Hunt lands with a hook. Yagan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Yagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yagan's head.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hunt misses.
A swing and a miss from Yagan.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt slips a straight right by Yagan.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Yagan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Yagan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan with a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Yagan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Yagan ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with an inside leg kick.
Yagan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Yagan throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Hunt with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Yagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Yagan lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Hunt.
A jab lands there for Yagan.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan scores with a hook.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt catches Yagan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yagan throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yagan.
Yagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yagan, pushing him back against the cage.
Yagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yagans head.
Yagan tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koa Yagan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yagan sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Yagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yagan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Yagan ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A jab from Yagan misses.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Yagan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Yagan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Yagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yagan or not.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt is pushing Yagan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
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!
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yagan moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt slips under a jab from Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt backing away here, and Yagan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malig Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Yagan moves away and avoids it.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Yagan misses.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Yagan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan is looking to score with low kicks.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Yagan throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Yagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
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!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Yagan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Nice shot by Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt works Yagan's body with a nice hook.
Hunt cracks Yagan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Yagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yagan tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yagan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Yagan avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Yagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Yagan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
A jab from Yagan misses.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
Yagan slips under a jab.
Yagan throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Yagan throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yagan scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Hunt pushes Yagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Malig Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yagan is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Yagan improves position.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Yagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Yagan defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Hunt!
A very excited looking Malig Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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