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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Juan Pablo (ranked 333 p4p, 537 weight class) and Malig Hunt (ranked 50 p4p, 71 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dario Juan Pablo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch up.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch
and Juan Pablo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Juan Pablo is looking to clinch.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Juan Pablo avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juan Pablo manages to avoid it.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Juan Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Juan Pablo off the cage and back into range.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juan Pablo in his tracks.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juan Pablo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juan Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Juan Pablo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Juan Pablo tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Juan Pablo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan Pablo blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to work over Juan Pablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Juan Pablo's head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt avoiding damage.
A short left from Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo jumps guard and drags Hunt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Juan Pablo looking to control.
Hunt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Hunt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hunt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Juan Pablo is proving hard to escape from.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Juan Pablo working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily.
Hunt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hunt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tests Juan Pablo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juan Pablo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juan Pablo slips under a jab from Hunt.
Juan Pablo staying out of range there.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juan Pablo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Juan Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan Pablo takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tests Juan Pablo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Pablo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Juan Pablo moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Juan Pablo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juan Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juan Pablo slips under a jab from Hunt.
Juan Pablo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hunt.
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juan Pablo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Juan Pablo.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Juan Pablo up against the cage.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juan Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Juan Pablo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hunt uses from the top position.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt tries to stand but Juan Pablo is controlling from the bottom.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juan Pablo, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juan Pablo blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Juan Pablo drops back down to his feet.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Juan Pablo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Juan Pablo pulls guard.
Juan Pablo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt stands and steps away. Juan Pablo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juan Pablo walks into a left hand.
Juan Pablo closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Juan Pablo.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt lands a jab to Juan Pablo's midsection.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Juan Pablo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juan Pablo walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Juan Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malig Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juan Pablo moves into the clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Juan Pablo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan Pablo wants to clinch.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt has Juan Pablo up against the cage in a clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Juan Pablo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Juan Pablo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juan Pablo defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Juan Pablo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Juan Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juan Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juan Pablo moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt rushes Juan Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Juan Pablo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juan Pablo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juan Pablo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Juan Pablo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juan Pablo takes a shot to the head.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juan Pablo backwards.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juan Pablo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hunt can turn it around.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunt to keep the fight standing.
Hunt pushes Juan Pablo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt pushes Juan Pablo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt taking a breather.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juan Pablos head.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Hunt throws a jab when Juan Pablo was well out of range.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Juan Pablo's head.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt cracks Juan Pablo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juan Pablo walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Juan Pablo is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Juan Pablo.
Juan Pablo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juan Pablo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Juan Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juan Pablo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt jabs Juan Pablo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Juan Pablo's head back.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Juan Pablo moved out of range nicely.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Juan Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juan Pablo moves out of range of the strikes.
Juan Pablo ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but Hunt moves away
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan Pablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juan Pablo tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Juan Pablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juan Pablo.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Juan Pablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juan Pablo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Juan Pablo is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Juan Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt gets through Juan Pablo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Juan Pablo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Juan Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Juan Pablo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but Hunt stands there with Juan Pablo around his waist. Juan Pablo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Juan Pablo tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Juan Pablo drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Juan Pablo takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juan Pablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Juan Pablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan Pablo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hunt gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Hunt!
Malig Hunt is the new welterweight champion!
Malig Hunt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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