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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 278 p4p, 262 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 22 p4p, 20 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. Phil Sprintin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pho Hunna's chin.
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168 cm 28 135 18 - 7 - 1 |
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157 cm 29 130 16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target. Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunna slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Hunna closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Sprintin is trying to control but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hunna working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Hunna tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sprintin controls his leg. Hunna is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sprintin is trying to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hunna wants to stand up but Sprintin manages to regain full guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sprintin is pulling down on Hunna's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunna, at least for the moment. Sprintin 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 wanted to stand there but Sprintin had control of the position. Sprintin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunna's guard.
Sprintin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Sprintin is working hard here to advance position. Hunna is pulling down on Sprintin's head. It's preventing any offense from Sprintin, at least for the moment.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunna is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sprintin rolls with it to try and escape but Hunna cranks on the arm and Sprintin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pho Hunna! An out of breath Pho Hunna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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