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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stuno Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Hunter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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138 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stuno Mashinata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hunter. No joy for Mashinata on that attempt.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Mashinata moves out of range easily.
Mashinata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Mashinata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Mashinata. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Mashinata changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mashinata trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Mashinata tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mashinata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hunter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mashinata is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mashinata has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mashinata goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mashinata's guard! Nice work there by Hunter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mashinata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mashinata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mashinata is working an open guard so Hunter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mashinata misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Mashinata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Mashinata is avoiding it.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Mashinata circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mashinata.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuno Mashinata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Mashinata is just out of range.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Mashinata circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Mashinata circles away.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Mashinata wants to stall.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Mashinata closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
Mashinata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Mashinata keeps it at a distance.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Mashinata keeps it at a distance.
Mashinata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mashinata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mashinata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mashinata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Mashinata.
Mashinata closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hunter did well to prevent Mashinata getting side control.
Mashinata seems to be looking for submissions.
Mashinata tries to pass to full mount but Hunter defends it.
Mashinata seems to be looking for submissions.
Mashinata is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Mashinata circles away.
A nice combination there by Mashinata.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Mashinata avoids nicely.
Hunter tries to clinch but Mashinata is having none of it.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Mashinata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mashinata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Mashinata swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Travis Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mashinata.
Mashinata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mashinata is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunter is just riding it out for now. Mashinata eventually gives up the hold.
Mashinata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet.
Mashinata wants to pass the guard but Hunter is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Mashinata.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mashinata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mashinata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter tries to clinch but Mashinata moves out of range.
Mashinata looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Mashinata avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
Mashinata throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Mashinata ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mashinata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mashinata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Mashinata.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mashinata moves away.
Mashinata shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense.
Mashinata moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mashinata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mashinata throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mashinata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Mashinata avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Mashinata.
Mashinata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Mashinata circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mashinata misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Mashinata misses.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Mashinata keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mashinata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Stuno Mashinata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mashinata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mashinata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mashinata swinging wilding here.
Hunter moves into the clinch.
Hunter scores with a knee to the head.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mashinata looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
Hunter gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Mashinata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mashinata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Mashinata's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter 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! 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.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mashinata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mashinata seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hunter has recovered full guard.
Mashinata has gone for a leg lock! Hunter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mashinata's guard.
Hunter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hunter is now in half guard.
Mashinata trying to control from the bottom.
Mashinata is pressing down on Hunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hunter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Mashinata pushes him off.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mashinata throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mashinata closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
Mashinata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Mashinata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mashinata shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Mashinata does no damage.
Mashinata slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Mashinata pushes him off.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Mashinata slips the punch.
Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Mashinata off the cage and back into rage.
Mashinata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunter sprawls well. Hunter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mashinata gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuno Mashinata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter forces Mashinata back against the cage and clinches.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mashinata backwards.
Mashinata wants a takedown.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mashinata is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata fails to pull guard.
Mashinata wants a takedown.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunter pushes Mashinata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mashinata has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mashinata swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Mashinata looks to land a combination but Hunter avoids it well.
A combination from Mashinata does no damage.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mashinata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Mashinata blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mashinata misses with a double jab.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mashinata.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mashinata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
A punch combination from Mashinata misses.
Mashinata misses with a few strikes there.
Mashinata scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunter doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Hunter takes a swing at Mashinata's ribcage but misses.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Mashinata circles away.
Mashinata bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mashinata looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mashinata is trying to move to mount but Hunter reverses beautifully and ends up in Mashinata's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hunter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Hunter!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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