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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes to the cage accompanied by Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chamakh backs up against the cage.
It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Chamakh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hunt to the mat! Hunt manages to get full guard.
Chamakh pushes down on Hunt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chamakh stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two 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.
Hunt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chamakh pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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.
Chamakh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chamakh closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Chamakh pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Chamakh is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamakh shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chamakh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamakh fails to land the takedown.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as Chamakh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chamakh has passed into half guard!
Chamakh slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chamakh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Chamakh circles away.
Chamakh shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunt sprawls well. He's pushed Chamakh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamakh fails with the takedown.
Chamakh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Chamakh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunt sprawls well. Hunt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chamakh gets slowly back to his feet.
Chamakh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hunt is in trouble now - Chamakh has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunt tries to reverse the position but Chamakh maintains control.
Chamakh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chamakh tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chamakh shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Chamakh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chamakh misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Chamakh keeps it at a distance.
Chamakh shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Chamakh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chamakh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Chamakh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chamakh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunt working for submissions but it's allowed Chamakh to get to half guard.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chamakh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh had his way with Mike Hunt in that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chamakh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chamakh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chamakh looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamakh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chamakh passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Chamakh has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
Hunt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
That's four 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chamakh content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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