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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen SEXY BOY as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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274 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaq Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up with Michaels, looking for a takedown. Hunt pushes Michaels against the cage but Michaels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Michaels gets full guard.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Michaels's guard.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Michaels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Michaels.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michaels but Michaels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Michaels didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Hunt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Michaels is pressed up against the cage. Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Michaels down to the mat. Michaels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hunt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Michaels.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Michaels's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Michaels's guard.
Michaels has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Michaels is surviving well by controlling Hunt's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Michaels is looking to get to half guard.
Michaels wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Michaels is desperately trying to improve his position but Hunt has a good base and remains in mount.
Hunt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Michaels has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hunt working for a guillotine from mount but Michaels is in no mood to give up.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt prevents Michaels from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Michaels shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels misses with a hook.
Hunt scores with a jab. Michaels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michaels misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michaels won't be happy with that.
Michaels is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Michaels is trying to escape the position but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michaels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hunt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Michaels struggling a bit here.
Michaels manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hunt's best efforts.
Michaels controlling the position for now.
Michaels is trying to get back to full guard.
Michaels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Michaels pulls Hunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hunt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hunt won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.
Michaels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels pulls Hunt in to control the position.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Michaels did well to prevent Hunt getting side control.
Michaels is doing well to control the position and prevent Hunt from advancing to side control.
Michaels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is looking for a kimura but Michaels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hunt to get the leverage.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michaels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Michaels is looking to control Hunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted?
Michaels is holding on to half guard well.
Michaels regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunt won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels trying to control the position here.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Michaels is retaining full guard.
Michaels is adopting a defensive guard.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hunt dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hunt tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Michaels lands a nice short elbow.
Hunt pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.
Michaels moves into full mount! Hunt won't be happy about that!
Michaels with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Michaels landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
It looks like Paul Hunt has been cut.
BOOM! Michaels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Michaels looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Michaels. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A nice elbow there by Michaels.
Michaels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paul Hunt's cut is getting worse.
Michaels landing strikes from the mount.
Hunt is rocked!
Paul Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shaq Michaels!
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energy
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hype
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