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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by dead wrong. Paulo Hunt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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237 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in 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.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt thows a big elbow that misses.
Hunt stands up and waves to Armstrong to follow him.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Armstrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Armstrong as Hunt shoots in.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Armstrong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Hunt.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Armstrong tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Armstrong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Armstrong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Armstrong sprawls well.
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Armstrong tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Armstrong to the ground. Armstrong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunt looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Armstrong closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Armstrong's guard.
Hunt prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt thows a big elbow that misses.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong wants to stand and escape but Hunt is having none of it.
Armstrong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Hunt pushing down on Armstrong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground.
Armstrong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
Hunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Armstrong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Hunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt tries for a takedown but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Armstrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Hunt.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Armstrong defends it well.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
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.
Hunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Armstrong has hold of Hunt's hands but Hunt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hunt working the head and body with strikes.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Hunt wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Armstrong dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armstrong's head.
Hunt passes to full mount!
Hunt scoring with strikes but Armstrong is staying in there.
Hunt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hunt looking to ground and pound but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt landing punches.
Hunt lands with some strikes.
Paulo Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hunt controlling his opponent.
Hunt looking for a guillotine from mount but Armstrong is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt shoots in and gets a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt is working Armstrong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Armstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armstrong manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Armstrong's guard.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
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 prevents Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt advances to half guard.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Armstrong defending well though.
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paulo Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt is looking to advance position but Armstrong won't allow it.
Hunt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hunt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunt uses his free foot to push down on Armstrong's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Armstrong.
Hunt throws some wild stikes that Armstrong manages to avoid easily.
Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Hunt is stalling here but it's allowed Armstrong to get half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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