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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marzio Bangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marzio Bangs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marzio Bangs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hunt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bangs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bangs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bangs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.
Bangs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bangs?
Hunt looking to secure an arm triangle but Bangs defends it well.
Bangs tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
Hunt trying to control but Bangs is having none of it.
Bangs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bangs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hunt wants to free his trapped foot but Bangs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bangs keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Bangs keeps moving.
Hunt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bangs's guard.
Bangs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Bangs.
Bangs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs 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.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangs is retaining full guard.
Bangs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bangs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bangs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hunt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bangs has Hunt in his guard.
Bangs is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
Bangs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hunt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Bangs actively working from the bottom here.
Hunt moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bangs.
Bangs looks gassed!
Bangs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Bangs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bangs has his takedown stuffed
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Bangs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bangs gets tackled into the ropes by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Bangs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marzio Bangs.
Bangs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Bangs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bangs is working for takedown but Hunt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bangs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bangs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bangs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bangs's guard now.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bangs is keeping the position for now.
Bangs is breathing heavily.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Bangs keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bangs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bangs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bangs looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Bangs being controlled here, momentarily.
Bangs is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bangs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bangs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bangs avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.
Hunt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.
Bangs goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hunt turns into him and now he's in Bangs's guard.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Bangs keeps moving.
Bangs working for submissions but it's allowed Hunt to get to half guard.
Hunt prevents Bangs from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangs is retaining full guard.
Bangs has an active guard here but Hunt has managed to pass into half guard.
Bangs is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bangs is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bangs is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bangs is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bangs misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bangs's guard now.
Bangs working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily.
Hunt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bangs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Bangs's legs - danger averted.
Bangs looking for a sweep. Not yet Bangs, not yet.
Bangs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bangs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangs is looking for a triangle here but Hunt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bangs tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.
Bangs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hunt trying to control the action but Bangs is working from the bottom.
Bangs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hunt decides to stand and escape the position.
Bangs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Bangs is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hunt is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bangs is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Bangs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt breaks from Bangs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bangs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs is working to get back to half guard.
Bangs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bangs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bangs is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hunt jumps into side control!
Bangs is looking for a sweep.
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!
Bangs is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bangs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bangs is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt blocks the strikes from Bangs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangs gets full guard.
Bangs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marzio Bangs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangs looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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