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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Toast Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phol Hunt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takeo Toast Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saunders.
Saunders wants to clinch but Hunt slips to the side
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Saunders misses with a hook.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saunders.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt throws a jab when Saunders was well out of range.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saunders counters with a big head kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Hunt lands with a hook. Saunders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
Hunt throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saunders scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Saunders's leg. Saunders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Hunt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunt lands a big right hand that sends Saunders crashing to the mat! Hunt stays standing though and waves Saunders back to his feet!
Saunders is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saunders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt tests Saunders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saunders looks winded!
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Hunt gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders has a takedown stuffed.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saunders.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Hunt.
A good leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Saunders moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Saunders shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Saunders 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.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeo Toast Saunders.
Saunders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saunders manages to avoid it.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Saunders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saunders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Hunt catches Saunders right on the button with a cross.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Saunders to the canvas! Saunders doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hunt keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Our winner, Phol Hunt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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