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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Frulani's choice of entrance music: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria. Felipe Frulani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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172 cm
26
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Frulani!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frulani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Travis Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frulani looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Frulani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Frulani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frulani is looking for a sweep.
Hunter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Frulani to his feet.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Frulani counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frulani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frulani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Frulani moved out of range.
Frulani misses with a low kick.
Hunter cracks Frulani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter cracks Frulani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frulani fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Hunter scores with a jab to the body.
Frulani tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Frulani lands a slapping body shot.
Frulani moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Frulani walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter tries to bum rush Frulani with a series of wild strikes but Frulani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a body punch but Frulani moves out of range.
Hunter misses with a hook. Frulani ducked under it nicely.
Frulani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter throws the left hand but Frulani avoids the punch easily.
Hunter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Frulani moves away and avoids it.
Frulani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from Frulani.
Hunter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frulani in his tracks.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frulani blocks a jab.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Frulani.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Frulani's ribs.
Frulani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frulani slips a straight right by Hunter.
Frulani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frulani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Frulani moved out of range.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Frulani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frulani.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frulani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frulani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Frulani takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Frulani is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Hunter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frulani's head.
Hunter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter gets a clinch.
Hunter tries to work over Frulani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Frulani avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hunter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frulani is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunter checks a leg kick.
Frulani is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter thuds his right hand into Frulani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frulani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Frulani seems to have recovered his senses.
Frulani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunter smiles and moves away.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Frulani moves out of range.
Hunter lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter throws a hook but Frulani avoids it easily.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frulani can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Hunter connects with a single shot there.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frulani's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Hunter looks to throw the jab but Frulani is out of range.
Frulani shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well.
Frulani gets tackled into the cage by Hunter. Hunter maintains the clinch.
Frulani is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hunter to keep the fight standing.
Travis Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Frulani.
Frulani wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Frulani manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hunter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big right from Hunter misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frulani circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Frulani fails with a takedown attempt.
Frulani throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Hunter lands with a nice combination. Frulani backs away looking to recover.
Hunter digs a good hook to Frulani's body.
Frulani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frulani misses with a wild combination.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Frulani ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Frulani is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Frulani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frulani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunter's waist but Hunter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frulani off to one side.
Hunter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunter with a nice cross.
Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunter thuds his right hand into Frulani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Felipe Frulani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Frulani slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frulani throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frulani's hands.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Frulani.
Travis Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frulani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frulani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frulani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frulani looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frulani wants to clinch.
Frulani wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Hunter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunter connects with a nice looking jab.
Frulani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Frulani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Frulani counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frulani tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually Frulani drops back down to his feet.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frulani blocks an uppercut.
Frulani tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
Travis Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Frulani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frulani is trying to pull guard but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Frulani tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frulani tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Frulani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frulani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frulani has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter pushes Frulani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Frulani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunter walks away with a smile on his face. Frulani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Felipe Frulani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter cracks Frulani with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Frulani falls to his knees and Hunter doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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