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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Comfortably Numb. The crowd seem to be enjoying Figaro's choice of entrance music: Prospect - Warrior. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
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180 lbs
32 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro motions for Hunt to come forward. Figaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Figaro throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Figaro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Figaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Figaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Figaro.
Figaro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Figaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Figaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Figaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Figaro has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
Figaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Figaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Figaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Figaro has wrist control.
Hunt trying to control but Figaro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Figaro is keeping the position for now.
Figaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Figaro has his hands on Hunt's head, controlling the position.
Hunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Figaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt works over Figaro with some ground and pound from guard.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Figaro blocks nicely.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Figaro is keeping the position.
Hunt scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro looking to control.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Figaro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Figaro is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Figaro blocks nicely.
Figaro can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunt's back!
Hunt is in bad spot here.
Figaro struggling to keep hold of the position.
Figaro has the hooks in. Hunt is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro is riding his opponent, not letting Hunt buck him off.
Figaro avoiding Hunt 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figaro moves away.
Figaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt checks a low kick from Figaro.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Figaro backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Figaro.
Figaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Figaro, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Figaro.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Figaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Figaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Figaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabin Figaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Figaro's body.
Figaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt throws the left hand but Figaro avoids the punch easily.
Hunt tries to clinch but Figaro is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Figaro checks a leg kick.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Figaro. That did some damage!
Figaro blocks a leg kick.
Merik Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Figaro misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Figaro checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Figaro is able to avoid easily.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Figaro misses
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Figaro's guard now.
Figaro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Figaro keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt lands a couple of elbows.
Figaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Figaro keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Figaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Figaro is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Figaro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Figaro trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Figaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Figaro is looking to land body kicks.
Figaro throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Figaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Figaro's guard now.
Hunt distracts Figaro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Figaro looking to control.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Figaro blocks nicely.
Figaro keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Figaro wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merik Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Figaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Figaro is keeping the position.
Hunt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunt postures up and lands a big shot to Figaro's brow.
Figaro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunt!
Figaro wants to control but Hunt has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Sabin Figaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeping hold of Figaro's head, controlling as best he can.
Hunt trying to control but Figaro postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro stalling away here and it's allowed Hunt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Figaro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Figaro postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Sabin Figaro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Figaro throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt thows a body kick. Figaro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Figaro checks a leg kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figaro throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown. Figaro fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figaro keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Figaro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunt defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merik 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
A very excited looking Merik Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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