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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Giraldo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dark Hunter's chin.
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giraldo misses with a body shot.
Giraldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Giraldo.
I was talking to Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Giraldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunter is trying to push Giraldo away but Giraldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giraldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Giraldo tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
A body shot lands from Hunter.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giraldo is working Hunter over against the cage.
Giraldo slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giraldo is struggling to control the position.
Giraldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giraldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giraldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Giraldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giraldo keeps control of Hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Giraldo.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Greg Giraldo has been cut.
Giraldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giraldo.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Giraldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giraldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Giraldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Giraldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter tries to break free but Giraldo pushes him back against the cage.
Giraldo slows down the pace here.
Giraldo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Giraldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter being controlled against the cage.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
Giraldo stalling the fight.
Giraldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo lands with a light punch inside.
Giraldo can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
A short left from Giraldo.
Hunter looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunter wants to break free but Giraldo has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giraldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Giraldo stalls.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Giraldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Giraldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunter swings for the body but Giraldo moves out of range.
Giraldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Giraldo.
Hunter jabs Giraldo right on the nose. Giraldo blinks but takes it well.
Giraldo throws an off balance right hand
and Giraldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Giraldo back to the cage. Hunter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Giraldo is rocked!
Giraldo avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter forces Giraldo back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giraldo keeps control of Hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling him.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giraldo is struggling to control the position.
Giraldo prevents Hunter from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo has him pressed against the cage.
Giraldo misses with a punch to the body.
Giraldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter being controlled against the cage.
Giraldo lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giraldo effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Greg Giraldo.
Hunter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giraldo.
Some wild striking there from Giraldo.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Giraldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Giraldo works over Hunter's head and body with a nice combination.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Giraldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giraldo misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giraldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Giraldo misses with a body punch.
Giraldo tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Giraldo has the dominant position.
Giraldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Giraldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Giraldo won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunter as Giraldo tries to tie him up.
Giraldo stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Giraldo keeps him there for the moment.
Greg Giraldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Giraldo won't allow it.
Giraldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giraldo misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giraldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giraldo misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dark Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Giraldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Giraldo lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Giraldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter tries to land a body kick
and Giraldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter slips under a jab from Giraldo.
Hunter throws a right and a left that Giraldo avoids nicely.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giraldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter cracks Giraldo with a good jab.
Giraldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
Giraldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dark Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giraldo stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Giraldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Hunter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giraldo is able to avoid easily.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giraldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giraldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter throws a shot to the body.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Giraldo didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giraldo. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giraldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giraldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giraldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunter counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Giraldo falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dark Hunter!
The defeated Greg Giraldo had this to say: 'Well shit.'.
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energy
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hype
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