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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
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167 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Hunter! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sho Goon! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Hunter tries a body shot but Goon blocks it.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Goon keeps him there for the moment. Goon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Goon fails to pull guard.
Goon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Goon. Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goon's elbow. Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Goon is working for takedown but Hunter is calmly controlling the position for now. Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goon backwards. Hunter has Goon pressed against the cage.
Hunter lands an uppercut. Goon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Goon looking for a takedown. Goon jumps guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Goon looking for a takedown. Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Hunter rushes Goon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Goon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter. Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goon backwards. Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage. Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goon or not. Hunter lands with a left to the head. Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Goon is trying to pull guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunter leaning against his opponent.
Goon is trying to drag Hunter to the mat but Hunter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Goon jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Goon around his waist. Goon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goon prevents a body shot from Hunter. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hunter lands a nice shot to the body. Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The fight moves into the clinch position. Hunter is stalling here.
A short right from Hunter on the inside. Goon jumps guard and drags Hunter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Hunter wants to get up but he can't break Goon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunter preventing the sweep. Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Goon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Goon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hunter uses it to pass to side control.
Hunter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Goon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Goon, before circling back to the center of the mat. Goon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunter but Hunter pushes him off and we're back to square one. Oooooh!!! Hunter has knocked Goon down with a huge combo! Hunter steps away and waves a wobbly Goon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Goon looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hunter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goon is rocked! Dark Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nice straight punches there by Hunter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunter. Goon is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him? Hunter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Goon gets tackled into the cage by Hunter. Hunter maintains the clinch. Goon seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short left from Hunter. Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goon backwards. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Goon blocks a body shot from Hunter. Goon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Hunter dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goon shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goon.
Goon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Dark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Goon. Goon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Goon looking for a takedown. Hunter scores with a hook to the body. Goon tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Hunter cracks Goon with a nice body shot. Goon takes a shot to the head. Hunter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goon.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunter is stalling here.
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. Goon is breathing heavily. Goon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goon fails with the takedown. Hunter sends Goon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunter is motioning to the referee to let Goon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hunter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goon, pushing him back against the cage. Hunter drops Goon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Goon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Hunter avoiding damage.
Goon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch. Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunter gets through Goon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goon can do to turn this around? Hunter pushes Goon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Goon tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
Dark Hunter has scored more points in the clinch so far. Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter. Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hunter instigates a clinch. Hunter is leaning against Goon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Hunter scores with a shoulder strike. Hunter just leaning against Goon, taking a breather. Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goon backwards. Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunter lands a shot to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter. Hunter lands a nice uppercut. Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Hunter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hunter is defending well against a takedown attempt. Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goon backwards. Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter has Goon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter instigates a clinch. Hunter works on Goon's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Goon can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Hunter. Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter pushes Goon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Goon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. A shot in the inside from Hunter. Hunter lands with a left to the head. Hunter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Goon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hunter is unloading with more strikes now! Goon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Hunter! Dark Hunter retains his lightweight title! Dark Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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