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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pedersen's choice of entrance music: Killing in the name of.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 cm
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195 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
30
195 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pedersen! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Hunt. Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Pedersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lunges at Pedersen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pedersen's hand. Pedersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt. Pedersen jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well. Pedersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt. Pedersen misses with a wild body shot. Hunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Hunt misses with a hook. Pedersen ducked under it nicely. Pedersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range. Pedersen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head. Hunt moves out of range as Pedersen strikes. Pedersen throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body. Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Pedersen ducks down to avoid it. Hunt avoids the body shot from Pedersen.
Pedersen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Pedersen blocks a jab. Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Pedersen takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses. Hunt half committed to a counter leg kick. Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt looks to land a body kick but Pedersen moved away. Pedersen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Pedersen's head. Pedersen with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hunt misses with a low kick.
Pedersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedersen is just out of range. Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedersen moves away. Hunt takes one on the button. A telegraphed right hand from Pedersen misses the target. Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pedersen at a distance.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Pedersen's leg but Pedersen calmly moves out of range. Hunt misses with a body kick. Pedersen lands a head shot. Pedersen clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. This has been an exciting period of action! Pedersen throws a hook but Hunt blocks it. Pedersen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pedersen moves into range and connects with a jab. Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pedersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hunt misses the jab. Pedersen wants to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch position. Pedersen slips a straight right by Hunt. Nice uppercut there from Hunt. Pedersen moves into range and clinches up with Hunt. Pedersen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt. Hunt is trying to push Pedersen away but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Pedersen has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pedersen misses with the head strike.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Pedersen.
Hunt lands a right hand. Hunt has Pedersen pushed against the cage. Pedersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pedersen throws an elbow that misses.
Pedersen misses with a body punch.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Pedersen's head. Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Pedersen.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head. Hunt takes an elbow to the temple. Pedersen blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pedersen up against the cage. Pedersen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Phol Hunt has been cut. A body shot lands from Hunt.
Pedersen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pedersen. Pedersen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedersen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Pedersen tries to clinch up letting Hunt counter with a right hand. Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedersen manages to avoid it. Pedersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Pedersen misses the shot to the body. Hunt is looking to counter with head kicks. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hunt feints with a jab and clips Pedersen right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pedersen is sent crashing into the canvas and Hunt leaps in for the kill! Pedersen tries to get to his feet but Hunt is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pedersen is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt! Phol Hunt retains his middleweight title! In his post fight interview, Phol Hunt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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