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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen Comfortably Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chester Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
41 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Chester Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt digs a good hook to Man's body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hunt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hunt grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Hunt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hunt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunt in side control, throwing shots but Man defends.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunt.
Man is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Hunt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Man will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Merik Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Hunt throws a strike but Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Man throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a counter high kick but Hunt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Man is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hunt misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Hunt slips under a jab from Man.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Man wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt feints the counter takedown.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Man.
Hunt throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Man misses with a body shot.
Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Man gets double underhooks and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but Hunt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hunt throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man trying to control here.
Hunt throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt jabs at Man's body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chester Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merik Hunt.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunt is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Merik Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man 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 connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Hunt lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chester Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merik Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
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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RATING
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