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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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242 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Matt Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makarenko. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Makarenko moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Makarenko throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Makarenko.
Makarenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makarenko works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarenko.
Makarenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Makarenko's body. Makarenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Makarenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Makarenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makarenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
A big left from Makarenko misses.
Hunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Makarenko avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makarenko in his tracks.
Makarenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makarenko's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Makarenko lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Makarenko tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Makarenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Makarenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt punishes Makarenko's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makarenko moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Makarenko ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makarenko misses with a straight right.
Makarenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Makarenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makarenko counters with a nice body kick.
Makarenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Makarenko gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
Makarenko digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makarenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarenko avoids it.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makarenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Makarenko.
Makarenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makarenko is working Hunt over against the cage.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Makarenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
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!
Makarenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Makarenko.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makarenko trying to land knees to the body.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt pushes Makarenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Hunt's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makarenko looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makarenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makarenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Makarenko against the cage.
Makarenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Makarenko.
Makarenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Makarenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Makarenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Makarenko.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makarenko lands with a right to the head.
Makarenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hunt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makarenko can turn it around.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Makarenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makarenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makarenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makarenko lands the left hand.
Hunt is rocked!
Makarenko throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Makarenko.
Hunt drives through and clinches with Makarenko against the cage.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Makarenko breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makarenko. Hunt shrugs it off though.
Makarenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Makarenko avoids it.
Makarenko thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makarenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makarenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Makarenko sees coming a mile off.
Makarenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matt Hunt's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makarenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makarenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Makarenko slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Makarenko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Makarenko scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a shot to the body.
Makarenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makarenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makarenko is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarenko.
Hunt has been working on his balance at Scotty's Yard, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Makarenko.
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makarenko.
Matt Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Makarenko.
Makarenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Makarenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Makarenko tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makarenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makarenko avoids it.
Makarenko scores with a hook to the body.
Makarenko breaks from the clinch.
Makarenko throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Makarenko.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Makarenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Makarenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Makarenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makarenko has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Makarenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Hunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Makarenko scores with a nice body kick.
Makarenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Makarenko tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Makarenko digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Makarenko lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Makarenko gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Makarenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Makarenko managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Makarenko lands a left hand.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makarenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
Makarenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Makarenko manages to break the clinch.
Makarenko scores with a body shot.
Makarenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt tries to land a body kick
and Makarenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Matt Hunt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Makarenko's ribs.
Makarenko scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makarenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Makarenko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matt Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cyril Makarenko!
After winning the bout, Cyril Makarenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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