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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koko Pinea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koko Pinea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov is looking to clinch.
Huchkov pushes Pinea up against the cage in a clinch.
Huchkov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huchkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huchkov misses with a knee strike.
Huchkov jumps guard but Pinea stands there with Huchkov around his waist. Huchkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huchkov tries to work over Pinea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huchkov misses with an elbow over the top.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Huchkov tenderised Pinea's leg. Pinea is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pinea!
Pinea circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea misses with a body kick.
Huchkov goes for a double leg but Pinea avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pinea continues to drive forward.
As Huchkov tries to get set, Pinea tries to push him back and clinch up but Huchkov manages to avoid the attempt.
Pinea jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huchkov throws a leg kick but Pinea checks it.
Pinea slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huchkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koko Pinea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huchkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huchkov's calf.
Pinea tries to clinch but Huchkov is having none of it.
Huchkov wants to counter the offense by Pinea and move into the clinch position.
Pinea takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huchkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pinea smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huchkov manages to pull guard.
Pinea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet but Pinea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huchkov controls Pinea momentarily but Pinea frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea postures up and lands a big shot to Huchkov's brow.
Pinea content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huchkov wants to stand up but Pinea is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Huchkov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pinea on his heels. He'll look to pass Pinea's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea has Huchkov pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huchkov tries to stand but Pinea is controlling from the bottom.
Pinea keeping moving, preventing Huchkov from controlling successfully.
Huchkov postures up in Pinea's guard and throws a big left but Pinea blocks it.
Pinea has a closed guard, preventing Huchkov from standing up.
Pinea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Huchkov postures up in Pinea's guard and throws a big left but Pinea blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinea pulls Huchkov in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Huchkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pinea's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinea lands with an overhand left.
Huchkov clinches up with Pinea and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huchkov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinea.
Pinea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huchkov or not.
Huchkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pinea tries to work over Huchkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huchkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huchkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huchkov misses with a body punch.
Pinea with a knee to the head.
It looks like Matel Huchkov has been cut.
Huchkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinea's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Koko Pinea will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matel Huchkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huchkov misses with a wild body shot.
Huchkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinea's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Huchkov. That snapped Pinea's head back.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pinea slows the pace down.
Huchkov is not content to let Pinea control the position.
Pinea creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Pinea politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pinea prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pinea asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pinea tries to score with some ground and pound. Huchkov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Huchkov struggling a bit here.
Pinea just content to control the position.
Pinea tries to advance to mount but can't.
Huchkov tries to buck Pinea off but Pinea is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Pinea trying to control the position but Huchkov is working away.
Pinea moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pinea wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huchkov keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pinea is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Huchkov's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinea.
Huchkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Huchkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinea lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea blocking some punches.
Huchkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huchkov is trying to pull guard but Pinea turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Huchkov has a couple of punches blocked by Pinea.
Huchkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinea.
Pinea landing knees to the head.
Huchkov jumps guard and drags Pinea to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pinea trying to control but Huchkov is working from the bottom.
Huchkov looking to control.
Huchkov keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet but Pinea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huchkov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Huchkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Huchkov, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinea lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huchkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Koko Pinea has been cut.
Huchkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinea avoids it really well and circles away.
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 Koko Pinea will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huchkov misses the shot to the body.
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pinea as he jumps to the side.
Pinea clinches up against the cage.
Huchkov misses with an elbow strike.
Pinea misses with a punch to the body.
Huchkov wants to break free but Pinea has control.
Huchkov jumps guard but Pinea turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pinea landing knees to the head.
Huchkov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Huchkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huchkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Huchkov's ribcage.
Pinea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pinea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huchkov.
Koko Pinea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea working Huchkov over with knees to the body.
Pinea throws a knee to the head but misses.
Huchkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinea landing knees to the head.
Huchkov jumps into guard, dragging Pinea to the mat.
Huchkov keeping moving, preventing Pinea from controlling successfully.
Pinea passes Huchkov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pinea thows a huge punch but Huchkov dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Huchkov is staying active underneath Pinea, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pinea is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pinea trying to control from half guard but Huchkov is working away.
Pinea is really struggling to control Huchkov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Huchkov forces Pinea back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov jumps into guard, dragging Pinea to the mat.
Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Huchkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinea has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pinea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huchkov is keeping the position for now.
Pinea wants to control from the top but Huchkov keeps moving.
Pinea throws a big right hand that misses.
Huchkov working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pinea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huchkov is keeping the position for now.
Pinea throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pinea tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Huchkov misses.
Pinea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huchkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinea, pushing him back against the cage.
Huchkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huchkov misses with an elbow strike.
Huchkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinea.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Huchkov managing to block the knees to the body from Pinea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koko Pinea clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinea leaves Huchkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huchkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinea has managed to clinch.
Pinea lands a knee to the body.
Huchkov is trying to pull guard but Pinea turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Huchkov tries to pull guard but Pinea won't allow it.
Koko Pinea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
Pinea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huchkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huchkov tries to pull guard but Pinea holds him up against the cage and eventually Huchkov drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko Pinea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinea lands a good knee to the midsection. Huchkov won't want to take too many of those.
Pinea trying to land knees to the body.
Pinea misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea crunches a lovely knee into Huchkov's ribcage.
Huchkov tries to pull guard but Pinea forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huchkov throws a head punch that misses.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but Huchkov blocks with his arms.
Huchkov tries to pull guard but Pinea forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huchkov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pinea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Huchkov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pinea manages to pass to side control.
Huchkov is looking to control Pinea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Huchkov avoid being mounted?
Pinea trying to control from half guard but Huchkov is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pinea in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huchkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huchkov shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinea's guard.
Pinea trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov tries to stand but Pinea is controlling from the bottom.
Pinea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huchkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Matel Huchkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinea stands up over Huchkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pinea slips nicely into half guard.
Pinea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huchkov can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinea slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koko Pinea had his way with Matel Huchkov in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown but Pinea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Huchkov.
Pinea keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinea throws a shot to the body.
Pinea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinea tries to clinch up but Huchkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Matel Huchkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pinea has his hands on Huchkov's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov wants to stand but Pinea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Huchkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huchkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Huchkov lands a couple of digs.
Huchkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koko Pinea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from Huchkov as Pinea shoots in.
Huchkov tries to clinch up but Pinea circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinea doesn't manage to clinch there - Huchkov circles away.
Huchkov clinches up with Pinea and pushes him back against the cage.
Pinea tries to land knees in the clinch but Huchkov avoids the damage to the body.
Huchkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huchkov is defending well for now.
Huchkov tries to pull guard but Pinea holds him up against the cage and eventually Huchkov drops back down to his feet.
Huchkov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pinea seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Huchkov can turn it around.
Koko Pinea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
Huchkov breaks the clinch.
Pinea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huchkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Huchkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huchkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Huchkov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinea is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov stopping the sweep attempt from Pinea.
Pinea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huchkov being controlled here momentarily.
Pinea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinea has a closed guard, preventing Huchkov from standing up.
Matel Huchkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Huchkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huchkov is fighting to break Pinea's control of his arms but Pinea is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huchkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huchkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Pinea thuds his right hand into Huchkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koko Pinea is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Huchkov.
Pinea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pinea wants it to stay on the feet.
Huchkov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Huchkov fails with the takedown
and Pinea moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinea managing to block the knees to the body from Huchkov.
A knee to the head by Pinea.
Huchkov lands an uppercut.
Pinea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matel Huchkov.
I think Pinea has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Koko Pinea!
Koko Pinea is the new bantamweight champion!
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