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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt pushes Blomsten up against the cage in a clinch.
Blomsten blocking some punches.
Blomsten drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Blomsten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Blomsten breaks from the clinch.
Blomsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blomsten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Blomsten's head.
Blomsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A little feinted left hand from Blomsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blomsten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blomsten if he has to take too many more of those.
Blomsten is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Blomsten takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blomsten slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Blomsten up against the cage in a clinch.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blomsten is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Blomsten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blomsten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Arto Blomsten has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand into Blomsten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blomsten's gas tank.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Blomsten lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Blomsten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt wants to stall.
Hunt presses Blomsten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Blomsten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hunt down to the mat. Hunt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Blomsten saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Blomsten shrugs it off though.
Blomsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt throws a push kick but Blomsten slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Blomsten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blomsten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt avoids the head kick by Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blomsten thinking.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blomsten misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blomsten. That did some damage!
Hunt has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hunt tests Blomsten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Blomsten misses with a low kick.
Blomsten cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blomsten slips under a jab.
Hunt misses the jab.
Blomsten avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Blomsten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blomsten counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Blomsten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blomsten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Blomsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blomsten moves out of range of the body kick.
Blomsten thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt throws the left hand but Blomsten avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Blomsten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blomsten off to one side.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blomsten throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Blomsten saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blomsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Blomsten is wise to it.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Blomsten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blomsten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blomsten manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hunt on his heels. He'll look to pass Hunt's guard now, I'm sure.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Blomsten postures up.
Blomsten drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blomsten jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blomsten trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Blomsten tries to pass.
Hunt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blomsten preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunt thumps Blomsten with a low kick.
Blomsten staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blomsten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Blomsten was not able to check.
Blomsten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Blomsten settles back down.
Blomsten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blomsten checks a low kick from Hunt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Blomsten looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Blomsten backing away here, and Hunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blomsten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blomsten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a lazy body kick
and Blomsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blomsten at a distance.
Blomsten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt thows a leg kick but Blomsten checks it
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blomsten's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blomsten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Blomsten stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt throws a jab when Blomsten was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Blomsten.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blomsten misses with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Blomsten shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arto Blomsten's cut.
That's time! Blomsten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunt clobbers Blomsten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blomsten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Blomsten's knee but Blomsten avoids it well.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Blomsten's leg but Blomsten calmly moves out of range.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blomsten. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Blomsten closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Blomsten pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Blomsten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt clobbers Blomsten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt lands a nice hook to Blomsten's body. Blomsten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt motions for Blomsten to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blomsten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blomsten has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hunt.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blomsten misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt thuds his shin into the meat of Blomsten's side.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blomsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt feints a counter leg kick.
Arto Blomsten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blomsten is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Blomsten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Blomsten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blomsten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a huge left! Blomsten is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hunt isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Blomsten from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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