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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Hurst (ranked 25283 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Munoz (ranked 5929 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Munoz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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214 lbs
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190 cm
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaine Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munoz is looking to land body kicks.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.
Hurst pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hurst tries to pull guard but Munoz won't allow it.
Munoz pulls guard successfully.
Hurst postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurst drops back looking for a leg! Munoz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Munoz manages to kick Hurst off! Hurst jumps back into Munoz's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Munoz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hurst, into his guard.
Hurst has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hurst is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hurst looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hurst is pulling down on Munoz's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munoz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Munoz postures up in Hurst's guard and throws a big left but Hurst blocks it.
Hurst has his foot on Munoz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munoz works his way back into a safe position though.
Hurst wants to sweep but no luck.
Munoz being controlled here momentarily.
Munoz wants to stand but Hurst is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hurst is looking for a triangle but Munoz pushes his legs off easily.
Munoz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hurst is looking for a triangle but Munoz pushes his legs off easily.
Hurst working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munoz.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurst is pulling down on Munoz's head. It's preventing any offense from Munoz, at least for the moment.
Munoz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hurst's guard.
Hurst trying to control from the bottom.
Hurst wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hurst trying to control here.
We've been informed that Munoz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Munoz decides to return to a standing position.
Munoz lands a head shot.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches up with Hurst, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes Hurst against the cage but Hurst circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hurst clinches.
Munoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurst misses with a takedown attempt - Munoz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munoz scores with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurst tries to work over Munoz's front leg with a kick but Munoz checks it.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hurst defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Hurst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Munoz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Munoz moves in looking to clinch but Hurst pushes him off.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hurst fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurst moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMunoz.
Munoz thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Munoz tries to get set, Hurst tries to push him back and clinch up but Munoz manages to avoid the attempt.
Hurst takes the fight into the clinch.
Munoz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hurst won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munoz smiles and moves away.
Hurst throws a head kick that misses.
Hurst fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munoz, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurst throws a series of punches but Munoz avoids them all with ease.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hurst defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Hurst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hurst avoids the head kick by Munoz.
Munoz tries to keep at a distance but Hurst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hurst stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurst gets a clinch.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hurst to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst tries to pull guard but Munoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Hurst drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaine Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Munoz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hurst will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hurst accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hurst is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Munoz is trying to control the position but Hurst postures up.
Hurst sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst throwing strikes but missing.
Hurst showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Munoz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurst is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hurst closes the distance and pushes Munoz back into the cage.
Hurst pulls guard effortlessly.
Hurst pulls Munoz in to control the position.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurst is keeping the position for now.
Hurst is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munoz being controlled here momentarily.
Hurst keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurst is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munoz is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Hurst dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Munoz has his takedown stuffed
and Hurst makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hurst darts in and clinches Munoz up against the cage.
Hurst jumps guard but Munoz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hurst jumps guard but Munoz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hurst jumps guard but Munoz stands there with Hurst around his waist. Hurst gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaine Hurst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Munoz is looking for the big counter here.
Charlie Munoz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hurst defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Hurst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hurst changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hurst shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hurst landing some decent shots from guard.
Hurst postures up.
Hurst is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hurst is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hurst stopping the sweep attempt from Munoz.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munoz dives in for a single leg takedown but Hurst sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurst looks to land a body kick but Munoz moved away.
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munoz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hurst tries to counter by clinching up but Munoz breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Hurst.
Munoz shoots for a takedown but Hurst saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hurst moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hurst tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurst clinches.
Hurst jumps guard and drags Munoz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hurst working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz wants to control from the top but Hurst keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst has his hands on Munoz's head, controlling the position.
Hurst is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munoz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blaine Hurst showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurst has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaine Hurst!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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