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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Poirier (ranked 3373 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Hug (ranked 4009 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Poirier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bear Hug!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug closes the distance and clinches.
Poirier stalling the fight.
Poirier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hug avoids a wild elbow strike from Poirier.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poirier lands a shoulder strike.
Poirier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hug throws a series of punches but Poirier avoids them all with ease.
Hug throws a hook to the side of Poirier's head but Poirier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poirier lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hug throws a jab but it's blocked by Poirier.
Poirier pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hug back to the cage. Poirier follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug misses the shot to the body.
Hug clinches up with Poirier and pushes him back against the cage.
Hug misses with some punches.
Poirier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poirier lands a body shot.
Poirier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poirier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hug misses with a looping left.
Poirier swats away the attempt to clinch by Hug.
A telegraphed right hand from Hug misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier lands with a slapping head kick.
Hug takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Poirier moves into the clinch.
Hug tries to throw a body punch but Poirier avoids it by throwing Hug back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Poirier.
A left hand lands to the body for Poirier.
Poirier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poirier breaks the clinch.
Poirier digs a good body shot into Hug's ribs.
Poirier throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poirier connects with a solid leg kick.
Poirier connects with an inside leg kick.
Poirier has Hug up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poirier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poirier presses Hug against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poirier lands with a light punch inside.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
Hug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poirier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Poirier.
Hug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poirier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poirier blocks an uppercut.
Poirier digs a right hand into Hug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hug's gas tank.
Poirier prevents a body shot from Hug.
Hug misses with the head strike.
Hug misses with some punches.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hug has a couple of punches blocked by Poirier.
Poirier blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Poirier - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Poirier.
Poirier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Hug misses.
Hug missing with a left hand there. Poirier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Poirier as he connects with a hook.
Hug bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poirier's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug wants to clinch.
Poirier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hug.
Poirier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hug has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Poirier.
Hug has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hug working aggressively here.
Hug misses with some punches.
Hug misses with a punch on the inside.
Poirier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hug.
Hug working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hug misses with a body punch.
Hug throws a punch but it's blocked by Poirier.
Poirier lands with a left to the head.
Poirier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poirier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poirier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hug.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
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!
Hug drops his hands momentarily and Poirier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poirier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poirier throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries to move into range but Poirier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poirier moves out of range as Hug strikes.
Hug tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poirier lands with a hook. Hug tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Poirier.
Poirier tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poirier throws a head kick that half lands.
Poirier lands a jab to the nose.
Hug connects with a right hand. Poirier shakes it off.
Poirier throws a right and a left that Hug avoids nicely.
Hug tries to clinch
enabling Poirier to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hug is rocked!
Poirier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hug takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hug wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poirier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hug in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Poirier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Poirier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Poirier keeps the fight on the outside.
Hug moves forwards but Poirier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poirier connects with a body shot.
Hug is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poirier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hug misses with a straight left.
Hug fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hug has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poirier.
Poirier's corner calls for a 1-2. Poirier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poirier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hug throws out the jab.
Poirier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hug can do to turn this around?
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poirier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poirier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poirier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poirier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
A lazy left from Hug finds it's target.
Hug throws a shot from downtown. Poirier moves away and avoids it.
Hug throws a jab when Poirier was well out of range.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poirier.
Hug throws a jab when Poirier was well out of range.
Poirier connects with a body shot that sends Hug's belly button to the back.
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poirier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hug throws a hook but Poirier blocks it.
Poirier scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch but Poirier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poirier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Poirier.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poirier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poirier. Poirier obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Hug throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poirier is looking to counter punch.
Poirier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Poirier.
Poirier blocks a jab.
Poirier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hug fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poirier, pushing him back against the cage.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hug swings wildly with an uppercut but Poirier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poirier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poirier digs a right hand underneath Hug's ribcage. Hug let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poirier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hug.
Anton Poirier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hug tries to work over Poirier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier lands with a light punch inside.
Poirier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poirier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hug misses with a punch on the inside.
Poirier lands a nice uppercut.
Poirier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poirier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hug backwards.
Hug is still on wobbly legs! Can Poirier finish him?
Poirier breaks the clinch.
Poirier throws a leg kick which misses Hug's front leg but catches the back leg as Hug tries to avoid it.
Hug seems to have recovered his senses.
Poirier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hug at a distance.
Poirier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hug.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poirier, right into the meat.
Poirier fakes the leg kick and cracks Hug in the body.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
Hug doesn't manage to clinch there - Poirier circles away.
Hug misses the jab.
Poirier slips a jab from Hug.
Poirier keeps the fight on the outside.
Hug's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Poirier.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poirier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poirier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hug. That did some damage!
Poirier keeps the fight on the outside.
Hug throws a right hand that misses
and Poirier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poirier.
Hug doesn't manage to clinch there - Poirier circles away.
Poirier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hug tries to clinch but Poirier moves away
and Poirier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hug connects with a nice looking jab.
Hug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poirier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Poirier lands with a nice body kick.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Poirier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hug dodges the punch combination from Poirier.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poirier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poirier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
A combination from Poirier does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hug misses the target.
It looked like Poirier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hug walks into a stiff left hand from Poirier.
Hug is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poirier slips under a jab.
Poirier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poirier's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Poirier scores with a body shot.
Poirier connects with a single shot there.
Poirier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hug throws out the jab.
Hug throws a shot from downtown. Poirier moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Poirier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poirier throws a good cross that connects.
Poirier defending well as Hug loads up on a big left hand.
Hug takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poirier tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poirier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hug clobbers Poirier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poirier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poirier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hug has time to react.
Poirier lands with a shot to the body.
Hug has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hug fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poirier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hug.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Poirier dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hug tries to clinch up but Poirier circles away and keeps his distance.
Poirier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poirier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hug.
Hug misses with an uppercut. Poirier saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Poirier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anton Poirier is winning the standup battle so far.
Hug wants to clinch.
Poirier bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hug throws a hook to the side of Poirier's head but Poirier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hug walks into a straight right hand from Poirier.
Hug on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hug throws a right hand that misses
and Hug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poirier keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Poirier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Poirier.
Poirier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poirier.
Hug misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug throws a looping overhand right but Poirier ducks down to avoid it.
Hug has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poirier.
Poirier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
Poirier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hug throws an overhand right that lands on Poirier's shoulder, as Poirier tries to avoid the shot.
Hug misses with a body shot.
Hug closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poirier connects with an inside leg kick.
Poirier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hug throws the left hand but Poirier avoids the punch easily.
Poirier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hug has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poirier.
Hug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poirier counters with a thumping low kick.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poirier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poirier scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug ducks right into an uppercut from Poirier.
Poirier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hug throws a big shot that misses.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Hug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poirier slips a straight right by Hug.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier scores with a nice strike.
Poirier takes one on the button.
No joy there for Poirier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Hug 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poirier, as that shot connected.
Poirier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hug throws a hook but Poirier blocks it.
Hug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Poirier works over Hug's head and body with a nice combination.
Poirier looks to land a combination but Hug avoids it well.
Poirier stuns Hug with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poirier lands with a right hand.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch but Poirier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Poirier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poirier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poirier.
Hug throws a looping overhand right but Poirier ducks down to avoid it.
Poirier drives through and clinches with Hug against the cage.
Poirier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hug working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poirier backwards.
Hug lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poirier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poirier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hug drives through and clinches with Poirier against the cage.
Hug misses with the head strike.
Poirier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poirier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Poirier on the inside.
Poirier cracks Hug with a nice body shot.
Hug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poirier stalling against the cage.
Poirier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Poirier.
Anton Poirier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hug misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hug has a couple of punches blocked by Poirier.
Hug prevents a body shot from Poirier.
Poirier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poirier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hug throws a hook but Poirier blocks it.
Hug misses with a straight right.
Poirier 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.
Poirier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hug throws a hook but Poirier avoids it easily.
Poirier lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.
Hug misses with a straight right.
Hug gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poirier.
Poirier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hug's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poirier stuns Hug with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poirier swats away the attempt to clinch by Hug.
Bear Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poirier closes the distance and pushes Hug back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Poirier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poirier 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Poirier!
A very excited looking Anton Poirier rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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