Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEFC Fight Night 231
Date: Aug 20, 2018

#R1#
Rutherford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Rutherford is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs. #CL2#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutherford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutherford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt. #T1#
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hunt.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutherford throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Rutherford stalling against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Rutherford stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Rutherford has Hunt pushed against the cage.#BC#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt taking a breather. #T4#
Rutherford tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is pushing Rutherford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 Thomas Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutherford lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.#CL2#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutherford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutherford is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutherford avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Rutherford tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Rutherford scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford has Hunt pushed against the cage.#T2#
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutherford as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt has Rutherford pressed against the cage. #BC#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Rutherford attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rutherford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T3#
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutherford - that will leave a mark!
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutherford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Rutherford half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Rutherford drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Rutherford tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt. #BC#
Rutherford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Rutherford avoids nicely.
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Hunt instigates a clinch. #BC#
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Rutherford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Rutherford effectively controlling the action here.
Rutherford just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it. #BC#
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick there by Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Rutherford dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutherford counters with a three punch combo that has Hunt backing up. Hunt nods at Rutherford to acknowledge the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutherford.
Hunt moves to clinch but Rutherford breaks away
and Rutherford counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Rutherford misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Rutherford sprawls well.
Rutherford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rutherford is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down. #T2#
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Hunt forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Rutherford manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Rutherford 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.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Rutherford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Rutherford.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rutherford. #CL2#
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutherford up against the cage.
Hunt with a knee to the head. #T4#
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutherford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hunt. #ROC2#
Rutherford is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Rutherford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rutherford seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt just leaning against Rutherford, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Thomas Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford. #BC#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Hunt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Rutherford.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rutherford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Rutherford!
Thomas Rutherford made sure to mention his sponsor, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) in his post fight interview.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC 300
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatsby circles away. #CL#
Gatsby has managed to clinch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Gatsby as the two fighters clinch. #TD#
Gatsby gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gatsby prevents Hunt from standing back up.
Gatsby controlling the pace.
Hunt has hold of Gatsby's hands but Gatsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Gatsby slips a nice elbow through Hunt's hands, connecting with Hunt's forehead.
Hunt is trying to stand. #T1#
Gatsby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gatsby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatsby content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is trying to stand up here but Gatsby is controlling him well.
Gatsby working the head and body with strikes.
Gatsby is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gatsby connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Gatsby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Hunt is looking to escape.
Gatsby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Hunt trying to control but Gatsby postures up.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
Gatsby is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Hunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatsby with the ground and pound but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gatsby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt wants to stand up but Gatsby is controlling him. #ES2#
Hunt has his feet on Gatsby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T4##CL#
Gatsby moves into the clinch successfully.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Gatsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gatsby wants a takedown but no success here.
Gatsby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Gatsby's head.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gatsby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.#CL#
Gatsby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Gatsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Gatsby lands with a left to the head.
Gatsby lands a right hand.
Gatsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gatsby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Gatsby pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Gatsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatsby pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby can't get the takedown. #T2#
Hunt prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gatsby.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gatsby lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Gatsby lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gatsby is defending well for now.
Gatsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Gatsby's takedown attempt. #TD#
Gatsby gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gatsby is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunt trying to hold on to Gatsby's head to control him but Gatsby postures up.
Gatsby trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
Gatsby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though. #T4#
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
Gatsby trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
Gatsby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gatsby throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt is trying to stand.
Gatsby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gatsby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gatsby is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
Gatsby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatsby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Gatsby drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsby works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Hunt wants to stand but Gatsby is controlling the position.
Hunt controlling Gatsby's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T1#
Gatsby landing with the ground and pound.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Gatsby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gatsby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Gatsby scoring with some ground and pound.
Gatsby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gatsby trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gatsby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hunt is pulling down on Gatsby's head to control his posture.
Hunt wants to stand up but Gatsby is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Gatsby chips away with some ground and pound.
Jay Gatsby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gatsby prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Hunt controlling Gatsby's posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gatsby 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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gatsby.
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gatsby.#CL2#
Hunt clinches.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
A short body shot lands from Gatsby as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Gatsby gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatsby.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
Gatsby works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gatsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Gatsby instigates a clinch.
Gatsby scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Gatsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatsby lands a right hand. #ROC#
Hunt is rocked!
Gatsby misses with a body punch. #TD#
Gatsby has hold of one of Hunt's legs. Hunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Gatsby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Gatsby finish him?
Gatsby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Gatsby throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Hunt wants to stand up but Gatsby is controlling him. #ES2#
Hunt has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gatsby has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby lands a right hand.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Gatsby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Gatsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T2#
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Gatsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatsby.
Hunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Gatsby lands a shot to the body.
Gatsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatsby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Gatsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4##KD#
Gatsby floors Hunt with a big punch on the inside! Hunt is trying to recover but Gatsby dives into side control.
Hunt is trying to buck Gatsby off.
Gatsby cracks Hunt with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gatsby immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hunt is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gatsby!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby retains his middleweight title!
Jay Gatsby made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC Sunday Night Fights 2
Date: Jul 15, 2018

#R1#
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away. #CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Page tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away. #CL#
Hunt drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Page blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Page fails to pull guard.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms. #TD2#
Page drags the fight down to the ground.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt pushing down on Page's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hunt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Page for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
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.
Page has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunt is working away from the top position though.
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hunt continues to stall.#SU#
Hunt stands up from Page's guard - Hunt perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Page tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt with a knee to the head. #T3#
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Page into the cage.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Page.#CL#
Hunt rushes Page and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Page lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Hunt lands a right hand. #T4#
Page throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Page's ribcage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
Page takes a shot to the head.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Page tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt thows a body kick. Page tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Page dives in for a single leg takedown but Hunt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Hunt drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Page has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Page working aggressively here.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage. #T2#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phol Hunt.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Page is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it. #CL#
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Page.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Hunt lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Page is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T3##BC2#
Page manages to break the clinch.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #CL#
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Page tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
A short right from Hunt.
Page wants to stall.
Page creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Page tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Page is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt has Page pressed against the cage, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Page is breathing heavily.
Hunt is leaning against Page and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt works on Page's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that second round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL#
Hunt clinches.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Page.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Page's takedown attempt.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Page wants a takedown.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunt digs a right hand into Page's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Page's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#T2#
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phol Hunt.#CL#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Page tries to tie him up.
Hunt is leaning against Page and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Page is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Page.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards. #T3#
Hunt just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Hunt digs a right hand into Page's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Page's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Page tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Page up against the cage.#T4#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Danny Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Page tries to tie him up.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page takes a shot to the head.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Page takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A determined Phol Hunt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: CEFC Sunday Night Fights
Date: Jun 24, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt is working Vladovich over against the cage.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Vladovich is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunt obliges.
Vladovich lands a nice uppercut.
Vladovich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Vladovich is blocking nicely. #BC#
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Vladovich swinging wildly here.
Hunt throws a head kick that Vladovich semi-blocks. #TD2#
Hunt scores with a takedown into Vladovich's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom.
Hunt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vladovich haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1#
Vladovich is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt content to stall in guard here.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vladovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vladovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Vladovich is retaining full guard.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Vladovich keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vladovich with a hook.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt tries to move into range but Vladovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Vladovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
Vladovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vladovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vladovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Vladovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Hunt misses with the combination. #CL2#
Hunt has Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Vladovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Vladovich is avoiding it. #CL2#
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt pushes Vladovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
Hunt lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
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!#TD2#
Hunt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vladovich to the mat! Vladovich manages to get full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Vladovich is keeping the position.
Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vladovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunt controls the pace.
Vladovich wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vladovich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vladovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand.
Vladovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Vladovich back into the cage.#BC#
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Vladovich lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Hunt clinches.
Vladovich is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control. #BC#
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vladovich swinging wildly here. #T1#
Hunt goes for a double leg but Vladovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vladovich continues to drive forward.
Vladovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vladovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it. #CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Hunt. #BC#
Vladovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vladovich blocks the body kick.
Vladovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Vladovich gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Hunt clinches.
Vladovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Vladovich's ribcage. Vladovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Vladovich breaks the clinch.
Vladovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vladovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Vladovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Hunt rushes Vladovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Vladovich's ribcage.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vladovich can't break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Vladovich gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt is leaning against Vladovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Vladovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladovich. #BC#
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vladovich is keeping busy.
Hunt looking to stall.
Vladovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vladovich avoids it.#BC#
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vladovich swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4##CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Vladovich.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladovich pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vladovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vladovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage.
Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt has Vladovich pressed against the cage, preventing Vladovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage. #BC#
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Hunt gets a clinch.
Vladovich is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vladovich throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vladovich is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Vladovich breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vladovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vladovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Vladovich blocks with his arms.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Vladovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it.
Grigor Vladovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Vladovich digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Vladovich leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt. #CL2#
Hunt has Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T2##BC#
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Vladovich misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Vladovich is trying to break free.#BC#
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich.#TD2#
Hunt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vladovich is trying to escape the position but Hunt is controlling the position. #T3##SU2#
Hunt stands up.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vladovich looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt throws a counter combo.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Vladovich is avoiding it.
Vladovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Vladovich.
Jab from Vladovich.
Vladovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vladovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vladovich defends it nicely.
Grigor Vladovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phol Hunt.#T4#
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grigor Vladovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Vladovich.
Hunt prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch.
Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage.
Vladovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vladovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I've got Hunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CEFC 292
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
Mac takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Mac.
Mac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mac misses with some punches.
Mac misses with some punches.
Mac misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mac.
A shot in the inside from Mac.
Mac throws a head punch that misses.
Mac blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Mac gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt tries to stall but Mac uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Mac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mac misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Mac is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mac is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt throws a big uppercut that drops Mac! More strikes from Hunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mac lies dazed against the cage as Hunt celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

Event: CEFC 289
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Hamidovich Saitiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamidovich Saitiev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hunt has Hamidovich Saitiev pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Hamidovich Saitiev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamidovich Saitiev's face.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunt just leaning against Hamidovich Saitiev, taking a breather.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamidovich Saitiev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Hunt. #T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt is working Hamidovich Saitiev over against the cage.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamidovich Saitiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks winded!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it. #T3#
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt pushes Hamidovich Saitiev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamidovich Saitiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamidovich Saitiev won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Hamidovich Saitiev back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2#
Hamidovich Saitiev pulls guard.
Hunt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt trying to control but Hamidovich Saitiev is having none of it. #T1##SU#
Hunt is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #CL#
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Hamidovich Saitiev in a clinch.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt is pushing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hunt digs a right hand into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamidovich Saitiev's gas tank.
Hamidovich Saitiev is breathing heavily.#T2#
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamidovich Saitiev's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Good body shot from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt presses Hamidovich Saitiev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamidovich Saitievs head.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage. Hamidovich Saitiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A short right from Hunt. #T3#
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt has Hamidovich Saitiev pressed against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage. #T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phol Hunt.#CL#
Hunt rushes Hamidovich Saitiev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunt cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a nice body shot.
Hunt works on Hamidovich Saitiev's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamidovich Saitiev won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hunt digs a right hand into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamidovich Saitiev's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a shot to the head.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage. Hamidovich Saitiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamidovich Saitiev letting Hunt take a breather here.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hamidovich Saitiev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.#T1#
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamidovich Saitiev drops back down to his feet.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt. #KD#
Hunt drops Hamidovich Saitiev with a big knee straight up the middle! Hamidovich Saitiev is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hamidovich Saitiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
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!#TD#
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Hamidovich Saitiev is out cold and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Phol Hunt!
A determined Phol Hunt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: CEFC Live 53
Date: May 03, 2018

#R1#
Hightower throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hightower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hightower throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Hightower.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Hightower misses the target.
Hightower is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Hightower circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hightower makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Hightower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Hightower keeps it at a distance.
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1##CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Hightower back into the cage.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hightower will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hightower lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Hightower blocks it.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hightower leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
Hunt tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hightower.
Hunt lands a right hand. #T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Hightower pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hightower circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hightower counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hightower lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Reed Hightower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hightower throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2#
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hightower gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hightower up against the cage.
Hightower blocks an uppercut.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Hightower struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hightower has Hunt pressed against the cage. #BC#
Hightower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hightower is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hightower counters with a right hand to the body.
Hightower misses with a head kick.
Hightower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt dives in for a single leg takedown but Hightower sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hightower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hightower connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Hightower lands a slapping body shot.
Hightower scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hightower misses with a hook.
Hightower just misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Hunt looking to score a takedown here. Hightower is defending well but Hunt drives through and ends up in Hightower's guard.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt passes Hightower's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Hightower looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Hightower actively working from the bottom here.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Hightower is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reed Hightower dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hightower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.#TD2#
Hunt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hunt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hightower keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hunt trying to control the action but Hightower is working from the bottom.
Hightower tries to buck Hunt off but Hunt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower is letting Hunt control him for a moment.
Hunt working away.#T1#
Hunt trying to control the position but Hightower is working away.
Hightower struggling a bit here.
Hunt trying to control the position but Hightower is working away.
The strikes coming from Hunt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hightower is trying to get back to half guard.
Hightower gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hunt is just content to waste time from the top position. Hightower takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.
Hunt content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Hunt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunt pushing down on Hightower's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hunt moves nicely into side control.
Hightower is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Hunt trying to control the action but Hightower is working from the bottom.
Hightower being controlled for a moment.
Hunt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hightower's legs.
You can see the frustration on Hightower's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunt tries to advance to mount but Hightower denies him.
Hunt taking a breather here. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hightower!
Hunt controlling his opponent.
Hunt wants to control the pace but Hightower is squirming around nicely.
Hunt controlling the pace for now.
Hunt wants to control the pace but Hightower is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hightower tries to hold on but Hunt pushes him away.
Hightower slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hightower counters with a stiff right hand.
Hightower scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Hightower circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Hunt drives through with a takedown into Hightower's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Hightower.
Hightower is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower controlling the pace.
Hunt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hightower is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Hunt controlling the position.
Hightower trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hightower prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hightower looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hightower wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hightower with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hightower throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.#TD2#
Hightower gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hunt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hightower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SU2#
Hunt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Hightower shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Hightower was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.#T3#
Hunt wants to slow Hightower down by chopping away at his legs.
Hightower scores with a push kick.
Hightower looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hightower counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed Hightower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phol Hunt.
Hunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hightower connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hunt scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Hunt darts in and clinches Hightower up against the cage.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hightower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Hightower blocks it. #BC#
Hightower breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hightower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Hightower lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Hightower.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Hightower pushes him off.
Hightower throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hightower throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hightower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Hightower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Hightower tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hightower manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hightower throws a counter high kick but Hunt was just alert enough to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Hightower showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hightower 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Hightower!
Reed Hightower decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC Live 52
Date: Apr 12, 2018

#R1##CL#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Rolla back into the cage.
Rolla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Rolla as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rolla lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolla.
Hunt tries to stall but Rolla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rolla blocks an uppercut.
Rolla stalling.
Hunt tries a body shot but Rolla blocks it.
Rolla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Rolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla is having none of it.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla moves out of range.
Rolla misses with a head kick.
Rolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Rolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rolla controls the action.
Rolla misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries to work over Rolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rolla works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Rolla can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Rolla lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Rolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Rolla throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Rolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Rolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Rolla.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rolla pushes him off.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rolla circles away. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Rolla improves position.
Rolla avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Rolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rolla misses the jab.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rolla pushes him off.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Rolla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rolla on the side of the head.
Rolla misses with a head kick.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rolla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolla swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Rolla throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rolla's guard.
Rolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt slips nicely into half guard.#SU#
Hunt stands up from half guard.
Rolla looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Rolla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Rolla shakes it off.#CL#
Hunt darts in and clinches Rolla up against the cage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolla.
Hunt taking a breather.
Rolla letting Hunt take a breather here.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rolla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Rolla breaks the clinch.
Rolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolla misses with a looping right.#CL#
Hunt has Rolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rolla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rolla.
Rolla lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rolla up against the cage.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Rolla swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Rolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt goes for a double leg but Rolla avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rolla continues to drive forward.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rolla swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rolla! But no joy.
Rolla misses with a two punch combination.
Rolla throws a series of strikes that have Hunt backpedaling.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt feinted with a counter takedown.
Rolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rolla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phol Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla moves out of range.
Rolla swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Rolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla is having none of it.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Rolla wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Rolla misses.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Hunt drives through with a takedown into Rolla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hunt won't allow Rolla to get back to his feet.
Rolla wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rolla seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolla is keeping the position for now.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Rolla is retaining full guard.
Rolla pulls Hunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hunt from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Rolla misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Rolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Rolla misses.
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rolla is looking for the big counter here.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolla cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rolla with a hook.
Rolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Ronnie Rolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rolla counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Rolla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronnie Rolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rolla leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rolla lands a jab to the head.
Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rolla with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rolla.
Hunt wants to clinch but Rolla slips to the side
and Rolla counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla moves away
and Rolla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rolla.
Rolla misses with a straight left.
Rolla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Rolla looks to move away, Hunt throws a big counter combo but Rolla just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Rolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rolla misses with a hook.
Rolla misses with the combination.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Rolla pushes him off.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rolla is avoiding it.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla moves out of range.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Rolla sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolla.
Rolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rolla looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Rolla looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla moves away
and Rolla counters with a head kick. That will keep Hunt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rolla circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Rolla as Hunt shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rolla!
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Rolla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rolla counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rolla lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Rolla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rolla takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Rolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Rolla is avoiding it.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rolla counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt wants to clinch.
It seemed like Rolla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rolla throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Rolla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phol Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Rolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rolla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Rolla throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Rolla lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
Rolla only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolla circles away. #T4#
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Rolla keeps it at a distance.
Rolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Rolla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rolla leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolla.
Rolla missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Rolla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rolla tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rolla is having none of it.
Rolla connects with a body shot.
Rolla jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Rolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rolla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Rolla!
After winning the bout, Ronnie Rolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC 281
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
Jenova throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a counter combo.
Jenova throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt looks to clinch
and Jenova counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jenova is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Jenova throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Jenova pushes him off.
Jenova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jenova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenova scores with a head kick. Hunt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jenova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenova cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Jenova has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Jenova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Hunt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jenova counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jenova scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Jenova throws a head kick that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Jenova motions for Hunt to come forward. Jenova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Jenova throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Jenova manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Hunt has managed to clinch. #T2#
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jenova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jenova's face.
Jenova blocks an uppercut.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt. #T3#
Hunt is trying to stall. #TD#
Jenova has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hunt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Hunt is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Jenova coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenova throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Jenova only half commits.
Jenova scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenova swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Jenova.
Jenova lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Jenova lands with a left to the head.
Jenova pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jenova controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jenova lands a left hand.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenova.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Jenova scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenith Jenova dominated that round.
That's time! Jenova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Jenova misses the jab.
Kenith Jenova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Jenova sets himself, and Hunt steps forward looking for the clinch! Jenova avoids it this time.
Jenova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenova.
Jenova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Jenova circles away.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jenova.
Hunt tries to clinch but Jenova moves out of range.
Jenova half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Jenova.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jenova!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
A combination from Jenova does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt looks for a takedown but Jenova sprawls well.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Jenova stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Jenova thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
Jenova throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Jenova misses the shot to the body.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenith Jenova is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenova throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenova.
Jenova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jenova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Jenova keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jenova scores with a spinning back kick!
Jenova lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jenova. Beautiful body shot.
Jenova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jenova wants it to stay on the feet.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.#T2#
Hunt tries to clinch but Jenova is having none of it.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Jenova blocks the body kick.
Jenova throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Jenova. #CL2#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenova controls his hands.
A short left from Jenova.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Jenova stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jenova leaning against his opponent. #T3#
Hunt lands a right hand.
Jenova lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Jenova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jenova up against the cage.
Jenova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenova jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Jenova gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jenova dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!#T4#
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt pushes Jenova back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Jenova's ribcage. Jenova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenova throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jenova's face.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
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 Kenith Jenova will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jenova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt moves forwards but Jenova connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenova holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenova avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Jenova tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jenova misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Jenova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Jenova.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenova is keeping busy.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenova gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Jenova lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Hunt pushes Jenova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jenova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Jenova has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Jenova is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jenova has his back to the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Jenova's takedown attempt.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jenova controls the action.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jenova up against the cage.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Jenova is blocking nicely.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenova.
Jenova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Jenova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Jenova's head. #T4#
Hunt working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jenova fails to land.
Jenova prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Jenova improves position.
Jenova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt trying to stall but Jenova improves his position.
Hunt blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenova tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jenova back against the cage.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenova controls his hands.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kenith Jenova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I think Jenova 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenith Jenova!
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC 278
Date: Mar 03, 2018

#R1#
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Pedro slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Pedro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Pedro circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Pedro scores with a jab.
Pedro has a takedown stuffed.
Hunt darts in looking for a takedown but Pedro gets double underhooks and turns Hunt into the cage.
Pedro lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Pedro. #CL#
Hunt clinches up with Pedro and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pedro.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Hunt blocks a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro has Hunt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
Hunt stalls.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pedro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T2#
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pedro avoids it.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pedro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunt throws a hook but Pedro avoids it easily.#CL#
Hunt rushes Pedro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt. #TD2#
Hunt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pedro is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hunt to the mat. Hunt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunt wants to stand but Pedro is controlling the position.
Pedro trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom. #T3#
Pedro stops Hunt from standing up.
Hunt is trying to hold Pedro in close to prevent damage but Pedro has managed to pass into half guard.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Pedro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pedro is trying to control. Hunt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pedro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pedro wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Pedro throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Pedro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunt pushes Pedro off looking to stand but Pedro dives back in and keeps control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pedro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pedro prevents Hunt from standing back up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tries a body shot but Pedro blocks it.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Pedro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Pedro pushes him off.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedro lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Pedro circles away.
The fighters circling - Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pedro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pedro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Pedro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hunt defending against the ground and pound.
Pedro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pedro is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunt is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T1#
Pedro tries to score with some ground and pound. Hunt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pedro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt is trying to buck Pedro off.
Hunt is not content to let Pedro control the position.
Pedro misses with the ground and pound.
Pedro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hunt is trying to buck Pedro off.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Hunt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pedro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hunt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hunt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pedro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Pedro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
George Pedro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pedro cracks Hunt with a big elbow.
Pedro trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Pedro working the strikes but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #T3#
Pedro tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Pedro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ES#
Hunt kicks off Pedro and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Pedro clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pedro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt. #T4#
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro is looking for a takedown.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
Pedro wants to take the fight to the mat but Hunt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pedro.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Pedro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Pedro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Pedro.
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!
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt has Pedro pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedro.
Hunt misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Hunt moves away from the strike by Pedro.
Hunt tries to clinch but Pedro is having none of it. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Pedro blocks an uppercut.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Pedro.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt digs a right hand into Pedro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedro's gas tank.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pedro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pedro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Nice body punch from Pedro - that landed with a thud.
Pedro misses with some punches.
Pedro is working Hunt over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Pedro has clasped his hands together around Hunt's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro controls the position.
Pedro cracks Hunt with a big elbow.
Pedro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pedro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pedro takes a little break here. Hunt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pedro scores with punches from side control. #T2#
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet.
Pedro scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt is trying to buck Pedro off.
Pedro lands an elbow.
Pedro is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Pedro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro scoring with punches from side control.
Pedro is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pedro prevents Hunt from escaping the position.
Hunt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hunt tries to kick Pedro off but Pedro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hunt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt pushes Pedro off looking to stand but Pedro dives back in and keeps control. #T4#
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pedro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pedro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunt's head. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Pedro closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pedro avoids it.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4##CL#
Pedro tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pedro as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Pedro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Pedro blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pedro.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Pedro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt misses with some punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1#
Good body shot from Pedro.
Pedro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD2#
Pedro has hold of one of Hunt's legs. Hunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Pedro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Pedro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Pedro passes into half guard.
Pedro working Hunt over with strikes.
Pedro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pedro lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
Pedro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as Pedro sits in half guard.
Pedro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pedro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Hunt pushes Pedro off looking to stand but Pedro dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Pedro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro moves nicely into side control.
Hunt is trying to buck Pedro off.#T3#
Pedro landing a few strikes.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Pedro drags him back down.
Pedro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hunt is trying to buck Pedro off.
Pedro taking a breather here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedro with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pedro.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Pedro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt tries to clinch but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro's corner calls for a 1-2. Pedro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedro lands an uppercut.
Pedro avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pedro.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pedro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Pedro moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Pedro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro blocks an uppercut.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pedro as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt stalling in the clinch. #T1#
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Pedro's head.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Pedro gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Pedro working aggressively here.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
A right hand to the body from Pedro.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pedro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pedro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pedro.
Pedro presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Pedro lands an uppercut.#KD2#
Pedro lands a big right hand that sends Hunt to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Hunt! #ROC2#
Hunt is rocked!
Pedro working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Hunt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedro lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hunt! More strikes land and this one is all over! Pedro jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pedro!
George Pedro is the new middleweight champion!
George Pedro made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This was my last. Thanks, all.'.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC 135 tourney semis
Date: Feb 08, 2018

#R1##CL#
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Phoenix.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Phoenix is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Hunt. #BC2#
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands with a nice combination. Phoenix backs away looking to recover.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Phoenix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Phoenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T1#
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phoenix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
As Hunt backs off Phoenix throws a huge counter combo but Hunt manages to avoid it all.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Phoenix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Phoenix.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Phoenix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phoenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Parker Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Phoenix throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt tries to bum rush Phoenix with a series of wild strikes but Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Phoenix.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phol Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix lands a left hand. #BC2#
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab. #TD#
Hunt gets a double leg takedown into Phoenix's guard.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Phoenix looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Phoenix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hunt forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Hunt tries to pass to full mount but Phoenix defends it.
Phoenix tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Phoenix trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Phoenix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position.
Hunt trying to control the action but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Phoenix knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Phoenix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt is controlling the pace.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phoenix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phoenix as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Hunt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Parker Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks the body kick. #T1#
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch but Phoenix is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Phoenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phoenix 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.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt. #CL#
Hunt clinches.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a jab.#CL#
Hunt darts in and clinches Phoenix up against the cage.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Phoenix.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.#BC2#
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Phoenix with that takedown attempt.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Phoenix.
Phoenix clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix avoids it really well and circles away.
Phoenix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T3#
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phoenix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phoenix tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Phoenix shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Hunt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Phoenix was covering up waiting for the punch and Hunt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Phoenix has his foot on Hunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunt works his way back into a safe position though.#T4##SUB2#
Phoenix is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Phoenix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
Hunt pushing down on Phoenix's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phoenix keeps working.
Hunt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Phoenix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Phoenix looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Parker Phoenix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Phoenix looks to move away, Hunt throws a big counter combo but Phoenix just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Phoenix sprawls well.
Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Phoenix throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Phoenix shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.#T1##CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt avoids the elbow strike from Phoenix, against the cage.
Phoenix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Phoenix.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Phoenix misses with an elbow strike.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.#T2##BC2#
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Phoenix. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Phoenix is avoiding it.
Phoenix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a left and a right that stings Phoenix.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Phoenix.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Phoenix keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Hunt pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Phoenix. #T3#
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunt's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Hunt.
Phoenix creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Phol Hunt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Phoenix and move into the clinch.#CL#
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phoenix avoids it.#BC2#
Phoenix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phoenix shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl out of it but Phoenix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully. #T2#
Phoenix pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phoenix working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Phoenix is avoiding it.
Hunt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunt wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Phoenix.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Hunt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Phoenix!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix seems a little lost for a moment, as Hunt dominates the positioning.
Phoenix tries to improve position but can't.
Hunt moves into full mount! #T3#
Hunt controlling from mount.
Hunt tries to control but Phoenix wriggling away.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position but Hunt isn't that keen on the idea.#T4#
Phoenix keeps trying to improve his position.
Hunt with shots to the head and body - Phoenix looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hunt trying to control but Phoenix is having none of it.
Hunt unloading with bombs!
Phoenix wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Phoenix working to try and regain half guard.
Phoenix is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt had his way with Parker Phoenix in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Phoenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phoenix fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phoenix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix avoids it really well and circles away.
Phoenix doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Phoenix.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
It looked like Hunt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phol Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Phoenix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.#T2#
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Phoenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Phoenix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Phoenix cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Phoenix works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Phoenix shoots in and drives through. Hunt sprawls well.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Phoenix is having none of it.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phoenix.
It looked like Hunt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Parker Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phoenix cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Phoenix does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Phoenix circles away.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Phoenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phoenix tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parker Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt retains his middleweight title!
Phol Hunt decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: CEFC 135 tourney round 1
Date: Jan 22, 2018

#R1#
Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt checks a low kick from Pedro.
Pedro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pedro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt tries to work over Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Pedro lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt pushes Pedro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Pedro lands a body punch.
Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A short right from Hunt.
Pedro cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pedro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
Pedro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt is leaning against Pedro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Pedro. #T2#
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank. #TD#
Pedro tightens his grip and picks Hunt up, before dumping him to the ground. Hunt manages to land in guard. #ES2#
Hunt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Pedro's head.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Pedro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedro blocks it with crossed arms.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Pedro can't get the takedown.
Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pedro.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedros head.
Hunt tries to stall but Pedro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Pedro lands a takedown into guard.
Pedro won't allow Hunt to get back to his feet.
Pedro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Pedro prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pedro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pedro stops Hunt from standing up. #T4#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pedro throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pedro.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Pedro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pedro prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Pedro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2#
Hunt gets the takedown into side control.
Pedro is trying to improve his position.
Pedro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt just content to control the position.
Hunt tries to advance to mount but Pedro denies him.
Pedro is not content to let Hunt control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt 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 Pedro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Phol Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pedro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T1#
Pedro manages to get to full guard.
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pedro has a closed guard, preventing Hunt from standing up.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt trying to control but Pedro is working from the bottom.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pedro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pedro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hunt preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Pedro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunt defends well.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pedro working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Pedro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Pedro 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. Pedro is defending well for now.
Hunt wants to stall.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pedro.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pedro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedro tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Pedro avoids the damage to the body.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt stops a takedown attempt from Pedro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3##TD#
Pedro gets a takedown into half guard.
Pedro throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt is trying to stand back up but Pedro is controlling him #ES2#
Hunt kicks off Pedro and gets to his feet.
Hunt tries to clinch but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Pedro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedro paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Pedro's ribcage. Pedro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt working aggressively here. #T1#
Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Pedro digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
Pedro wants a takedown.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedro.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedro.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Pedro digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pedro tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Hunt gets through Pedro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a knee to the head. #T3#
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pedro is keeping busy.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Pedro gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt taking a breather.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Pedro can't get the takedown.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt really dominated that 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.
#R4#
Hunt tries to clinch up but Pedro circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedro looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Pedro thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
Hunt defending well as Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt tries a quick counter leg kick but Pedro is wise to it.#TD2#
Hunt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro is trying to control but can't.
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pedro wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
Pedro is not content to let Hunt control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hunt trying to control the action but Pedro is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Hunt seems content to control.#T1#
Hunt wants to take a breather but Pedro is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Pedro moves into the clinch.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedro.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pedro. #T2#
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Pedro.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Pedro blocks with his arms. #TD#
Pedro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hunt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedro landing with strikes.
Pedro trying to control momentarily.
Hunt is trying to stand back up. #T3#
Pedro is punishing Hunt with strikes - can he finish him?!
Pedro missing with strikes from the back.
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet but Pedro has full control of the position and if anything, Hunt has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pedro throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hunt!
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet but Pedro has full control of the position and if anything, Hunt has just worked his way into a worse spot.#ES2#
Hunt is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Pedro swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.#T4##TD2#
Hunt dives in and scores a takedown into Pedro's guard.#SUB#
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pedro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Pedro's legs - danger averted.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Pedro is retaining full guard.
Pedro is controlling Hunt's posture.
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pedro had his way with Phol Hunt in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Pedro throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Pedro on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pedro.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Pedro is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Pedro.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro. #TD#
Pedro has picked Hunt up - he's going for a ride! Pedro dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hunt is looking to escape.
Pedro working Hunt over with strikes. #T1#
Hunt tries to kick Pedro off in order to stand up. Pedro Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #ES2#
Hunt bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Pedro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Pedro rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt is looking to control Pedro's arms but Pedro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Pedro.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Pedro tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Pedro managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt stops a takedown attempt from Pedro.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Pedro avoids the damage to the body.
Pedro wants to take the fight to the mat but Hunt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt presses Pedro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Pedro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Pedro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL2#
Hunt clinches up with Pedro and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Pedro. #T4#
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro lands a right hand.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Pedro is blocking nicely.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt tries to work over Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Pedro scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt is the new middleweight champion!
Phol Hunt decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
The defeated George Pedro had this to say: 'This was my last. Thanks, all.'.

Event: CEFC 272
Date: Jan 13, 2018

#R1#
Grimes scores with a three punch combo! #CUT#
It looks like Phol Hunt has been cut.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Grimes to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimes. #BC#
Grimes breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Grimes blocking some punches.
Hunt tries a body shot but Grimes blocks it.
Grimes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Grimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Hunt clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Hunt avoiding damage.
Grimes working hard to break the clinch.
Grimes wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grimes is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Grimes tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt presses Grimes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grimes tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt is pushing Grimes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Grimes controlling the action here for a moment.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Grimes managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Hunt wants to stall.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Grimes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimes.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Grimes manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt has Grimes pressed against the cage, preventing Grimes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grimes avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Grimes is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Grimes controls the action.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it. #BC#
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Grimes. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Grimes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Hunt. #BC#
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes scores with a jab to the body.
Grimes takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely. #CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt wants to stall. #T4#
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Grimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Hunt clinches.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Grimes's ribcage.
Grimes takes a knee right on the jaw! #ROC2#
Grimes is rocked!
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
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 Phol Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grimes as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Grimes tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands an uppercut.#BC#
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Hunt clinches up with Grimes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimess head.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Grimes can't break the clinch. #T1#
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt digs a right hand into Grimes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grimes's gas tank.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Grimes avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimes tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Hunt. #BC#
Grimes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Grimes is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
A short right from Hunt on the inside. #T2##BC#
Grimes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Hunt rushes Grimes and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Grimes breaks from the clinch.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grimes as he avoids it easily.
Grimes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Grimes counters with a stiff right hand.
Grimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.#CL2#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grimes, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Grimes working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grimes tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Grimes can't break the clinch.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Grimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grimes tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimes tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grimes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Grimes blocks it.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt with a knee to the head. #T4#
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimes backwards. #BC#
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Hunt forces Grimes back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Grimes controls the action.
Grimes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Grimes improves his position.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grimes is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Grimes misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Hunt rushes Grimes and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grimes as Hunt tries to tie him up.
A short left from Hunt.
Grimes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimes.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt working aggressively here. #BC#
Grimes breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Hunt gets a clinch.
Grimes lands with a short shot to the head.
Grimes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Grimes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Grimes tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Grimes tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimes's efforts to push away.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimes's efforts to push away.
Grimes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grimes has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Hunt tries a body shot but Grimes blocks it.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt taking a breather.#T2##BC#
Grimes breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a series of strikes that have Grimes backpedaling. #CL2#
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Grimes.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Grimes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Grimes is trying to break free.
Grimes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Grimes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimes is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt is pushing Grimes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt keeps control of Grimes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimes.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimes backwards.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Grimes is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt pushes Grimes against the cage. Hunt is working some dirty boxing. Hunt pushes off with a quick right hook! Grimes goes down! Grimes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hunt moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: CEFC 270 New Years end
Date: Dec 31, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Blinder takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Blinder has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hunt uses from the top position.
Blinder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
Blinder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blinder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blinder is on top in guard. #REVB##T1#
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Blinder from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt pulls Blinder in close to his closed guard and prevents Blinder from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blinder is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blinder looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2##SUB2#
Hunt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blinder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blinder being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blinder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunt pushing down on Blinder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Hunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blinder tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Hunt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hunt moves nicely into side control.
Hunt is staying tight to Blinder's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blinder is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blinder throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Blinder is looking for a sweep.
Blinder is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blinder keeping his opponent close.
Blinder is trying to improve his position.
Blinder seems a little lost for a moment, as Hunt dominates the positioning.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Blinder's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Blinder circles away and keeps his distance.
Blinder tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Blinder misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Blinder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blinder goes for a double leg but Hunt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hunt continues to drive forward.
Blinder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blinder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blinder will feel that in the morning.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Blinder moved away.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Blinder slips the punch.#T1#
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blinder tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Blinder saw that one coming.
Blinder digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Blinder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blinder on the side of the head.
Blinder avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blinder throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt throws a jab when Blinder was well out of range.
Blinder checks the leg kick.
Blinder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Blinder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blinder can do to turn this around?
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blinder steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blinder's head.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt. #CL#
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Blinder in a clinch.
Blinder landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blinder tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blinder is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blinder is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blinder.
Blinder letting Hunt take a breather here.
Blinder is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Blinder manages to break the clinch.
Blinder is looking to land body kicks.
Blinder throws a head kick that misses.
Blinder takes one on the button.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peaky Blinder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blinder.
Blinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Blinder down.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blinder misses with a straight right.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there. #T4#
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blinder.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt cracks Blinder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Some wild striking there from Hunt.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blinder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Blinder avoided it.
Blinder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blinder momentarily.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hunt duly obliges. #CL#
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Blinder controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blinder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt cracks Blinder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt sets himself, and Blinder steps forward looking for the clinch! Hunt avoids it this time.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Blinder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Blinder is out of range.
Hunt tests Blinder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blinder misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Blinder sees coming a mile off.
Blinder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blinder pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Blinder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blinder manages to circle out of the way.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Blinder keeps it at a distance.
Hunt catches Blinder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Blinder sees coming a mile off.
Blinder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Hunt clinches up with Blinder and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peaky Blinder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Blinder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blinder wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt gets through Blinder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt working Blinder over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Blinder.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt lands a body punch. #T3#
Blinder misses with some punches.
Blinder takes a shot to the head.
Blinder tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Blinder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blinder.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blinder backwards.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Hunt.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Blinder misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Blinder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Blinder tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Blinder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blinder trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Blinder's head. #ROC#
Blinder is rocked!
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blinder is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A body shot lands from Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt cracks Blinder with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CEFC Live 46
Date: Dec 13, 2017

#R1#
Ekaku Jr tries for a takedown but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a body punch but Ekaku Jr moves out of range.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ekaku Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - Ekaku Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Ekaku Jr throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Ekaku Jr only half commits.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Ekaku Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ekaku Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekaku Jr connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like Hakuin Ekaku Jr has been cut.
Hunt walks into a left hand. #T1#
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku Jr slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Ekaku Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekaku Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ekaku Jr throws a shot to the body.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Ekaku Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Hunt is quick to defend against it.
Ekaku Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Ekaku Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekaku Jr misses with a straight left.
Ekaku Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt checks a low kick from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt slips a straight right by Ekaku Jr.
Hunt fakes the leg kick and cracks Ekaku Jr in the body.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt keeps Ekaku Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ekaku Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Ekaku Jr avoids it.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ekaku Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ekaku Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ekaku Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.#CL2#
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt cracks Ekaku Jr with a nice body shot.
Ekaku Jr tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekaku Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekaku Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr has Hunt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakuin Ekaku Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekaku Jr backwards.
Ekaku Jr misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Hunt. #TD#
Ekaku Jr tightens his grip and picks Hunt up, before dumping him to the ground. Hunt manages to land in guard.
Ekaku Jr is fighting to break Hunt's control of his arms but Hunt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekaku Jr looking to pass the guard.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Ekaku Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Ekaku Jr from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt pulls Ekaku Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Ekaku Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ekaku Jr throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ekaku Jr swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL2#
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hand to the body from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekaku Jr avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Ekaku Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunt after a bit of a struggle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Hunt working aggressively here.
Ekaku Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakuin Ekaku Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekaku Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ekaku Jr.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Ekaku Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekaku Jr.
Hunt has Ekaku Jr pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Ekaku Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Ekaku Jr misses with some punches.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ekaku Jr blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekaku Jr controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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!
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ekaku Jr. Ekaku Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Ekaku Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Ekaku Jr's head but Ekaku Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekaku Jr digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Ekaku Jr connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ekaku Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Ekaku Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Ekaku Jr sets himself, and Hunt steps forward looking for the clinch! Ekaku Jr avoids it this time.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Ekaku Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Ekaku Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekaku Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Ekaku Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunt as he avoids it easily.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Ekaku Jr avoids it.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ekaku Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ekaku Jr throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekaku Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Ekaku Jr lands.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ekaku Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ekaku Jr sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Ekaku Jr with a hook.
Ekaku Jr lands a jab.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Ekaku Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Ekaku Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekaku Jr checks a leg kick.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku Jr looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekaku Jr, right into the meat.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Ekaku Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ekaku Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekaku Jr cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ekaku Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku Jr. That's going to slow Hunt down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakuin Ekaku Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ekaku Jr attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Ekaku Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ekaku Jr wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Ekaku Jr scores with a body shot.
Ekaku Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Ekaku Jr sees coming a mile off.
Ekaku Jr scores with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ekaku Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hunt's guard.#ES2#
Hunt wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Ekaku Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A good leg kick by Hunt. #T1#
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Ekaku Jr blocks the body kick.
Ekaku Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ekaku Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekaku Jr moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Ekaku Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Ekaku Jr checks a low kick from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekaku Jr lands a head shot.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Ekaku Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ekaku Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Ekaku Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ekaku Jr misses the target.
Ekaku Jr throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Ekaku Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ekaku Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Ekaku Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ekaku Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Ekaku Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Ekaku Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Ekaku Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt moves forwards but Ekaku Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku Jr.#T3#
Ekaku Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Ekaku Jr moved away.
Ekaku Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ekaku Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt throws a push kick but Ekaku Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a low kick but Ekaku Jr moves out of range easily.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Ekaku Jr checks it #TD#
and Ekaku Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Hunt controlling Ekaku Jr's posture.
Ekaku Jr cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Hunt trying to control but Ekaku Jr is working from the bottom. #T4#
Ekaku Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard. #REVR#
Hunt can't keep his opponent in guard - Ekaku Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku Jr is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hunt reverses the position - he's now on top in Ekaku Jr's guard.
Ekaku Jr pulls Hunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hunt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakuin Ekaku Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ekaku Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku Jr misses with a looping left.
Ekaku Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Ekaku Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ekaku Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Ekaku Jr saw that one coming.
Ekaku Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Ekaku Jr lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekaku Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku Jr.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Ekaku Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Ekaku Jr lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt moves out of range as Ekaku Jr strikes.#T1#
Ekaku Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt takes a swing at Ekaku Jr's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Ekaku Jr motions for Hunt to come forward. Ekaku Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ekaku Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Ekaku Jr's legs.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Ekaku Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hunt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ekaku Jr tries to move to mount but Hunt blocks the move with his legs. #T2#
Ekaku Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Hunt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hunt tries to bench press Ekaku Jr off him but Ekaku Jr keeps the position.
Hunt is trying to buck Ekaku Jr off.
Hunt tries to bench press Ekaku Jr off him but Ekaku Jr keeps the position.
Hunt holding on.
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.
Ekaku Jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ekaku Jr working away.
Hakuin Ekaku Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Ekaku Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunt is not content to let Ekaku Jr control the position.
The referee asks Ekaku Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ekaku Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ekaku Jr working away.
Ekaku Jr working the ground and pound.
Hunt tries to buck Ekaku Jr off but Ekaku Jr is having none of it.
Ekaku Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Hunt tries to buck Ekaku Jr off but Ekaku Jr is having none of it.
Ekaku Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ekaku Jr lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
Ekaku Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
Ekaku Jr advances to mount.
Ekaku Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Hunt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ekaku Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ekaku Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ekaku Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Hunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ekaku Jr wants to control the pace but Hunt is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakuin Ekaku Jr had his way with Phol Hunt in that round.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Hunt tries to clinch up but Ekaku Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Ekaku Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ekaku Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Ekaku Jr finds it's target.
Ekaku Jr throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt slips a jab from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Ekaku Jr misses with a double jab.
As Ekaku Jr backs off Hunt throws a huge counter combo but Ekaku Jr manages to avoid it all.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ekaku Jr misses.
Ekaku Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku Jr looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
A nice side step and Hunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ekaku Jr looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Ekaku Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Ekaku Jr moved away.#CL2#
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Ekaku Jr.#T1#
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekaku Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a body shot but Ekaku Jr blocks it.
Ekaku Jr misses with the head strike.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ekaku Jr misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Ekaku Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Ekaku Jr back against the cage. #T2#
Ekaku Jr is working Hunt over against the cage.
Ekaku Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Hunt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ekaku Jr blocking some punches.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Ekaku Jr's head.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku Jr working aggressively here.
Ekaku Jr has Hunt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakuin Ekaku Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku Jr has Hunt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Ekaku Jr jumps guard.
Hunt forces his way into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Still in half guard, Hunt seems content to control.#T3#
Ekaku Jr tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Hunt seems content to control.
Ekaku Jr is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekaku Jr is looking to control Hunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ekaku Jr avoid being mounted?
Ekaku Jr wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Hunt wants to stand up but Ekaku Jr is controlling the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ekaku Jr defends it well.
Hunt controlling the action here.
Ekaku Jr wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy.
Ekaku Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunt preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I think Ekaku Jr 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr retains his welterweight title!
Hakuin Ekaku Jr looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thank you to my inspiration, my father, THE GREATEST EVER Hakuin "Zen" Ekaku.'.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC Live 45
Date: Nov 29, 2017

#R1#
Rumlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Rumlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumlow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Rumlow throws a leg kick
and Hunt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumlow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt thumps Rumlow with a low kick.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumlow.
Rumlow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Rumlow blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rumlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Rumlow's belly button to the back.
Rumlow 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. #CL#
Rumlow closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rumlow.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rumlow's face.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt trying to stall but Rumlow improves his position.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumlow.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt trying to stall but Rumlow improves his position.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rumlow up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Rumlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rumlow lands a shot to the body.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action. #T3#
Rumlow misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Rumlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Rumlow tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Rumlow.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rumlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Rumlow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Rumlow is breathing heavily.
Rumlow lands with a left to the head.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Rumlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Rumlow won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Rumlow digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Rumlow lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rumlow swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rumlow blocks a low kick nicely.
Rumlow throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rumlow throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Rumlow thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Rumlow's belly button to the back.
Rumlow checks a leg kick.
Rumlow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rumlow is looking to clinch.
Rumlow slips under a jab from Hunt.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Rumlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Rumlow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rumlow thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rumlow's sensitive parts.
Rumlow lands a jab.
Rumlow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rumlow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rumlow throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt wants to counter the offense by Rumlow and move into the clinch position.
Rumlow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.#T2#
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Rumlow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rumlow throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunt misses with a hook. Rumlow ducked under it nicely.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Rumlow sees coming a mile off.
Rumlow is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumlow. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Rumlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rumlow wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Rumlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Rumlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rumlow throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt slips under a jab from Rumlow.
Nice uppercut lands for Rumlow. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rumlow.
Rumlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rumlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt tries to clinch but Rumlow moves out of range.
Brock Rumlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rumlow swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Rumlow throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rumlow wants to clinch.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Rumlow keeps it at a distance.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rumlow blocks a leg kick.
Rumlow avoids a kick to the body.
Rumlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Rumlow slips under a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Rumlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow dominated that second 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.
#R3#
Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Rumlow. Beautiful body shot.
Rumlow is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rumlow.
A leg kick checked by Rumlow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Rumlow jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rumlow circles away.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumlow.
Rumlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Hunt takes one on the button.
Rumlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Rumlow counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Rumlow keeps it at a distance.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Rumlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid body kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Rumlow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rumlow throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rumlow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Rumlow sees coming a mile off.
Hunt lands with a hook. Rumlow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt swings for the body but Rumlow moves out of range.
Rumlow sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rumlow moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Rumlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Rumlow forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Rumlow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rumlow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Hunt is leaning against Rumlow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rumlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rumlow is keeping busy.
Rumlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow misses with an elbow over the top.
Brock Rumlow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rumlow as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumlow.
A nice left hand lands by Rumlow.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rumlow avoids it.
Rumlow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Rumlow.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow clearly takes 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.
#R4#
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Rumlow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumlow feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Rumlow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Rumlow ducks down to avoid it.
Rumlow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunt just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rumlow.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumlow.
Rumlow slips under a jab from Hunt.
Rumlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Rumlow.
A short right from Rumlow on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Rumlow back against the cage.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rumlow avoids it.
Rumlow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Rumlow.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Rumlow.
Good body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T2#
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rumlow.
Rumlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rumlow lands with a left to the head.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rumlow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rumlow lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage. #T3#
Rumlow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Rumlow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumlow gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Hunt pushes Rumlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumlow.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt just leaning against Rumlow, taking a breather.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Rumlow lands with a left to the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a body punch.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Rumlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Rumlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Rumlow gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Still in the clinch, Rumlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow had his way with Phol Hunt in that 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!
#R5#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Rumlow tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Rumlow scores with a nice strike.
Rumlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to counter with a clinch but Rumlow shakes him off and moves away.
Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Rumlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumlow scoring well with a low kick there.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rumlow misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Rumlow throws a shot to the body.
Rumlow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
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!
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Rumlow moved out of range nicely.
Rumlow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Rumlow connects with a body shot.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rumlow throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Rumlow looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Rumlow is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rumlow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Hunt gets a clinch.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Rumlow.
Rumlow scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow. #T2#
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Rumlow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Hunt looking to stall.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rumlow.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Rumlow improves position. #T3#
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Rumlow tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Rumlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Brock Rumlow has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rumlow.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T4#
Rumlow lands a shot to the body.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Rumlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rumlow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Rumlow!
Brock Rumlow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 113
Date: Nov 16, 2017

#R1#
Hunt cracks Arnold with a good jab.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnold! But no joy.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Arnold taking a breather.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt. #T1#
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arnold.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arnold up against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arnold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Arnold stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arnold as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arnold effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnold displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt wants to stall.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Arnold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arnold or not.
Arnold is stalling here.
Arnold tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Hunt is leaning against Arnold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arnold looks winded!
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Arnold blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head. #ROC#
Arnold is rocked!
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold seems to have recovered his senses.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Hunt presses Arnold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt feints and then cracks Arnold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arnold down.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnold counters with a two punch combo.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnold falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt. #T1#
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Arnold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt taking a breather.
Arnold looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Arnold improves his position.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it. #T2#
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arnold misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Arnold landing knees to the body.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Arnold working Hunt over with knees to the body.#T3#
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Arnold pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt throws a big uppercut that drops Arnold! More strikes from Hunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Arnold lies dazed against the cage as Hunt celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 112
Date: Oct 25, 2017

#R1#
Hunt connects with a jab.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T1#
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Hunt. #T2#
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Anderson looks winded!
Anderson is trying to break free.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT#
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.#T3#
Anderson has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Anderson is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunt obliges.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
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 Brownie Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hunt throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #CL2#
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.#T1##CL2#
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt. #TD2#
Anderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hunt regains guard immediately.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there. #T2#
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard. #REVR#
Hunt wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
Hunt trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Hunt continues to stall.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt misses with a body kick.#CL#
Hunt darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#BC2#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Hunt thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anderson will feel that in the morning.
Hunt cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hunt prevents it.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Jab from Hunt.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Anderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Hunt has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it. #BC2#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Hunt scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt taking a breather.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Anderson is trying to trip Hunt. He has hold of a leg but Hunt is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anderson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hunt seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.#T4#
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt looking to control.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Hunt throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt is pressed up against the cage. Anderson 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 feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Hunt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC#
Anderson is rocked!#T1#
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Hunt throws a monster overhand right that drops Anderson! Hunt follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

Event: CEFC 185 tourney round 1
Date: Oct 15, 2017

#R1#
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzsimmons, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzsimmons connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitzsimmons, as that shot connected.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Fitzsimmons's legs.
Fitzsimmons misses with a head kick.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzsimmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Fitzsimmons.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab.#T1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt throws a jab when Fitzsimmons was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt cracks Fitzsimmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons lands with an overhand left.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Fitzsimmons cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.
A lazy left from Fitzsimmons finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Fitzsimmons is avoiding it.
Fitzsimmons connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Hunt misses
letting Fitzsimmons counter with a right hand.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him. #T2#
Fitzsimmons swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks.
Fitzsimmons blocks the body kick.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitzsimmons sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Fitzsimmons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Hunt takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzsimmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fitzsimmons makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fitzsimmons avoids a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.#T3#
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt moves forwards but Fitzsimmons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunt slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt jabs at Fitzsimmons's body.
Fitzsimmons cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Fitzsimmons's head back.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Fitzsimmons had a free shot at his head there.
Fitzsimmons throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt wants to stall.
Hunt tries to work over Fitzsimmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzsimmons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Fitzsimmons is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Fitzsimmons.
Hunt is looking to control Fitzsimmons's arms but Fitzsimmons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Fitzsimmons as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzsimmons.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fitzsimmons lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Fitzsimmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzsimmons is looking to counter punch.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Fitzsimmons lands a head shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt tries to clinch but Fitzsimmons is having none of it. #T1#
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons checks it.
Hunt moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzsimmons.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzsimmons. That did some damage!
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt wants to clinch but Fitzsimmons slips to the side
enabling Fitzsimmons to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fitzsimmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Fitzsimmons.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Fitzsimmons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzsimmons has time to react.
Hunt 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.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fitzsimmons momentarily. #T4#
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Hunt throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt throws a leg kick
letting Fitzsimmons counter with a right hand.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt throws a head kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fitzsimmons walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Fitzsimmons keeps it at a distance.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Fitzsimmons throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Fitzsimmons throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.#T1#
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Fitzsimmons's defenses.
Fitzsimmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt cracks Fitzsimmons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzsimmons lands a high kick!
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons slips a nice elbow through Hunt's hands, connecting with Hunt's forehead.
Hunt trying to control here.
Fitzsimmons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitzsimmons.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzsimmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fitzsimmons misses with a head shot. Hunt uses the momentum to regain guard. #ES2#
Hunt pushes Fitzsimmons off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzsimmons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzsimmons finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head. #T3#
Fitzsimmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons blocking some punches.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzsimmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzsimmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Fitzsimmons improves position.
Hunt wants to stall. #T4#
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzsimmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jim Fitzsimmons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Fitzsimmons avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzsimmons controls his hands.
Fitzsimmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Fitzsimmons.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Fitzsimmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt trying to stall but Fitzsimmons improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Fitzsimmons.
Well Fitzsimmons 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jim Fitzsimmons!
Post fight, Jim Fitzsimmons stared into the camera and said 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: CEFC Live 42
Date: Oct 05, 2017

#R1#
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Hunt throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hunt!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is staying tight to Hunt's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anderson continues to stall.
Hunt is looking to reverse the position.
Hunt is still trying to improve position.#T1##SUB#
Anderson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hunt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Anderson but great work by Hunt.
Hunt controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Hunt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SU2#
Hunt stands up.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt tries to land a body kick#TD#
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunt is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Hunt looking to control.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD#
Anderson wants the takedown. Hunt is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hunt's guard against the cage.
Anderson won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Anderson stays in close to Hunt's body and controls the position.
Hunt wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position. #T4#
Hunt managing to control the position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Anderson tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunt avoided it.
A big right from Anderson misses.
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 Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Anderson. #BC#
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.#CL#
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses. #T1##BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Hunt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hunt tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anderson is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target. #CL#
Anderson has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Anderson is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Hunt is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Anderson tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt looks to clinch
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson. #T1#
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Anderson digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Anderson throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hunt.
Anderson digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt, which made it look bad.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hunt.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position. #BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hunt just manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick. #T4#
Anderson moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Hunt drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Phol Hunt just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Anderson wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Anderson.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt looks to land a combination. Anderson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL2#
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2##BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Hunt motions for Anderson to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Hunt scores with a leg kick. #T4#
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Anderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hunt.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Anderson catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt takes one on the button.
A head kick by Anderson misses #CL2#
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Anderson catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Sparky Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Anderson digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hunt's knee momentarily.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt misses with the body kick
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.#T3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Anderson misses.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a head kick. #CL#
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt. #T4#
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 48:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CEFC 253
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1#
A head kick misses from The Perfectionist.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Perfectionist throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
The Perfectionist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from The Perfectionist.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Perfectionist moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
The Perfectionist swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt takes a swing at The Perfectionist's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Perfectionist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Perfectionist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Hunt counters with a quick kick to the body but The Perfectionist blocks it.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Perfectionist unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Hunt cracks the inside of The Perfectionist's front leg.
The Perfectionist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Perfectionist crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and The Perfectionist gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. The Perfectionist manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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.
The Perfectionist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Perfectionist throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Perfectionist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Perfectionist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.#CL#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Perfectionist missing with knees to the body.
Hunt prevents a body shot from The Perfectionist.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Still in the clinch, The Perfectionist scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Perfectionist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Perfectionist can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
The Perfectionist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Perfectionists head.
Hunt avoiding damage as The Perfectionist throws knees to the body.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt prevents a body shot from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Perfectionist throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Perfectionist scores with a shoulder strike.
The Perfectionist scores with a shoulder strike.
The Perfectionist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from The Perfectionist fails to land.
The Perfectionist tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it. #T3#
The Perfectionist blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Perfectionist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Perfectionist takes a shot to the head.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Perfectionist as Hunt tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist lands a nice shot to the body.
The Perfectionist is looking for a takedown.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Perfectionist up against the cage.
The Perfectionist prevents a body shot from Hunt. #T4#
Hunt blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Perfectionist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Perfectionist up against the cage.
The Perfectionist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Perfectionist misses with an elbow over the top.
The Perfectionist struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt tries a knee to the head but The Perfectionist blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Perfectionist.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
The Perfectionist misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Perfectionist.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Perfectionist if he has to take too many more of those.
The Perfectionist plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook. The Perfectionist ducked under it nicely.
The Perfectionist is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
The Perfectionist throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
The Perfectionist throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but The Perfectionist moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Perfectionist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Perfectionist scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
The Perfectionist lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Perfectionist lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Perfectionist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Perfectionist avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but The Perfectionist avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
The Perfectionist working aggressively here.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
The Perfectionist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
The Perfectionist works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
The Perfectionist pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Perfectionist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Perfectionist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Perfectionist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
The Perfectionist lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Perfectionist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
The Perfectionist dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Perfectionist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Perfectionist missing with knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head. #T3#
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Perfectionists head.
The Perfectionist misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt tries to work over The Perfectionist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Perfectionist backwards.
The Perfectionist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Perfectionist prevents a body shot from Hunt.
The Perfectionist misses with some punches.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
The Perfectionist misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
The Perfectionist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
A thudding body kick lands there by The Perfectionist!
The Perfectionist throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt moves away from the strike by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but The Perfectionist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
The Perfectionist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The Perfectionist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
The Perfectionist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
The Perfectionist scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Perfectionist was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
The Perfectionist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
The Perfectionist fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
As The Perfectionist tries to get set, Hunt tries to push him back and clinch up but The Perfectionist manages to avoid the attempt.
The Perfectionist throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but AJ The Perfectionist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
#R3#
Hunt misses with a body kick.
The Perfectionist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt jabs at The Perfectionist's body.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but The Perfectionist pushes him off.
The Perfectionist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Perfectionist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
The Perfectionist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Perfectionist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
The Perfectionist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Perfectionist connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a body shot. #T1#
The Perfectionist throws a shot to the body.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from The Perfectionist.
Hunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Perfectionist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt thuds his right hand into The Perfectionist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Perfectionist misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Perfectionist throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
The Perfectionist throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
The Perfectionist moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
The Perfectionist loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Perfectionist is out of range.
The Perfectionist with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
The Perfectionist throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
The Perfectionist looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt staying out of range there.#T2#
Hunt thuds a left hand into The Perfectionist's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow The Perfectionist down.
Hunt blocks a head kick by The Perfectionist.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for The Perfectionist. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt slips a jab from The Perfectionist.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
The Perfectionist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Perfectionist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt throws a low kick but The Perfectionist avoids it.
Hunt takes a swing at The Perfectionist's ribcage but misses. #T3#
The Perfectionist avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The Perfectionist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Perfectionist defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
It appears Hunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hunt catches The Perfectionist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Perfectionist takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Perfectionist cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Perfectionist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Perfectionist tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
The Perfectionist lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and The Perfectionist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Hunt trying to hold on to The Perfectionist's head to control him but The Perfectionist postures up.
The Perfectionist trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt tries to kick The Perfectionist off but The Perfectionist keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Perfectionist.
Hunt wants to control but The Perfectionist is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but The Perfectionist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AJ The Perfectionist.
I think The Perfectionist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... AJ The Perfectionist!
AJ The Perfectionist decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEC 532
Date: Aug 04, 2017

#R1#
Hunt punishes Beast's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Beast there.
Beast tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
Beast misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Beast throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Beast moved away.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Beast only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Beast slips the punch.
Beast 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.
Beast fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt is looking for a counter combo.
Beast throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Beast lands a slapping body shot.
We've been informed that Beast has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Beast's leg but Beast calmly moves out of range.
Hunt lands a head shot.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beast wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Beast throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beast.
Hunt 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. #CUT#
It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Beast looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Beast misses with a body shot.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beast lands a body shot.
Beast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beast misses with a kick to the body.
Beast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt backing away here, and Beast unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beast throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beast throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Beast lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back. #CL#
Hunt rushes Beast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beast.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt gets through Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beast looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beast.
Beast misses with a knee strike.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Beast.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt tries to work over Beast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC2#
Beast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Hunt throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.
The crowd cheers as Beast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Beast settles back down.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beast follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast avoids a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beast - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beast.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Beast circles away.
Beast throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Beast takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beast loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Beast counters with a thumping low kick.
Beast throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Beast's head back.
That kick from Beast tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beast tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Beast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Beast counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Jozef Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt misses with a body shot. #CL#
Hunt rushes Beast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Beast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beast avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beast scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Hunt.#CL#
Hunt forces Beast back against the cage and clinches.
Beast with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Beast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beast staying out of range there.
Beast takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beast moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Beast blocks the body kick.
Beast follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Beast misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beast thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Beast fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Hunt rushes Beast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beast trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Beast.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Beast trying to land knees to the body.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beast misses with a knee strike.
Beast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Beast is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beast has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Beast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beast with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Beast lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Beast settles back down.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beast! But no joy.
Beast goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beast looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt lunges at Beast with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beast's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Beast looks to move away, Hunt throws a big counter combo but Beast just gets out of the way.
Hunt jabs Beast to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
A leg kick checked by Beast.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Beast finds it's target.#CL2#
Beast forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Beast.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Beast gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Beast is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Beast is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beast.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beast tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Beast landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jozef Beast will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Beast takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beast lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunt cracks Beast with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Beast misses.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Beast with an uppercut!#T1#
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt pushes Beast away with a front kick.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt cracks the inside of Beast's front leg.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Hunt clinches up with Beast and pushes him back against the cage.
Beast working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Beast.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beast up against the cage.
Beast tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.#T2#
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Beast has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Beast tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beast with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beast.#BC2#
Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Beast throws a big shot that misses.
Beast attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beast's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beast has time to react.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Beast looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Beast counters with a nice leg kick.
Beast throws a body kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beast's knee momentarily.#CL#
Hunt clinches.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beast's face.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment. #T4#
Hunt avoiding damage as Beast throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beast obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Beast tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Beast landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms. #BC2#
Beast manages to break the clinch.
Hunt pushes Beast away with a front kick.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Beast moved away.
The crowd cheers as Beast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Jozef Beast stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back stronger!'.

Event: CEC 523
Date: Jun 25, 2017

#R1#
Spectre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spectre throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Spectre saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Spectre.
Spectre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Spectre's front leg but catches the back leg as Spectre tries to avoid it.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Spectre takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spectre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Good leg kick by Spectre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spectre throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spectre.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Spectre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunt's guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Spectre from controlling successfully. #T1#
Hunt has control of Spectre's left arm, preventing Spectre from doing any damage.
Hunt looking to control.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spectre controls the pace.
Spectre preventing the sweep.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Spectre tries to pass.
Spectre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spectre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spectre pushing down on Hunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spectre passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Hunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Spectre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hunt taking shots to the head.
Spectre lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hunt trying to control but not successfully.
Hunt is trying to break free. #T3#
Spectre scores with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spectre is landing with strikes from the back.
Spectre throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Hunt trying to control but not successfully.
Spectre misses with a punch to the head.
Spectre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Spectre is trying to stick to Hunt's back but Hunt is turning into Spectre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Spectre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hunt.
Spectre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt tries to stand but Spectre is controlling from the bottom. #T4#
Spectre controlling the position.#SUB#
Spectre working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily. #SUB#
Spectre is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Spectre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hunt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hunt trying to control but Spectre is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Spectre 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.
#R2#
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spectre scores with a nice head shot.#TD#
Spectre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Spectre has control of the leg.
Hunt is still trying to improve position.
Spectre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spectre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Spectre has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hunt defend it? Spectre steps over the head and cranks it - Hunt is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Spectre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Serge Spectre!
Serge Spectre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: CEC 519
Date: Jun 04, 2017

#R1#
Romero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt slips a straight right by Romero.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romero looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Romero throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Romero blocks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Romero lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Romero misses.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romero throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.#TD#
Romero shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunt's guard.
Romero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is pulling down on Romero's head to control his posture.
Romero preventing the sweep. #ES2#
Hunt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romero tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunt has Romero pressed against the cage, preventing Romero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt tries a body shot but Romero blocks it. #TD#
Romero pulls guard successfully.
Hunt is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Romero keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Romero looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hunt passes into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SU2#
Hunt decides to stand up, so the ref orders Romero to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Romero.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romero.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romero.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Romero.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero connects with a jab.
Romero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Romero moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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 Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero'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.
#R2#
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Romero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Romero blocks a jab.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Romero misses with a leg kick.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
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!
Hunt misses with a low kick as Romero jumps back.#T1#
Romero's corner calls for a 1-2. Romero obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt wants to counter with a clinch but Romero pushes him away.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Hunt feints a counter leg kick.
Romero moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Hunt checks a low kick from Romero.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Romero's legs.
Romero misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Romero with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romero.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt scores with a nice body kick.
Romero scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Romero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Romero.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romero.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt feints and then cracks Romero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
Hunt throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4#
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Romero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Romero moved away.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunt in the body.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Romero. #TD#
Romero closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hunt's guard.#ES2#
Hunt uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romero is able to avoid easily.
Romero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Romero digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero with a jab.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD#
Romero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romero tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romero is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
Hunt tries to kick Romero off but Romero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Hunt is holding on to half guard well.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romero.
Romero prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Romero wants to pass to mount but Hunt is defending the position.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunt is pressing down on Romero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hunt managing to control the position.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt has control of Romero's left arm, preventing Romero from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Romero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunt wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt pulls Romero in close to his closed guard and prevents Romero from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romero is controlling him.
Romero scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Hunt is trying to keep Romero in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romero wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Romero.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Romero!
Our winner, Hector Romero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Phol Hunt had this to say: 'vittu'.

Event: CEC 516
Date: May 21, 2017

#R1#
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Jaksinen.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaksinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt is looking to slow Jaksinen down with leg kicks.
Jaksinen is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Jaksinen moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaksinen scores with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Jaksinen pushes Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaksinen managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaksinen controls his hands.
A short right from Jaksinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaksinen misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaksinen backwards.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Jaksinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaksinen avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Jaksinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaksinen.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Jaksinen is blocking nicely.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside that Hunt shrugs off.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Jaksinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt pushes Jaksinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaksinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
The referee calls for Hunt to work. #T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jaksinen throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt pushes Jaksinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaksinen backwards.
Jaksinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaksinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaksinen misses with a body punch.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt tries to work over Jaksinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaksinen takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaksinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Jaksinen's head.
Jaksinen tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jaksinen back against the cage.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Jaksinen trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaksinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaksinen digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaksinen.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land. #T4#
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaksinen avoiding damage.
Jaksinen lands a shot to the body.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaksinen is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Jaksinen.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow.
Jaksinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaksinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Jaksinen.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaksinen.
Hunt cracks the inside of Jaksinen's front leg.
Jaksinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Jaksinen cracks Hunt with a good jab.
A jab from Jaksinen misses.
A jab lands there for Jaksinen.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaksinen thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaksinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaksinen tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt moves out of range as Jaksinen strikes.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Jaksinen scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaksinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt tries to counter by clinching up but Jaksinen breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaksinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Jaksinen is looking to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Jaksinen circles away.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Jaksinen moves away and avoids it.
Jaksinen feints a counter leg kick.
Jaksinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaksinen just manages to avoid it.
Jaksinen tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt tries to clinch but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Jaksinen throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Hunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jaksinen's head.
Hunt cracks the inside of Jaksinen's front leg.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Jaksinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt takes a swing at Jaksinen's ribcage but misses.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaksinen.#CL2#
Jaksinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaksinen lands an elbow that stopped Hunt in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jaksinen misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaksinen gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Jaksinen is stalling here.
Jaksinen leaning against his opponent.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jaksinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaksinen won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaksinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt presses Jaksinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Jaksinen stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Jaksinen digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunt obliges.
Jaksinen is breathing heavily.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jaksinen controls the action.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Hunt is leaning against Jaksinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaksinen or not.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Jaksinen is blocking nicely.
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaksinen throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Jaksinen blocks with his arms.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaksinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt has Jaksinen pressed against the cage.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Jaksinen tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Jaksinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Jaksinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaksinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Good leg kick by Jaksinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jaksinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaksinen's sensitive parts.
Jaksinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Jaksinen settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Jaksinen tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaksinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaksinen lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Jaksinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick. #T1#
Jaksinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Jaksinen ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Jaksinen blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Jaksinen backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jaksinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaksinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Jaksinen moved out of range.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Jaksinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Jaksinen. #T2#
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaksinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Jaksinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Jaksinen misses with a body kick.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Jaksinen throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaksinen tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaksinen can do to turn this around?
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Jaksinen ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Jaksinen stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaksinen throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Jaksinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaksinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaksinen.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Jaksinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaksinen tries to avoid it. #T3#
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Jaksinen tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
And Hunt counters with a quick kick to the body but Jaksinen blocks it.
Hunt sizes up Jaksinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Jaksinen feints a counter leg kick.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Jaksinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaksinen digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaksinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaksinen moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Jaksinen misses with a leg kick.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Jaksinen moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jaksinen thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt misses with the combination. #T4#
Jaksinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Jaksinen works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Jaksinen moves into the clinch.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
Jaksinen tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Espo Jaksinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaksinen can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaksinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaksinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt dodges an elbow strike from Jaksinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CEC 513
Date: Apr 30, 2017

#R1#
Romero lands with a cross.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice body kick.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Hunt swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Hunt thumps Romero with a low kick.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hunt!
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though. #TD#
Romero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Romero working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Hunt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt is trying to hold Romero in close to prevent damage but Romero has managed to pass into half guard.
Romero prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Romero throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunt avoid being mounted?
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunt is trying is best to control the position here. #T3#
Hunt wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Hunt tries to roll over but Romero keeps him under control.
Hunt manages to get to full guard.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Romero throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Hunt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hunt is continuing to stall.#T4#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Romero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Romero slips nicely into half guard.
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 Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Romero dives in for a single leg takedown but Hunt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Romero.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Romero settles back down.
Romero throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romero, right into the meat.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Romero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt controlling the position well. #T1#
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Romero is very close to passing his half guard.
Romero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Romero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
Romero is just content to waste time from the top position. Hunt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero landing some decent shots from guard.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom. #T2#
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Hunt controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Romero scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt trying to control the position here.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely. #T3#
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Romero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Romero wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Romero is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Romero is having none of it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Romero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there. #ES2#
Hunt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Romero presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Romero dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Romero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Romero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Romero gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt stalling. #BC2#
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Romero connects with a crisp jab.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Romero.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunt slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero backing away here, and Hunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Romero swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Romero throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Romero cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romero was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Romero misses with a right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero 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. #TD#
Romero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hunt did well to prevent Romero getting side control.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romero is working away from the top position though.
Hunt keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is defending well.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romero is nestled in close to Hunt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romero with the ground and pound but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Romero postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it. #T4#
Romero wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.
Hunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
It looks like Romero has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romero with a body shot.
Romero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Romero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Romero 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
A very excited looking Hector Romero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.

Event: CEC 511
Date: Apr 14, 2017

#R1#
Hoffman moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoffman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffman. Those never looked like landing.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoffman throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hoffman scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoffman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Hoffman's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoffman shrugs it off.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoffman duly obliges.
Hoffman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoffman avoids a kick to the body.
Hoffman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Hoffman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the cage.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Hoffman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman scores with a three punch combo!
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffman. That did some damage!
Hoffman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Hoffman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt with a jab.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoffman scores with a punch to the head.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoffman throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Hoffman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt throws the left hand but Hoffman avoids the punch easily.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Hoffman.
Hoffman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hoffman slips under a jab from Hunt.
A shot to the body from Hoffman misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Hoffman's belly button to the back.
Hunt throws a hook but Hoffman blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Hoffman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoffman throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
And Hunt counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoffman blocks it.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hoffman scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Hoffman stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
Hoffman cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Hoffman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Hoffman back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hunt.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoffman can't break the clinch. #T4##BC2#
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman scores with a hook.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Hoffman with an uppercut!
Hoffman throws a right hand that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hoffman lands a jab.
Hoffman stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick. #CL#
Hunt rushes Hoffman and presses him up against the cage.
Hoffman wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Hoffman wants to break free but Hunt has control.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Hunt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Jack Hoffman has been cut.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Hoffman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Hunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hoffman connects with the punch.
Hoffman slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hoffman swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Hoffman finds it's target.
Jack Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hoffman throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Hoffman's leg. Hoffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hoffman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Hoffman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoffman swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hoffman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Hoffman works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hoffman there.
Hoffman takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt wants to slow Hoffman down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt slips a jab from Hoffman.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Hoffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Hoffman misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoffman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoffman dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hoffman throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffman's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffman. That did some damage!
Hunt scores with a nice body kick. #T3#
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt slips under a jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffman.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Hunt has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range. #T4#
Hoffman misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hoffman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Hunt.
Knees to the body from Hunt. #BC2#
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Hoffman shrugs it off though.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Hoffman misses.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Hoffman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hoffman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Hoffman sees coming a mile off.
Hunt is looking to slow Hoffman down with leg kicks.
Hoffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoffman misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoffman's knee momentarily.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Hoffman shrugs it off though.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Hoffman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunt thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Hunt lunges at Hoffman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoffman's hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoffman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and Hoffman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. Hoffman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
As Hoffman tries to get set, Hunt tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoffman manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Hoffman gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hoffman tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Hoffman's ribcage. Hoffman let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hunt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Hunt tests Hoffman's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffman misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoffman on the side of the head.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Hoffman down.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoffman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hoffman walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffman connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt slips a jab from Hoffman.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hoffman throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hoffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoffman's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoffman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Hoffman's head back.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
Hunt scores with a hook.
Hoffman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hoffman throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Hoffman stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Hoffman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoffman's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CEC 506
Date: Mar 17, 2017

#R1##CL2#
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. #BC#
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. #T1#
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.#CL2#
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. #CUT2#
It looks like Arto Blomsten has been cut.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#TD#
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. #SUB#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
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!#T2#
Blomsten takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC2#
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.

Event: EVO 293: Tallon vs Bardanos
Date: Jan 26, 2017

#R1#
Jone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jone lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jone. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Jone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Jone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jone lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jone moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Jone misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Jone throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt pushes Jone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Jone misses with some punches.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunt tries to work over Jone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jone.
Jone throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Jone's head.
Jone blocks an uppercut.
Jone blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Jone avoids the damage to the body.
Jone misses with some punches.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Jone.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Jone controls the action.
Jone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Jone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Jone misses with the head strike.
Jone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jone or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Jone blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jone controls his hands.
Jone tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt avoiding damage as Jone throws knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Jone has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jone swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Jone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jone blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Jone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jone blocks an uppercut.
Jone blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jone.
Jone lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Jone blocking some punches.
Jone lands with a right to the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.#T4#
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jone pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jone scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Jone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunt looks winded!
Jone lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jone.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Jone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Jone lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt tries a body shot but Jone blocks it.
Jone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jone.
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 Jack Jone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Jone.
Jone scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Jone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack Jone is winning the standup battle so far.
Jone motions for Hunt to come forward. Jone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jone just misses with a punch to the body.
Jone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jone misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Jone has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Jone throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Jone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a series of punches but Jone moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Jone down. #T1#
Jone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jone misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Jone misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Jone misses.
Jone wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Jone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Jone.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jone! #T2#
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jone tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Jone misses its intended target.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jone defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jone.
Nice body punch from Jone. #CL2#
Jone tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to stall but Jone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Jone.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Jone blocks it.
Hunt digs a right hand into Jone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jone's gas tank.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.#T3#
Jone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack Jone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
Jone blocking some punches.
Jone lands with a short shot to the head.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Jone.
Jone blocks an uppercut.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Jone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Jone goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Hunt tries a body shot but Jone blocks it.
Jone tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Jone back against the cage.
Jone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Jone scores a nice knee to the body.
Jone tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Jone digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Jone wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunt tries to work over Jone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jone wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Jone misses with some punches.
Jone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jone dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Jone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jone misses the jab.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt is leaning against Jone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Jone lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Jone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jone tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Jone's head. #T1#
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Jone's head.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Jone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Jone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Jone.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jone working aggressively here.
Jone tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Jone.
Hunt is pushing Jone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jone. #T2#
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
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!
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jone fails to land.
Jone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Jone is blocking nicely.
Jone struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Jone avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Jone crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.
Jone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.#T3#
Jone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jone missing with knees to the body.
Jone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jone.
Jone misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Jone manages to break the clinch.
Jone misses the jab.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Jone moved away.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jone.
Hunt throws a jab when Jone was well out of range.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jone momentarily.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jone throws out the jab. #T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Jone with a jab.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt wants to clinch up but Jone keeps it at a distance.
Jone is looking to counter punch.
Jone throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jone throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jone throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Jone misses with a lunging right hand
and Jone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Jone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jone.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I think Jone 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Jone!
Jack Jone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Phol Hunt had this to say: 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 290: Hawkins vs Dunas
Date: Jan 11, 2017

#R1#
A good leg kick by Luzhin.
Luzhin's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Luzhin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Luzhin counters with a left to the body.
Luzhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Luzhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Luzhin misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Luzhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Luzhin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luzhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luzhin slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Luzhin as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Luzhin is out of range.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Luzhin ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Luzhin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luzhin looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a right hook to the body.
Luzhin throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luzhin connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luzhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luzhin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Luzhin moved out of range nicely.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Luzhin.
Some bone on bone action there as Luzhin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Luzhin.
Hunt throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin misses with a head kick.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Luzhin just manages to avoid it.#CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Luzhin decides to pull guard.
Hunt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Luzhin looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3##SUB2#
Luzhin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luzhin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunt controls the pace.
Hunt wants to stand but Luzhin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hunt showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T4#
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.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luzhin wants to clinch.
Luzhin tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
Luzhin feints a counter leg kick.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Luzhin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Luzhin misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Luzhin moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Luzhin throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luzhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Luzhin finds it's target.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luzhin counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Luzhin.#CL2#
Luzhin drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luzhin up against the cage.
A short right from Luzhin.
A shot in the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it. #T1#
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luzhin tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Luzhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Luzhin breaks from the clinch.
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Luzhin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt works over Luzhin's head and body with a nice combination.
Luzhin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luzhin can pounce on him.
A low kick from Luzhin is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Luzhin was not able to check.
Luzhin scores with a body shot.
Hunt cracks Luzhin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 cross from Luzhin lands.
Luzhin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luzhin cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt tries to work over Luzhin's front leg with a kick but Luzhin checks it. #T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Luzhin misses the target.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Luzhin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt sets himself, and Luzhin steps forward looking for the clinch! Hunt avoids it this time.#CL2#
Luzhin clinches.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Luzhin gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Luzhin lands a knee to the body.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luzhin.#BC#
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt checks a low kick from Luzhin.
Hunt throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Luzhin counters with a one-two to the body.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Luzhin just manages to avoid it.
Luzhin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
The crowd cheers as Luzhin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Luzhin scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected. #CL#
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Luzhin.#BC#
Hunt manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Luzhin has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch. #BC2#
Luzhin breaks from the clinch.
Luzhin throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Hunt gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt tries to stall but Luzhin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt blocking some punches.
Luzhin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Luzhin's head.
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Luzhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Luzhin scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Luzhin checks it
and Luzhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Luzhin's front leg but catches the back leg as Luzhin tries to avoid it.
Luzhin tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Hunt misses #CL2#
and Luzhin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luzhin.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt is looking to control Luzhin's arms but Luzhin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin working hard to break the clinch.
Luzhin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch. #BC#
Hunt manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Hunt walks into a jab.
Hunt throws a head kick but Luzhin moves out of range.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to move into range but Luzhin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luzhin misses the shot to the body.
Luzhin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt cracks Luzhin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Luzhin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luzhin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin cracks a nice hook into Hunt's ribs.#T2#
Luzhin takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a hook but Luzhin avoids it easily.
That kick from Luzhin tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luzhin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luzhin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick from Luzhin lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Luzhin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luzhin there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luzhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luzhin.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Luzhin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luzhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luzhin tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a looping right.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin lands an overhand right.#CL2#
Luzhin forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Luzhin scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Luzhin breaks the clinch.
Luzhin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Nikolai Luzhin just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Luzhin throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luzhin.
Luzhin wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Luzhin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt misses the jab.
Luzhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Luzhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luzhin lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luzhin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luzhin moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Luzhin saw that one coming.
Luzhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Luzhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt taking a breather.
Luzhin working aggressively here. #T1#
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin. #BC2#
Luzhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luzhin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Luzhin's head back.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Luzhin.
Luzhin scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luzhin is able to avoid easily.
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Luzhin.#T2#
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Luzhin misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Luzhin throws a shot to the body.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Luzhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luzhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Luzhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Luzhin thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luzhin tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.#T3#
Luzhin wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt cracks Luzhin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhin. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin is looking to clinch.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luzhin on the side of the head.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luzhin is able to avoid easily.
Luzhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Luzhin throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Luzhin moves out of range as Hunt strikes.#T4#
Luzhin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Luzhin lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.
Hunt tries to clinch but Luzhin is having none of it.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin 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.
Luzhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
Luzhin 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.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Luzhin checks a low kick from Hunt.
Luzhin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Luzhin dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luzhin throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luzhin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luzhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Luzhin blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luzhin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luzhin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Luzhin counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Luzhin misses with a low kick. #T1#
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Luzhin is out of range.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Luzhin saw that one coming.
Luzhin tries to counter with a clinch but Hunt shakes him off and moves away.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Luzhin 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.
Luzhin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Luzhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luzhin scores with a hook.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luzhin.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Luzhin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Luzhin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Luzhin drops back down to his feet.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt. #BC#
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Luzhin misses.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Luzhin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luzhin misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luzhin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Luzhin checks the leg kick.
Luzhin throws a counter combo.
Hunt throws a hook but Luzhin blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Luzhin. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Luzhin lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Luzhin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luzhin throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luzhin scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luzhin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
Hunt throws a leg kick but Luzhin checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Luzhin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Luzhin thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Luzhin does it's job there.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luzhin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luzhin blocks a jab.
Luzhin scores with a nice strike.
Luzhin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunt.
Luzhin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL2#
Luzhin clinches with his opponent.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luzhin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt pushes Luzhin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Luzhin.
Well Luzhin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 276: Avaldo vs Hunt
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
A left lands for Alvado.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good 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!
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvado's hands.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Alvado shrugs it off though.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Alvado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvado.
Alvado scores with a body shot. #T2#
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Alvado.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvado. That did some damage!
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt misses the jab.#T3#
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Alvado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunt back to the cage. Alvado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Alvado lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Pablo Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Hunt misses.#T4#
A big right from Alvado misses.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Alvado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Alvado connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvado.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunt thinking.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvado avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado misses with a body shot. #T1#
Hunt throws a low kick but Alvado moves out of range easily.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Pablo Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
A big left from Hunt misses. #T2#
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Alvado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvado, right into the meat.
Alvado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvado scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvado. #T3#
Alvado throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Alvado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado lands a front kick.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T4#
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvado circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Alvado throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvado.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Alvado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Alvado throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado lands with a nice body kick. #T1#
Alvado blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvado.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvado can pounce on him.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Alvado defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Alvado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado.
Alvado throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvado. #T2#
Alvado slips a straight right by Hunt.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Alvado throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Alvado.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Alvado's leg. Alvado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab. #T3#
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvado on the side of the head.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Alvado scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Alvado jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range. #T4#
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pablo Alvado did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Alvado throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Hunt moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Alvado coming out on top.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
Alvado connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.#T1#
Alvado misses with a head kick.
Hunt lands with a hook. Alvado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt slips a straight right by Alvado.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Hunt moves forwards but Alvado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab by Hunt.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Alvado 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.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Alvado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T2#
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Alvado moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Alvado.
Alvado tries to move into range but Hunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Alvado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Alvado.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Alvado checks it.
Alvado slips under a jab.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Alvado.
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Alvado seems unphased.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado takes one to the chin there.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt motions for Alvado to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Alvado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Alvado lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado 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.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado lands with a right hand.
Alvado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvado's hands.#T1#
Hunt throws a push kick but Alvado slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvado to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands the left hand.#T2#
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Alvado throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvado jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Alvado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Alvado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Alvado moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvado throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Alvado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt misses the jab.
Alvado sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.#T4#
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
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!
Alvado misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Alvado. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt thumps Alvado with a low kick.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Pablo Alvado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Alvado.
Well Alvado 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Alvado!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 272: Cortes vs Tsoi 2
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Hunt lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kersikov moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt wants to stall.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Kersikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kersikov up against the cage.
Kersikov digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kersikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt stalling against the cage. #T2#
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt looking to stall.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#
It looks like Rustam Kersikov has been cut.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Hunt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt landing knees to the body. #BC2#
Kersikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T3#
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Hunt forces Kersikov back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Kersikov.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kersikov stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
A short left from Hunt.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Rustam Kersikov'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.
#R2#
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kersikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov with a jab.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Hunt rushes Kersikov and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Hunt stalling the fight.
Kersikov tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt taking a breather.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kersikov trying to stall but Hunt improves his position. #T2#
Kersikov is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt is working Kersikov over against the cage.
Kersikov tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Kersikov tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov effectively controlling the action here.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head. #T3#
Hunt has Kersikov pushed against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
A short left from Kersikov.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
A short right from Hunt.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it. #T4#
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
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!
Hunt working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Kersikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to stall but Kersikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Hunt tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt motions for Kersikov to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kersikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Kersikov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Kersikov is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kersikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Kersikov breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Kersikov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.#T3#
Kersikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kersikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Kersikov throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Phol Hunt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Hunt scores with a push kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kersikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hunt drives through and clinches with Kersikov against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov avoiding damage.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
A short left from Kersikov.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kersikov has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Kersikov being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt trying to land knees to the body.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4#
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kersikovs head.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt has Kersikov pushed against the cage.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kersikov as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rustam Kersikov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a straight right. #T1#
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Hunt moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rustam Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kersikov cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Kersikov circles away.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.#CL#
Hunt has Kersikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kersikov is stalling here.
Hunt trying to stall but Kersikov improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Kersikov tries to tie him up. #T3#
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt is stalling here.
Kersikov stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Hunt works on Kersikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kersikov wants to stall.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phol Hunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: EVO 269: Tallon vs Cortes
Date: Sep 24, 2016

#R1#
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Luzhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luzhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luzhin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt just leaning against Luzhin, taking a breather.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Our sources have told us that Hunt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt is leaning against Luzhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luzhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt blocking some punches. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Luzhin. #CUT2#
It looks like Phol Hunt has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Luzhin tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
Hunt is leaning against Luzhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luzhin as Hunt tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luzhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luzhin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luzhin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Luzhin is blocking nicely.
Luzhin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Luzhin blocks it. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luzhin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Luzhin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Luzhin is blocking nicely.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phol Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luzhin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luzhin wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luzhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Luzhin tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Luzhin back against the cage.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Luzhin is blocking nicely.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Luzhin lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Luzhin managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Nikolai Luzhin has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Luzhin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.#T3#
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Hunt tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4#
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luzhin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luzhin as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Maybe Hunt would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Luzhin tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Luzhin back against the cage.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luzhin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Luzhin's ribs.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Luzhin misses its intended target.
Hunt throws the left hand but Luzhin avoids the punch easily.
Luzhin throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Luzhin is out of range.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luzhin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Luzhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luzhin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Luzhin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Luzhin. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Luzhin scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luzhin.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Luzhin throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Luzhin's head back. #CL2#
Luzhin gets a clinch.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Luzhin blocks with his arms.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luzhin is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luzhin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Luzhin tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt digs a right hand into Luzhin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luzhin's gas tank.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin 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 head but Luzhin blocks with his arms.
Luzhin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Luzhin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Luzhin gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Luzhin is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Luzhin misses with some punches.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luzhin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Luzhin really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Luzhin connects with an inside leg kick.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt throws a low kick but Luzhin moves out of range easily.
Luzhin tries to counter with a clinch but Hunt shakes him off and moves away.
Luzhin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Luzhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt throws a push kick but Luzhin slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luzhin scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.
Luzhin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Luzhin.
Luzhin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Luzhin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Luzhin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
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 needs to keep his hands up - Luzhin had a free shot at his head there.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luzhin misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Luzhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Luzhin tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Luzhin back against the cage.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Luzhin.
Hunt tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Luzhin misses with the head strike. #T3#
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Hunt is leaning against Luzhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luzhin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luzhin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Luzhin is rocked!
Hunt slows down the pace here. #T4#
Hunt working aggressively here.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Luzhin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Luzhin checks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Luzhin's front leg but catches the back leg as Luzhin tries to avoid it.
Luzhin misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Luzhin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Luzhin throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luzhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T1#
Luzhin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Luzhin's ribcage.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Luzhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Luzhin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luzhin lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Luzhin tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Luzhin back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luzhins head.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt trying to stall but Luzhin improves his position.
Hunt avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Hunt trying to stall but Luzhin improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Hunt pushes Luzhin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Luzhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Luzhin - that landed with a thud.
Luzhin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T4#
Luzhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt is looking to control Luzhin's arms but Luzhin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Luzhin.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Luzhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Luzhin misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phol Hunt.
I think Hunt 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 James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: EVO 267: Alvado vs Kersikov
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch but Mclovin moves away
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mclovin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mclovin checks a low kick from Hunt.
Mclovin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Mclovin. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Mclovin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mclovin prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mclovin controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Mclovin.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Mclovin is blocking nicely. #T1#
Mclovin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mclovin is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Mclovin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mclovin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mclovin tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Mclovin back against the cage.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Mclovin has the dominant position.
Hunt tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mclovin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mclovin backwards.
Mclovin landing knees to the head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Mclovin.
A left hand lands to the body for Mclovin.
Mclovin working aggressively here. #BC2#
Mclovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mclovin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hunt blocks it well.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mclovin.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Mclovin counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mclovin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mclovin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mclovin avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mclovin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there. #T3#
Mclovin throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a body kick.
Mclovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Mclovin.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mclovin.
Mclovin lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Mclovin blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Mclovin moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses the jab.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mclovin works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt misses with a low kick.#T4#
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Mclovin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mclovin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mclovin digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Mclovin saw that one coming.
Hunt catches Mclovin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mclovin throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hunt connects with a single shot there.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt cracks Mclovin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mclovin scores with a shot to the body. #CL#
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Mclovin back into the cage.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Mclovin connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt moves out of range as Mclovin throws a body kick.
Mclovin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Mclovin lands.#T1#
Mclovin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Mclovin tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Mclovin finds it's target.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Mclovin checks it.
Hunt misses with a low kick as Mclovin jumps back.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclovin.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Mclovin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Mclovin circles away.
Hunt misses with a hook
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin lands a slapping body shot.
Mclovin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Mclovin is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mclovin throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Mclovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
A nice side step and Mclovin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pony Mclovin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Mclovin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mclovin moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Mclovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt takes a swing at Mclovin's ribcage but misses.
Mclovin thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Mclovin lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mclovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.#T4#
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
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!
Mclovin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mclovin just manages to avoid it.
Mclovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Hunt.
Mclovin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mclovin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mclovin just manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mclovin. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclovin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mclovin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pony Mclovin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A nice side step and Mclovin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mclovin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Mclovin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mclovin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Mclovin ducks down to avoid it.
Mclovin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mclovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range. #T1#
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclovin throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Mclovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclovin. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mclovin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Mclovin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T2#
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Mclovin.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Mclovin feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Mclovin's leg but Mclovin calmly moves out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mclovin tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
Mclovin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mclovin unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Mclovin gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclovin's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Mclovin.
Mclovin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Mclovin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclovin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Mclovin circles away and keeps his distance.
Mclovin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Mclovin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt throws a low kick but Mclovin moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Mclovin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mclovin throws a counter combo.
Mclovin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mclovin 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.
Mclovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab. #T4#
Mclovin throws a sloppy body shot
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Hunt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mclovin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Mclovin off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Mclovin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mclovin misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Mclovin finds it's target.
Mclovin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pony Mclovin.
I think Mclovin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pony Mclovin!
Our winner, Pony Mclovin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 262: Luzhin vs Taisto
Date: Aug 11, 2016

#R1#
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conan scores with a body shot.
Conan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conan slips under a jab.
Conan shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Conan's front leg but catches the back leg as Conan tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conan.
Conan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Conan's ribs.
Conan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunt sprawls well. Hunt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conan gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Conan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conan throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses. #T1#
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conan is able to avoid easily.
Conan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conan with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Conan's head but Conan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conan stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Conan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conan.
Conan slips a jab from Hunt.
Conan throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Conan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edogawa Conan.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conan's calf.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a big counter combination but Conan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
Conan misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt cracks Conan with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Hunt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Conan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Conan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Conan isn't so interested in that idea.
Conan trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom. #T3#
Conan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conan works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Conan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Conan from controlling successfully.
Conan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conan.
A countering left hand to the body from Conan misses.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt fakes the leg kick and cracks Conan in the body.
A shot to the liver by Conan. Beautiful body shot.
Conan missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Conan misses.
Conan cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the cage.
Conan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Conan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Conan lands.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Conan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edogawa Conan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Conan. Conan gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Conan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Conan.
Conan scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Conan.
Conan scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conan.
Hunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Conan avoided it.
Conan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt tests Conan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conan throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Conan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Conan's head but Conan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conan takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Conan saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conan! But no joy.
Hunt misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Conan misses with a straight left.
Conan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conan takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
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 moves forwards but Conan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conan moves away.
Conan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Conan lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Conan shoots and misses
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Conan 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 Conan off to one side.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edogawa Conan.
Conan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edogawa Conan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conan takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Conan avoided it.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conan stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conan throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conan swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conan blocks a leg kick.
Conan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Conan just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Hunt thuds his right hand into Conan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conan.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conan stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Conan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conan dives in for a single leg takedown but Hunt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Conan shakes it off.
Conan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a hook but Conan blocks it.
Conan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conan throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conan throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.#T4#
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws the left hand but Conan avoids the punch easily.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Conan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Conan moved out of range.
Conan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Conan tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Conan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conan missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conan slips under a jab.
Conan lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edogawa Conan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Conan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Conan throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Conan looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Conan looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Conan throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conan. Conan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conan finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Conan lands a two punch combo.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Conan's shoulder, as Conan tries to avoid the shot.
Conan throws a shot to the body.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Conan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conan misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Conan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Nice defenses there by Conan.#T1#
Hunt throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Conan blocks the leg kick.
Conan looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Conan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Conan.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Conan slips the punch.
Conan lands a body shot.
Conan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Conan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Conan goes for a double leg but Hunt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hunt continues to drive forward.#T2#
Conan misses with a wild combination.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Conan.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Conan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Conan moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conan! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conan moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Conan moved out of range.
Donk. Hunt catches Conan right on the button with a cross.
Conan lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased. #T3#
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Conan.
Conan throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Conan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Conan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Conan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Conan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Conan misses.
Conan throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Conan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conan misses the jab.
Conan checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conan finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head. #T4#
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Conan misses with a looping left.
Conan misses with a straight right.
Hunt slips a jab from Conan.
Conan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donk. Hunt catches Conan right on the button with a cross.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Conan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conan throws out the jab.
A jab from Conan does it's job there.
Conan misses with a looping left.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conan scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conan. That did some damage!
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edogawa Conan really dominated that 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.
#R4#
Conan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunt back to the cage. Conan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Conan moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Conan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Conan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Conan.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt lands a jab.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Conan sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Conan finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Conan saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Conan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conan throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conan.#T1#
Conan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Conan saw that one coming.
Conan with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#
Conan is rocked!
Hunt misses the jab.
Conan catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conan blocks a jab.
Conan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Conan lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Conan slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt thumps Conan with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt moves out of range as Conan strikes.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Conan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Conan lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Conan throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Conan works the jab nicely.
Hunt throws a jab when Conan was well out of range.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Conan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Conan misses with a few strikes there.
Conan lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T3#
Conan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conan needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Conan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Conan connects with a looping right hand.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conan throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt cracks the inside of Conan's front leg.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.#T4#
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!#TD2#
Conan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunt was covering up waiting for the punch and Conan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Conan forces his way into half guard.
Hunt is concentrating on defense, preventing Conan from advancing position.
Conan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt is not content to let Conan control the position.
Hunt is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt had his way with Edogawa Conan in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Conan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conan with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conan throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Conan manages to avoid it.
Conan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Conan.
Conan scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Conan misses.
Hunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Conan swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conan. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Hunt throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Conan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Conan. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Conan moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Conan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conan.
Conan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Conan finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Conan swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Conan throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Conan lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Conan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Conan.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan slips under a jab.
Conan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt moves out of range as Conan strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Conan checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conan's head.
Conan thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.#T3#
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Conan lands a body shot.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Conan's legs.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Good work by Conan as he checks the leg kick.
Conan throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Conan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Nice body punch from Conan.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conan.
Hunt blocks a jab.#T4#
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Conan lands a head shot.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Conan should have avoided that one.
Conan lands with a nice combination. Hunt backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan checks a leg kick.
Conan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Conan catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Conan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Conan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Conan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Conan looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Conan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Conan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
Conan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edogawa Conan.
Well Conan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edogawa Conan!
Edogawa Conan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 259: Kakoullis vs Murphy
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katsidis.
Katsidis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Katsidis misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Katsidis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katsidis misses with a looping right.
Katsidis lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Katsidis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katsidis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt keeps Katsidis at a distance using the push kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsidis.
Katsidis thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsidis connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katsidis is able to avoid easily.
Katsidis lands with a good body shot.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katsidis throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Katsidis is out of range. #T1#
Hunt blocks a head kick by Katsidis.
A telegraphed right hand from Katsidis misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katsidis.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsidis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katsidis dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Katsidis lands with a shot to the body.
Katsidis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Katsidis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Katsidis.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katsidis throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt lands a jab to Katsidis's midsection.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but Katsidis is out of range. #T2#
Katsidis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katsidis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hunt manages to circle out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsidis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt lands a jab to Katsidis's midsection.
Hunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katsidis's head.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsidis.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Katsidis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Katsidis.
Katsidis lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt throws a hook but Katsidis avoids it easily.
Katsidis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Katsidis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katsidis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Katsidis throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#KD2#
Hunt drops Katsidis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Katsidis looks back up at him and smiles so Hunt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Katsidis is rocked!#T3#
Hunt is looking to slow Katsidis down with leg kicks.
Oh Katsidis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katsidis throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Katsidis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katsidis takes a step back to recover.
Katsidis gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hunt gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
After the fight, Phol Hunt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: EVO 253: SummerSlam
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
De Medici connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Medici ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Hunt.
De Medici throws a big shot that misses.
De Medici attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
De Medici has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunt checks a low kick from De Medici.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
De Medici avoids the body shot from Hunt.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt punishes De Medici's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on De Medici's shoulder, as De Medici tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
De Medici takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body.
De Medici steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
De Medici misses with a double jab.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
letting De Medici counter with a right hand.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Medici misses with a looping right.
De Medici slips under a jab from Hunt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Medici, as that shot connected.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Medici sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Medici thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
De Medici ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Medici was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL2#
De Medici darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
De Medici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
De Medici tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing De Medici back against the cage.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Medici throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt. #T3#
Hunt is leaning against De Medici and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Medici is defending well for now.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De Medici scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of De Medici's head.
De Medici swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Medici blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Medici.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Medici.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
De Medici doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Medici misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from De Medici as the two fighters clinch.
De Medici's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Medici misses with the head strike. #T4#
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
De Medici lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Medici lands with a light punch inside.
De Medici lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt misses with some punches.
De Medici tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing De Medici back against the cage.
De Medici throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Medici fails to land.
De Medici fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt blocks a body shot from De Medici.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Medici.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
De Medici has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL#
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hunt scores with a jab. De Medici acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Medici only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. De Medici does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Medici slips under a jab from Hunt.
De Medici tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
De Medici checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt misses with a hook
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Medici displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
De Medici connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Hunt motions for De Medici to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut.
De Medici comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Medici makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Medici connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
De Medici throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Medici.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Medici moves out of range of the strikes.
De Medici fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
De Medici misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt stalls.
De Medici blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Medici.
Hunt trying to stall but De Medici improves his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Medici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Medici misses with some punches.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
De Medici lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt. #T3#
De Medici lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Medici, as that shot connected.
De Medici bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
De Medici ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt motions for De Medici to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Medici slips under a jab.
De Medici blocks the body kick.
Hunt scores with the left hand. De Medici knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt swings for the body but De Medici moves out of range.
De Medici uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt with a jab.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Medici moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Medici swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Medici to counter with a crisp jab.
De Medici throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
De Medici lands a nice shot to the body.
De Medici misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
De Medici lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt misses with a hook
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from De Medici.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting De Medici counter with a right hand.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and De Medici counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Medici wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards. #BC2#
De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Medici avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt throws the left hand but De Medici avoids the punch easily.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and De Medici counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting De Medici counter with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and De Medici counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot by De Medici.
De Medici blocks a jab.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that De Medici sees coming a mile off.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and De Medici counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and De Medici counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
De Medici keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Medici tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from De Medici.#T2#
Hunt misses with a body shot
and De Medici makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Medici.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Medici lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Medici is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Hunt takes a swing at De Medici's ribcage but misses.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Medici moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Medici now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Medici throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Medici scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Medici scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt misses with a low kick as De Medici jumps back.#T3#
De Medici throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
De Medici takes one on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Medici lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but De Medici sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by De Medici.
Hunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Medici on the side of the head.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Medici avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and De Medici counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Medici looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Nice cross by De Medici.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt sizes up De Medici with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and De Medici counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but De Medici avoids it.
De Medici scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illumi De Medici really dominated that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
De Medici displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
De Medici slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
De Medici takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that De Medici sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Hunt misses.
De Medici slips under a jab from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body punch but De Medici moves out of range.
De Medici lands with a shot to the body.
De Medici blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by De Medici there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T1#
De Medici throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Medici counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Medici takes one to the chin there.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
De Medici pushes Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Medici misses with some punches.
Illumi De Medici seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Medici stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but De Medici avoids the damage to the body.
De Medici is working Hunt over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
De Medici manages to break the clinch. #T2#
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Medici just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Medici throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt throws a hook but De Medici avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a good, hard body kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
De Medici throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Medici lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Medici moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
De Medici throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Medici.
De Medici throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt misses with a low kick.#CL#
Hunt clinches up against the cage.#T3#
Hunt just leaning against De Medici, taking a breather.
De Medici misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Medici.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt misses with a knee strike.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Medici as Hunt tries to tie him up.
De Medici can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hunt.
De Medici lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Hunt stalling.
De Medici misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Medici's efforts to push away.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
De Medici manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Hunt darts in and clinches De Medici up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Medici lands a right hand.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Hunt prevents a body shot from De Medici.
Hunt digs a right hand into De Medici's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Medici's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Medici's elbow.
De Medici takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illumi De Medici dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Hunt is looking to slow De Medici down with leg kicks.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Medici tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Hunt
and De Medici counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Medici takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt works De Medici's body with a nice hook.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from De Medici.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Medici throws out the jab.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
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. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and De Medici makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Medici slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Medici scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Medici can pounce on him.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but De Medici moved out of range.
De Medici lands an overhand right.
De Medici misses with a body shot.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
De Medici looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Medici. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Medici connects with a single shot there.
Hunt staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and De Medici counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
De Medici scoring well with a low kick there.
De Medici checks a leg kick.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Hunt misses
and De Medici counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Hunt has managed to clinch. #T3#
De Medici blocks a body shot from Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from De Medici fails to land.
De Medici fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
De Medici breaks the clinch.
De Medici stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
De Medici walks into a left hand.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Medici moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt blocks a head kick by De Medici.
Nice uppercut lands for De Medici. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
letting De Medici counter with a right hand.
De Medici sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T4#
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from De Medici on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and De Medici counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. De Medici moves away and avoids it.
De Medici gets cracked with a nice right hand there by 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!
De Medici connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt throws a leg kick
letting De Medici counter with a right hand.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Medici keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Medici sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
De Medici appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Illumi De Medici.
Well De Medici has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illumi De Medici!
Post fight, Illumi De Medici took to the microphone: 'I would like to thank the academy. '.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 249: Hess vs Maldini
Date: Jun 11, 2016

#R1#
Shota misses with a body kick.
Shota defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shota has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shota and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shota throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shota throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Shota appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shota bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt cracks Shota with a good jab.
Shota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt thumps Shota with a low kick.
Shota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shota throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.#T1#
Hunt misses with a hook
and Shota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Shota's body.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Shota's leg. Shota is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt misses the jab.
Shota tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt moves forwards but Shota connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunt wants to slow Shota down by chopping away at his legs.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Shota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Shota moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shota thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Shota. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Shota throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Shota cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Shota swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota with a nice cross.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Shota.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt cracks Shota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Shota moved out of range nicely.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Shota cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Hunt throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Shota moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shota's elbow.
Shota takes a shot to the head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but Shota blocks it.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T4#
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Shota.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shota.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunt has Shota pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Shota.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shota creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Shota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shota misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Shota throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Shota slips under a jab.
Shota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt tries a low kick but Shota avoids it.
Shota wants to counter with a clinch but Hunt pushes him away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Shota gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Shota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Good shot there by Shota.
Shota swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Shota ducks down to avoid it.
Shota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.#T1#
Shota throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Shota.
Shota throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shota.
A shot to the liver by Shota. Beautiful body shot.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt is looking to counter the offense by Shota and move into the clinch.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
Shota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Shota swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota misses with a low kick.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs. #T2#
Hunt avoids the body shot from Shota.
Hunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Shota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shota, pushing him back against the cage.
Shota tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Shota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shota.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shota.
Shota tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Shota pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shota letting Hunt take a breather here.
A short left from Shota.
Hunt tries to stall but Shota uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shota throws an elbow but misses.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shota misses with a punch to the body.
Shota looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Shota's ribcage. Shota let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
Shota lands with a right to the head.
Shota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T4#
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Shota lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shota lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Shota landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt looking to stall.
Shota working aggressively here.
Shota misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt tries to stall but Shota uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Hunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shota moves out of range of the strikes.
Shota looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt cracks Shota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Shota's leg but Shota calmly moves out of range.
Shota wants to clinch.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Shota.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body punch but Shota moves out of range.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shota moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shota counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Shota throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Shota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shota connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shota checks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Shota's front leg but catches the back leg as Shota tries to avoid it.
Hunt throws a low kick but Shota moves out of range easily.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shota moves away.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shota moves away.
Shota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Shota looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.#T2#
Shota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shota takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Hunt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shota manages to circle out of the way.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
A bone on bone clash there as Shota blocks the leg kick.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Shota blocks the low kick.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shota is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt misses with a straight right. #T3#
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Shota slips a jab from Hunt.
Shota moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shota slips under a jab from Hunt.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Shota looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shota moves out of range of the body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Shota there.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Shota misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Shota takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shota walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Shota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Shota knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shota.
A leg kick checked by Shota.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shota.
Shota lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Phol Hunt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Shota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Shota misses the shot to the body.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Shota misses the shot to the body.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt tests Shota's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Shota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Shota throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Shota misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shota throws a shot to the body.
Shota cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Shota's head back.
Shota connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shota ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Shota throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shota manages to circle out of the way.
Shota lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Shota lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Shota misses with a straight right. #CL#
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Shota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shota misses with an elbow strike.
Shota cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Shota tries to land a knee to the head but Hunt blocks with his arms.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Shota gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shota gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shota.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shota has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Shota blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Shota throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Shota.
Shota scores with a knee to the head.
Shota blocking some punches.
Shota creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Shota misses with a body punch.
Shota is working Hunt over against the cage.
Shota tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Shota back against the cage.
Shota tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shota letting Hunt take a breather here.
Shota swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Shota controls the action.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Shota's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adrian Shota seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shota misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Adrian Shota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Shota tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Shota defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Shota counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Shota throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Shota takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shota will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shota.
Shota appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shota takes a step back to recover.
Shota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Shota misses with a looping right.
Shota scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shota scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Shota coming out on top.
Shota misses with a hook.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.#T2#
Hunt blocks a jab.
Shota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shota momentarily.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shota takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt lunges at Shota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shota's hand.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Shota takes it in his stride.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Shota.#T3#
Shota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Shota sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Shota.
Shota has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Shota misses with a kick to the body
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shota stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shota misses with a looping left.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Shota.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Shota.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shota checks a low kick from Hunt.
Shota lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Shota's body.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Shota's shoulder, as Shota tries to avoid the shot.
Shota blocks a jab.
Shota thinks about the counter body kick.
Shota takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt cracks Shota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Shota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adrian Shota.
I think Shota has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 47:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
Phol Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'vittu'.

Event: EVO 244: Frazier vs Maldini
Date: May 19, 2016

#R1#
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Samusiovas lands with an overhand left.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samusiovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Samusiovas takes a step back to recover.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Samusiovas is avoiding it.
Samusiovas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Samusiovas misses with a kick to the body.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Samusiovas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samusiovas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas slips a jab from Hunt.
The crowd cheers as Samusiovas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samusiovas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Samusiovas moves out of range easily.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Samusiovas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Samusiovas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Samusiovas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Samusiovas scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samusiovas defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt defending well as Samusiovas loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Samusiovas to counter with a crisp jab.
Samusiovas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samusiovas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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!
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samusiovas. That did some damage!
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Samusiovas connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt takes a swing at Samusiovas's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Samusiovas sees coming a mile off.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samusiovas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samusiovas throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt stuns Samusiovas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samusiovas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Samusiovas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt takes a swing at Samusiovas's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Samusiovas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Samusiovas is just out of range.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Samusiovas misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Samusiovas sees coming a mile off.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samusiovas looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samusiovas moves away.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Samusiovas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.#T4#
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!
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Samusiovas scores with a nice strike.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Samusiovas's head.
Samusiovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Samusiovas just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samusiovas.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas with a nice cross.
Samusiovas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Samusiovas throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
A low kick from Hunt misses
letting Samusiovas counter with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Samusiovas moved away.
Samusiovas tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Samusiovas.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Samusiovas. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Hunt misses. #T1#
Samusiovas slips under a jab from Hunt.
Samusiovas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samusiovas 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.
Samusiovas cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samusiovas checks it well.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Samusiovas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samusiovas is looking to counter punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Samusiovas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Samusiovas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samusiovas. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samusiovas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samusiovas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samusiovas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samusiovas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Samusiovas clinches up against the cage.
Samusiovas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Samusiovas throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Samusiovas avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage. #BC#
Samusiovas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samusiovas thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samusiovas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Samusiovas avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Samusiovas checks a leg kick.
Samusiovas throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Samusiovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Samusiovas.
Good work by Samusiovas as he checks the leg kick.
Samusiovas misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Samusiovas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samusiovas loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.#T4#
Samusiovas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunt scores with a jab. Samusiovas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samusiovas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samusiovas throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt cracks Samusiovas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Samusiovas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samusiovas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samusiovas blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samusiovas. That did some damage!
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Samusiovas slips a jab from Hunt.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samusiovas has time to react.
Samusiovas scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samusiovas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Samusiovas misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samusiovas.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samusiovas throws out the jab.
Samusiovas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Samusiovas walks into a left hand. #CUT2#
Arunas Samusiovas's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
Hunt forces Samusiovas back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike. #T1#
Samusiovas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunt trying to stall but Samusiovas improves his position.
Samusiovas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Samusiovas working aggressively here.
Hunt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samusiovas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
Samusiovas holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Samusiovas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samusiovas avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samusiovas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2##CL#
Samusiovas takes the fight into the clinch.
Samusiovas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samusiovas steps to the side to avoid the strikes 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!
A cross from Samusiovas lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Samusiovas.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Samusiovas checks a leg kick.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samusiovas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Samusiovas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt jabs Samusiovas right on the nose. Samusiovas blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Samusiovas moves into the clinch.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samusiovas lands a left hand.
Samusiovas lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt is trying to push Samusiovas away but Samusiovas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Samusiovas scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samusiovas misses with some punches. #T4#
Hunt is leaning against Samusiovas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Samusiovas tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Samusiovas back against the cage.
Samusiovas blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt stalls.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Phol Hunt just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt scores with a jab to the body.
Samusiovas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Samusiovas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samusiovas misses the shot to the body.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samusiovas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt takes a swing at Samusiovas's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Samusiovas.#T1#
Samusiovas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samusiovas throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samusiovas thinking.
Samusiovas thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt pushes Samusiovas away with a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samusiovas is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Hunt throws a body punch but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Samusiovas saw that one coming.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samusiovas's calf.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hunt moves out of range as Samusiovas strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samusiovas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Crunch! Hunt slams his shin into Samusiovas's torso.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Samusiovas.
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!
Samusiovas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Samusiovas circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Samusiovas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas just misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas is looking to land body kicks.
Samusiovas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Samusiovas moved out of range.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Samusiovas checks it
and Samusiovas counters with a leg kick.
Samusiovas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Samusiovas throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samusiovas lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Samusiovas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
Samusiovas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Samusiovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas works over Hunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Samusiovas's body. Samusiovas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T4##CL2#
Hunt clinches.
Samusiovas cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt trying to control the position but instead, Samusiovas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hunt into the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Samusiovas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arunas Samusiovas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samusiovas gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samusiovas backwards.
Samusiovas is stalling here.
Samusiovas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Arunas Samusiovas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas'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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Samusiovas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Samusiovas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Samusiovas counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samusiovas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Samusiovas cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samusiovas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.#T1#
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Samusiovas misses.
Samusiovas ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Samusiovas slips under a jab.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samusiovas avoids a kick to the body.
Samusiovas ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Samusiovas throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Samusiovas.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Samusiovas.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Arunas Samusiovas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Samusiovas off balance momentarily.
Samusiovas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Samusiovas throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Samusiovas misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Samusiovas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards. #BC#
Samusiovas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samusiovas. Samusiovas obviously looking to wear him down.
Samusiovas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samusiovas throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samusiovas throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Samusiovas.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.#T3#
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
Hunt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Samusiovas.
A low kick from Samusiovas is predictable there #CL2#
and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samusiovas prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt cracks Samusiovas with a nice body shot.
Samusiovas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Samusiovas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Samusiovas. #BC2#
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Samusiovas feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Samusiovas looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.#T4#
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Samusiovas with an uppercut!
Hunt wants to clinch up but Samusiovas keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Samusiovas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samusiovas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samusiovas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Hunt cracks the inside of Samusiovas's front leg.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samusiovas. That did some damage!
Samusiovas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samusiovas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arunas Samusiovas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: EVO 241: Connemara vs Camacho
Date: Apr 27, 2016

#R1#
Hunt moves out of range as Jalovaara strikes.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Jalovaara's leg. Jalovaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunt throws a hook but Jalovaara avoids it easily.
Jalovaara throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Jalovaara avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Jalovaara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jalovaara has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalovaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jalovaara throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Jalovaara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Jalovaara scores with a nice body kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalovaara throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jalovaara just manages to avoid it.
Hunt works the jab nicely.#T1#
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Jalovaara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws a head kick but Jalovaara moves out of range.
Jalovaara unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jalovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jalovaara is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Jalovaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down. #TD2#
Hunt tries to sprawl but Jalovaara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jalovaara missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Jalovaara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hunt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalovaara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hunt because Jalovaara loaded up on that one.
Hunt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jalovaara tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jalovaara lands a big elbow. #SUB2#
Jalovaara has hold of Hunt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hunt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jalovaara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jalovaara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T3#
Jalovaara raining down shots from the mount!
Jalovaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Jalovaara breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jalovaara looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Jalovaara looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Jalovaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jalovaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jalovaara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound.
Hunt tries to hold on but Jalovaara pushes him away.
Jalovaara working the ground and pound effectively.
Jalovaara punching from mount but Hunt doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T4#
Jalovaara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jalovaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jalovaara throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jalovaara lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hunt trying to control the position but Jalovaara manages to sink in the hooks.
Hunt avoids the strikes from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara misses with an elbow to the head.
Jalovaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Hunt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jalovaara gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalovaara punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalovaara lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hunt hold on?!
Hunt covering up well under a series of strikes from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hunt hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaska Jalovaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Jalovaara.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalovaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jalovaara misses with a straight left.
Jalovaara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jalovaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
Jalovaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Jalovaara finds it's target.#T1#
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jalovaara throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jalovaara on the side of the head.
Jalovaara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jalovaara misses with a straight right.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook. Jalovaara ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Jalovaara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2#
Jalovaara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Jalovaara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hunt throws a push kick but Jalovaara slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalovaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jalovaara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up
and Jalovaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jalovaara chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T3#
Nice straight punches there by Jalovaara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jalovaara.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Jalovaara slams his shin into Hunt's torso.
Jalovaara connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Jalovaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalovaara shoots in and drives through. Hunt sprawls well.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.
Jalovaara ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Phol Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Jalovaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalovaara.#T4#
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Hunt catches Jalovaara right on the button with a cross.
Jalovaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jalovaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Jalovaara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jalovaara is defended easily by Hunt.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Jalovaara counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Jalovaara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hunt to the ground. Jalovaara is now in Hunt's guard.
Jalovaara with a nice head shot there.
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 Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Jalovaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Jalovaara throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalovaara manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Jalovaara.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunt but Hunt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Jalovaara throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
As Jalovaara backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Jalovaara throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jalovaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Jalovaara misses with a wild combination.
Jalovaara blocks a leg kick.
Jalovaara throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Jalovaara takes one on the button.#T2#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jalovaara.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jalovaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Jalovaara moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Jalovaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jalovaara throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Jalovaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jalovaara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunt defends it well.
Jalovaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Jalovaara.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jalovaara's sensitive parts. #T3#
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalovaara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
A combination from Jalovaara does no damage.
Jalovaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Jalovaara connects with a jab.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Jalovaara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Jalovaara scoring well with a low kick there.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Jalovaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalovaara misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jalovaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Jalovaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws a body punch but Jalovaara moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalovaara looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Jalovaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Jalovaara moved out of range nicely.
And Jalovaara tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Jalovaara seems unphased.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Jalovaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jalovaara looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
Hunt throws a low kick but Jalovaara moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Hunt sizes up Jalovaara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jalovaara misses with a hook
and Jalovaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Jalovaara's body.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Jalovaara checks it
and Jalovaara counters with a left to the body.
Jalovaara misses with a body kick.
Jalovaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Jalovaara tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jalovaara throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt cracks Jalovaara with an open hand slap.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Jalovaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.#T1#
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jalovaara misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt cracks Jalovaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jalovaara scores with a nice head shot.
Jalovaara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Jalovaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jalovaara pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jalovaara will feel that in the morning.
Jalovaara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jalovaara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jalovaara lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Jalovaara.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Jalovaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalovaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs. #T3##TD2#
Hunt tries to sprawl but Jalovaara drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Hunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jalovaara lands strikes from half guard.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hunt to regain full guard.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jalovaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Jalovaara chips away with some ground and pound.
Jalovaara working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jalovaara passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jalovaara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jalovaara connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple. #SUB2#
Jalovaara is trying to work for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt trying to control here.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard but Hunt defending well.
Jaska Jalovaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalovaara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jaska Jalovaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Jalovaara throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Jalovaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jalovaara works the jab nicely.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Jalovaara.
Jalovaara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jalovaara throws a head kick that misses.
Jalovaara staying out of range there.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara misses with a series of wild punches.
Jalovaara missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalovaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Jalovaara slips under a jab from Hunt.
Jalovaara with the counter takedown but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt wants to slow Jalovaara down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jalovaara.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jalovaara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jalovaara. That did some damage!
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jalovaara checks a leg kick.
Hunt swings for the body but Jalovaara moves out of range.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jalovaara's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Jalovaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Jalovaara misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Jalovaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Jalovaara tries to avoid it.
Jalovaara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalovaara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalovaara. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Jalovaara's ribs.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Jalovaara moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalovaara throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt slips a straight right by Jalovaara.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jalovaara checks a leg kick. #T3#
Jalovaara moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jalovaara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jalovaara throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Hunt. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jalovaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Jalovaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jalovaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt thows a body kick. Jalovaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slow jab from Jalovaara misses its intended target.
Jalovaara misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.#T4#
Hunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Hunt.
Nice defenses there by Jalovaara.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC#
Jalovaara is rocked!
Jalovaara is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks. #KD#
Hunt cracks Jalovaara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hunt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jalovaara to stand back up!
Jalovaara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt pounces like a tiger and cracks Jalovaara with a vicious hook! Jalovaara is down but not out! Hunt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: EVO 237: Hunt vs Todd
Date: Apr 06, 2016

#R1#
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Todd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Todd moves his leg out of the way.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
Todd moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Todd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunt - the referee stops the clock and Todd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunt. Todd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Todd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Todd! But no joy.
Todd checks a low kick from Hunt.
Todd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Todd cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
We've been informed that Todd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Todd blocks the body kick.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Todd's knee but Todd avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Todd.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Todd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Todd settles back down.
Todd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Todd.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
A big right from Hunt misses.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Todd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt moves forwards but Todd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Todd checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt thuds his shin into the meat of Todd's side.
A jab from Hunt misses. #T2#
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Hunt tries to clinch but Todd is having none of it.
Todd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Todd scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Todd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Todd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Todd's body. Todd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Todd looks to throw a body kick
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
A head kick misses from Hunt.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hunt jabs at Todd's body.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Todd throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Todd as he checks the leg kick.
Todd checks a low kick from Hunt.
Todd scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Todd connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Todd settles back down.
Hunt digs a good hook to Todd's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Todd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt looks for the body kick but Todd saw that one coming.
Todd lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt pushes Todd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Hunt misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Todd.
Hunt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt punishes Todd's body with a nice straight punch.
Todd lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.#T1#
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Todd misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hunt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Todd - the referee stops the clock and Hunt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Todd. Hunt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Todd defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Todd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt tries to clinch up
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Todd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Todd lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Todd lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Todd. #T2#
Hunt misses with the 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 punch lands to the side of Todd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Todd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd lands with a nice body kick.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Todd lands with a good body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Hunt takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd connects with a looping right hand.
Todd cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Todd defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Todd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt throws a head kick that Todd semi-blocks. #CUT#
It looks like Rockmeteller Todd has been cut.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt moves out of range as Todd strikes.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.#T4#
Todd misses with a body kick.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Todd.
That kick from Todd tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Todd manages to avoid it.
Todd connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Hunt throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockmeteller Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Todd jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Todd should have avoided that one.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Todd's leg but Todd calmly moves out of range.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Todd throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt throws a push kick but Todd slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt backing away here, and Todd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Todd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a nice leg kick.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.#T1#
Hunt tries to clinch there but Todd circles away.
Todd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hunt throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Todd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Todd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Todd misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Todd's knee momentarily.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Todd lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Todd shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Todd avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Todd lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Todd checks it.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Todd counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Todd tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Todd misses.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Todd's head back.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Todd works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd's corner calls for a 1-2. Todd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Todd connects with the punch.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Todd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Todd misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockmeteller Todd really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Hunt motions for Todd to come forward. Hunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt jabs at Todd's body.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Todd is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Todd scores with a nice body kick.
Todd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd counters with a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Todd throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt looks for the body kick but Todd saw that one coming.
Todd scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Todd circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Todd as he connects with a hook.
Todd thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Todd lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Todd misses.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Todd catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Todd off balance momentarily.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a left and a right that stings Hunt.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Todd lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Hunt tries to clinch but Todd is having none of it.
Todd tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
Rockmeteller Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt avoids a kick to the body. #T3#
Hunt looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Todd as he connects with a hook.
Todd sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Todd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Todds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Todd circles away.
Nice shot by Hunt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt tries to clinch but Todd is having none of it. #T4#
Todd lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt checks a low kick from Todd.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Todd lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Todd lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Todd sees coming a mile off.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Todd if he has to take too many more of those.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
A cross from Todd lands.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Todd looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rockmeteller Todd dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
#R5#
Todd misses the jab.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Todd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt throws a head kick that half lands.
Todd misses with a straight left.
Todd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Todd connects with a crisp jab.
Todd throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Todd counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunt. That snapped Todd's head back.
Hunt throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.#T1#
Todd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Todd keeps it at a distance.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Todd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T2#
Hunt lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Todd coming out on top.
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!
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Todd moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Todd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Todd cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt checks a low kick from Todd.#T3#
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Todd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt wants to clinch
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws a wild body kick that Todd sees coming a mile off.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Todd cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Todd lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Todd 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.
Todd swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
That kick from Todd tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rockmeteller Todd.
I've got Todd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockmeteller Todd!
Rockmeteller Todd is the new middleweight champion!
Rockmeteller Todd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Phol Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program