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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Rosa (ranked 965 p4p, 743 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 148 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosa 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Rosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Rosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Rosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rosa lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
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 front kick aimed at Rosa's knee but Rosa avoids it well.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
A leg kick checked by Rosa.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Rosa checks it.
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 front kick aimed at Rosa's knee but Rosa avoids it well.
Rosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses with a hook. Rosa ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Rosa throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Rosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosa is just out of range.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Rosa moved away.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but Rosa saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Rosa is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosa moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt throws the left hand but Rosa avoids the punch easily.
Rosa with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Rosa works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Rosa counters with a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Rosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosa misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt moves forwards but Rosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rosa takes a step back to recover.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Rosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Rosa moves away and avoids it.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Rosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rosa checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosa is looking to counter punch.
Rosa lands a front kick.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws a leg kick but Rosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rosa misses the shot to the body.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Rosa.
Rosa misses with a straight left.
Rosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Rosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Rosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt throws a hook but Rosa avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
As Hunt backs away, Rosa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunt. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rosa.
Rosa misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Rosa slips the punch.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rosa defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Rosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Rosa tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa misses with a hook.
Hunt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hunt misses with a hook. Rosa ducked under it nicely.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Hunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rosa misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
It looked like Rosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rosa moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Rosa throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Rosa checks it
and Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Rosa moved away.
Rosa throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Rosa throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
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 big left from Hunt misses.
Rosa dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Rosa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rosa at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hunt throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Rosa scores with a kick to the body.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Rosa's legs.
It looked like Rosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosa.
Rosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A bone on bone clash there as Hunt blocks the leg kick.
Rosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt cracks Rosa with an open hand slap.
Rosa throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Rosa.
Rosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Rosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Rosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rosa avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Rosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosa throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Rosa only half commits.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Rosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Rosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Rosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Rosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws a front kick aimed at Hunt's knee but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Rosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rosa with a jab.
Rosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosa.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosa's head backwards.
Rosa with a nice cross.
Rosa throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.
Rosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Rosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt throws a hook but Rosa avoids it easily.
A low kick from Rosa misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Rosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt tries to work over Rosa's front leg with a kick but Rosa checks it.
Rosa misses with a looping left.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Rosa moved away.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Rosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Rosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Rosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Hunt 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. 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.
A jab lands there for Hunt.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosa's head backwards.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
Rosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Rosa moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Rosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Rosa takes it in his stride.
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt misses the jab.
Rosa wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt checks a low kick from Rosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa tries to land a body kick
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosa lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosa.
Rosa moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Rosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Rosa moved away.
Rosa misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt lands with a hook. Rosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Rosa.
Hunt wants to slow Rosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Rosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Rosa counters with a nice body kick.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rosa.
Henrique Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt blocks a jab.
Rosa slips under a jab.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Rosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Rosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Rosa moved away.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rosa wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Rosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rosa. Rosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Rosa.
Rosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Hunt connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Rosa's defenses.
Rosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt clobbers Rosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rosa misses with a low kick.
Rosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunt will feel that in the morning.
Hunt scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt thuds a left hand into Rosa's body.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Rosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rosa checks a leg kick.
Rosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rosa throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Rosa misses.
Rosa wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Rosa slips the punch.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Rosa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosa has time to react.
Rosa 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hunt!
James 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.
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