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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 978 p4p, 134 weight class) and Ronnie Rolla (ranked 750 p4p, 110 weight class). Rolla has chosen Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Phol Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Rolla circles away.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla throws a body kick that misses
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.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Rolla breaks the clinch.
Rolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolla misses with a looping right.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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