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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Blankenhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Blankenhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Hungus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hungus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blankenhoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hungus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hungus wants to sweep but no luck.
Hungus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hungus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hungus controls Blankenhoff momentarily but Blankenhoff frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hungus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blankenhoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hungus pinned against the cage. Hungus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blankenhoff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hungus!
Blankenhoff prevents Hungus from getting the reversal.
Blankenhoff controlling the pace for now.
Blankenhoff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff controlling his opponent.
Hungus tries to reverse the position but Blankenhoff maintains control.
Blankenhoff cracks Hungus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hungus is working to get back to half guard.
Blankenhoff controlling from the full mount.
Hungus tries to hold on but Blankenhoff pushes him away.
Hungus has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Blankenhoff's lack of action.
Hungus manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff wants to control from the top but Hungus keeps moving.
Blankenhoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blankenhoff is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blankenhoff forces his way into half guard.
Hungus is trying to maintain the position but Blankenhoff is very close to passing his half guard.
Blankenhoff could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Well, if Blankenhoff is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hungus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hungus looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Blankenhoff stalling.
Blankenhoff wants to pass to mount but Hungus is defending the position.
Blankenhoff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hungus wants to control but Blankenhoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blankenhoff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kyle Blankenhoff just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Blankenhoff looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Blankenhoff 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.
Hungus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blankenhoff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hungus pinned against the cage. Hungus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blankenhoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blankenhoff gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hungus trying to control but Blankenhoff is working from the bottom.
Blankenhoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus looking to pass the guard.
Blankenhoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blankenhoff tries to strike from the bottom.
Blankenhoff working a defensive guard here.
Hungus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blankenhoff's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hungus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hungus tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blankenhoff misses with a takedown attempt
and Hungus counters with a low kick, right behind Blankenhoff 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Blankenhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blankenhoff blocks the body kick.
Hungus tries to land a front kick but Blankenhoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hungus tries to clinch but Blankenhoff moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hungus.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hungus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hungus is looking to clinch but Blankenhoff is avoiding it.
Blankenhoff checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hungus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff tries for a takedown but Hungus circles away easily
and Hungus counters with an outside leg kick.
Blankenhoff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hungus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hungus is trying to get back to half guard.
Hungus wants to get back to his feet.
Blankenhoff wants to control but Hungus is keeping him busy.
Blankenhoff goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hungus rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blankenhoff's guard! Nice work there by Hungus!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff controls Hungus momentarily but Hungus frees himself.
Hungus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blankenhoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blankenhoff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hungus manages to get himself to full guard.
Hungus is controlling Blankenhoff's posture.
Blankenhoff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blankenhoff trying to control but Hungus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Hungus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blankenhoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hungus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blankenhoff really felt that one!
Blankenhoff has his takedown stuffed
and Hungus counters with a shoot takedown. Blankenhoff fights it but they end up in guard.
Blankenhoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hungus wants to control from the top but Blankenhoff keeps moving.
Hungus is stalling in the full guard.
Blankenhoff is trying to control the position but Hungus postures up.
Hungus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blankenhoff keeping moving, preventing Hungus from controlling successfully.
Hungus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blankenhoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hungus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blankenhoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blankenhoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus passes into half guard.
Hungus is tying to control. Blankenhoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blankenhoff gets full guard.
Hungus cracks Blankenhoff with a solid left hand.
Blankenhoff has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hungus has passed into side control.
Hungus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blankenhoff keeps working.
Blankenhoff tries to buck Hungus off but Hungus is having none of it.
Hungus controls the position.
Hungus gets to mount! Blankenhoff was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hungus prevents Blankenhoff from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff tries to hold on but Hungus postures up.
Blankenhoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blankenhoff wants to hold on but Hungus pushes him away.
Blankenhoff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blankenhoff is holding on to half guard well.
Blankenhoff slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blankenhoff controls Hungus momentarily but Hungus frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blankenhoff holds on and takes a little breather.
Blankenhoff has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kyle Blankenhoff just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Blankenhoff misses with a takedown attempt
and Hungus counters with a good, hard body kick but Blankenhoff shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Blankenhoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Hungus. No joy for Blankenhoff on that attempt.
Blankenhoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hungus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blankenhoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Hungus.
Blankenhoff doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Hungus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hungus looking to sit in guard and control but Blankenhoff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blankenhoff wants to control from the top but Hungus keeps moving.
Blankenhoff looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blankenhoff wants to control from the top but Hungus keeps moving.
Blankenhoff postures up.
Hungus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hungus landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenhoff is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Hungus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hungus 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Hungus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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