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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rebels Song - Come out and Fight. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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124 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken walks into a left hand.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
McCracken has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with McCracken's head.
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCracken works the jab nicely.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCracken.
Hunt moves out of range as McCracken strikes.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. McCracken should have avoided that one.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks McCracken with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt catches McCracken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCracken momentarily.
Hunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
McCracken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
McCracken misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
McCracken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt stuns McCracken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by McCracken.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCracken throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
McCracken staying out of range there.
McCracken changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hunt connects with a right hand. McCracken shakes it off.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCracken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt gets caught flat footed, as McCracken shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
McCracken throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCracken doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCracken manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
McCracken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt wants to sweep here but McCracken controlling him for the moment.
Hunt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCracken avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCracken passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCracken is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCracken to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCracken is working for a kimura but Hunt is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt is refusing to be controlled, as McCracken sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hunt is defending against the submission attempts here by McCracken.
McCracken uses his free foot to push down on Hunt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunt.
Hunt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCracken wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it.
McCracken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
Hunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCracken 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.
Hunt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunt trying to control the position.
McCracken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCracken is one step ahead there.
McCracken not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCracken's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt 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.
McCracken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt 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.
McCracken dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but McCracken slips the punch.
McCracken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCracken catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hunt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McCracken throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCracken has time to react.
McCracken lands a body shot.
McCracken throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCracken fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunt sprawls well initially but McCracken persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conor McCracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken moves nicely into side control.
McCracken lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
McCracken trying to control the position but Hunt is working away.
McCracken is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunt is defending well.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
McCracken moves into full mount!
McCracken landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
McCracken tries to control but Hunt wriggling away.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
McCracken working for a guillotine from mount but Hunt is in no mood to give up.
Hunt tries to lock up and control but McCracken gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McCracken working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but McCracken keeps moving and retains 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.
McCracken goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McCracken's guard! Nice work there by Hunt!
McCracken lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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 has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCracken can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McCracken wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
McCracken slips nicely into half guard.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCracken wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it.
McCracken works his way into full mount!
McCracken trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to hold on but McCracken postures up.
Hunt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCracken trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunt wants to control but McCracken is having none of it.
Hunt is working to get back to half guard.
McCracken landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
Hunt is rocked!
McCracken looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Hunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can McCracken finish him?
McCracken is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hunt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hunt shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McCracken dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McCracken misses with a hook.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCracken's head.
McCracken scores with a takedown into Hunt's guard.
McCracken trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McCracken presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCracken.
McCracken jumps guard but Hunt stands there with McCracken around his waist. McCracken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McCracken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but McCracken improves position.
Hunt prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken wants a takedown but no success here.
McCracken blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt pulls McCracken into guard.
Hunt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCracken doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCracken manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunt trying to strike off his back.
McCracken trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
McCracken passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken prevents Hunt from improving his position.
McCracken is trying to work for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
McCracken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
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. McCracken connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
McCracken works his way into full mount!
McCracken jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hunt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hunt tries to buck McCracken off but McCracken is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McCracken has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hunt tries to buck McCracken off but McCracken is having none of it.
McCracken tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McCracken is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunt is defending well.
McCracken tries for a kimura but Hunt is defending well.
McCracken wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
McCracken has knee on belly and moves into mount.
McCracken can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunt is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt is trying to escape the mount.
McCracken lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McCracken showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCracken 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McCracken!
A relieved looking Conor McCracken thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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