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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Van Buuren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Van Buuren!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buuren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Buuren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Van Buuren misses.
A swing and a miss from Van Buuren.
Van Buuren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buuren.
Nice uppercut there from Van Buuren.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Buuren. Van Buuren obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Buuren slips a jab from Hunt.
Van Buuren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rick Van Buuren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Buuren 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 lands with a cross.
Hunt slips a jab from Van Buuren.
Van Buuren misses the shot to the body.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buuren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Van Buuren.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buuren takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Van Buuren misses with a looping left.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Van Buuren counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Van Buuren's ribs.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Buuren tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Buuren is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Buuren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Van Buuren misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Van Buuren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Buuren doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Van Buuren misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Buuren.
Van Buuren scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buuren throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Buuren throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Buuren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Van Buuren.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Buuren manages to avoid it.
Van Buuren throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Van Buuren avoids it well.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Van Buuren's head but Van Buuren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buuren misses with a combination
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Hunt.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Van Buuren throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Van Buuren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Van Buuren had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Buuren.
Hunt lands the left hand.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Van Buuren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Buuren lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt throws a one two combo.
Van Buuren lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Buuren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Van Buuren counters with a series of strikes. Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Buuren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Buuren slips under a jab from Hunt.
Van Buuren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Van Buuren tries to land a body kick
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Van Buuren moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buuren misses with a double jab
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Buuren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Buuren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Buuren misses with a head kick.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Van Buuren moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Van Buuren misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Buuren misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Buuren.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Buuren looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Van Buuren moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Van Buuren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Van Buuren wants to land a leg kick but Hunt is out of range.
Van Buuren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Van Buuren moved out of range.
Hunt tests Van Buuren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Buuren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Van Buuren.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Buuren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Van Buuren replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hunt blocks it well.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt throws a hook but Van Buuren avoids it easily.
Van Buuren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buuren works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Van Buuren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Van Buuren moved out of range.
Hunt swings for the body but Van Buuren moves out of range.
Van Buuren thinks about the counter body kick.
Hunt throws a hook but Van Buuren blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Buuren.
Van Buuren cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the body
and Van Buuren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Buuren throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buuren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Buuren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Buuren.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Buuren throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Buuren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick Van Buuren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Buuren.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Buuren's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buuren rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Van Buuren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buuren 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.
Van Buuren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Buuren scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Van Buuren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Van Buuren.
Van Buuren misses the jab.
Van Buuren connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Van Buuren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Hunt throws the left hand but Van Buuren avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buuren ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Van Buuren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buuren.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Van Buuren counters with a low kick, right behind Hunt 's knee.
Van Buuren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Van Buuren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Buuren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a body punch but Van Buuren moves out of range.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Buuren moves away.
Van Buuren loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Van Buuren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Van Buuren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buuren misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Buuren avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Van Buuren unleashes a big counter combination but Hunt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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.
Van Buuren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Van Buuren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buuren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Buuren looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Van Buuren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buuren throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Van Buuren.
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Buuren swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Buuren.
Van Buuren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Buuren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Buuren 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hunt lands a body shot.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Van Buuren 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.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Van Buuren blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Van Buuren tries to clinch
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Buuren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Van Buuren's ribs.
Van Buuren tries to clinch up.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Buuren. Beautiful body shot.
Van Buuren misses with a head kick.
Hunt cracks Van Buuren with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Van Buuren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buuren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Van Buuren avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook. Van Buuren ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Buuren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Buuren.
Van Buuren throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
A cross from Van Buuren lands.
Van Buuren misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hunt misses its target.
Van Buuren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Buuren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Van Buuren's belly button to the back.
Hunt misses with a hook. Van Buuren ducked under it nicely.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Buuren tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Buuren slips under a jab.
Van Buuren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Buuren tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buuren.
Van Buuren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Buuren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hunt throws a right hand that Van Buuren ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Buuren also avoids with ease.
Hunt misses with a double jab
and Van Buuren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Van Buuren.
Hunt works Van Buuren's body with a nice hook.
Van Buuren lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Buuren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Buuren! But no joy.
Van Buuren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buuren.
Van Buuren walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Van Buuren scores with a punch to the head.
Van Buuren misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Buuren missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Buuren misses with a hook to the body
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buuren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt jabs Van Buuren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Buurens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Buuren 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.
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.
The fighters circling - Van Buuren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt throws a hook but Van Buuren avoids it easily.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Van Buuren misses with a kick to the body
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Van Buuren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Van Buuren misses.
Van Buuren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Van Buuren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buuren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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