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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes into the arena with God Hates a Coward blaring out of the sound system. Cox has chosen Hatebreed - Destroy Everything as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eaton Cox enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bundy misses with a leg kick.
Bundy checks a leg kick.
Cox fails to land the takedown.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy lands a really nice looking cross but Cox seems unphased.
Cox looks to throw a body kick
and Bundy counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
No luck for Cox with that takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws a low kick but Bundy moves out of range easily.
Bundy shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bundy.
Bundy throws a strike aimed at the side of Cox's head but Cox avoids it well.
Cox takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bundy works to advance to full mount. Cox defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bundy lands a big shot there that rocks Cox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Cox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cox is squirming around, avoiding Bundy's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is working to get back to half guard.
Bundy punching from mount but Cox doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cox wants to control but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bundy landing punches.
BOOM! Bundy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bundy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox can't escape the position.
Bundy wants to control the pace but Cox is squirming around nicely.
Bundy throwing strikes but Cox uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cox is refusing to be controlled, as Bundy sits in half guard.
Bundy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bundy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bundy throws a strike but Cox avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bundy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cox has his foot on Bundy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bundy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
Bundy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bundy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bundy passes Cox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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. Bundy connects with a nice short shot to Cox's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Bundy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cox throws a hook but Bundy blocks it.
Bundy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cox tries to avoid it but Bundy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cox to the ground. Cox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cox blocks a head kick by Bundy.
Cox is looking to score with low kicks.
Cox tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Bundy coming out on top.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bundy 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 Cox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bundy checks a leg kick.
Cox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bundy lands a front kick.
Bundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters circling a little - Cox finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cox looks to throw the jab but Bundy is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bundy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bundy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cox can do to turn this around?
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Bundy is out of range.
Cox throws a leg kick but Bundy moved away.
Bundy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cox. Cox obviously looking to wear him down.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cox sprawls well. Cox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Cox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox slips a jab from Bundy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bundy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cox looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bundy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Bundy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bundy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cox takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cox tries to bench press Bundy off him but Bundy keeps the position.
Bundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cox manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is just content to waste time from the top position. Cox takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bundy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cox trying to control the position.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bundy throws an elbow that misses. Cox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bundy's guard. Nice move by Cox!
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox pushes down on Bundy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cox is trying to work for a kimura but Bundy is defending well.
Cox is trying to work for a kimura but Bundy is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bundy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Bundy dominated that second 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.
Bundy throws a shot from downtown. Cox moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Bundy slips a straight right by Cox.
Cox throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bundy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cox is trying to improve his position.
Cox prevents Bundy from moving into mount.
Bundy working the body and head with strikes.
Bundy laying and praying for a moment but Cox takes advantage and regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alan Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
Bundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bundy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bundy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bundy is keen to just control but Cox is a slippery customer.
Cox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is trying to maintain the position but Bundy is very close to passing his half guard.
Cox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundy.
Bundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cox is refusing to be controlled, as Bundy sits in half guard.
Bundy working over Cox with some ground and pound. Cox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox trying to control but Bundy postures up.
Bundy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bundy lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to control but Cox wriggling away.
Bundy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cox tries to lock up and control but Bundy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cox is trying to escape the mount.
Bundy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bundy breaks from Cox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bundy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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!
Cox is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bundy working the head and body with strikes.
Cox wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cox is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Bundy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Bundy clearly takes 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.
Bundy throws a sloppy body shot
and Cox counters with a nice leg kick.
Cox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cox prevents Bundy from improving his position.
Cox is trying to control. Bundy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bundy tries to get to full guard but Cox has control of the leg.
Bundy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cox is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Cox 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.
Bundy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to control the position but Cox postures up.
Cox stopping the sweep attempt from Bundy.
Cox wants to pass the guard but Bundy is keeping the position.
Bundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is fighting to break Bundy's control of his arms but Bundy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Cox counters with a good low kick that Bundy was not able to check.
Bundy throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bundy lands with an uppercut that bounces Cox off the cage and back into range.
Cox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eaton Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cox stuffs the takedown.
Alan Bundy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bundy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a leg kick
and Cox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cox is looking to slow Bundy down with leg kicks.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bundy is out of range.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cox.
Cox throws a nice head kick!
Cox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bundy.
Bundy lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Bundy misses.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bundy duly obliges.
Bundy walks into a straight right hand from Cox.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Cox misses.
Bundy tries to land a leg kick but Cox saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Cox there.
Cox slips under a jab from Bundy.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Eaton Cox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bundy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bundy counters with a left to the body.
Bundy misses with a wild combination.
Bundy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bundy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bundy somewhat.
Bundy lunges at Cox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cox's hand.
Bundy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bundy.
Bundy working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bundy is staying active.
Cox is looking to regain half guard here but Bundy keeps moving and retains side control.
Bundy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cox some visible discomfort.
Bundy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cox down.
Bundy working the body and head with strikes.
Cox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bundy taking a break here but Cox is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is thwarting Cox's attempts to control the position.
Cox is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bundy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, if Bundy 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.
Bundy is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is trying to maintain the position but Bundy is very close to passing his half guard.
Bundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bundy works his way into side control.
Cox regains half guard, as Bundy was trying to land strikes.
Eaton Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundy wants to work for an arm triangle but Cox is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cox wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is thwarting Cox's attempts to control the position.
Cox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bundy pulls his head out easily.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alan Bundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Bundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bundy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Bundy!
Alan Bundy made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing) in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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