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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Dog.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt cracks Dog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Dog avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dog!
Dog wants to get back to his feet but Hunt drags him back down.
An elbow from Hunt crashes against the mat.
Hunt working the head with strikes.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
Hunt working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt wants to stand but Dog is controlling his arm.
Hunt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dog walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
A nice combination there by Dog.
Hunt throws a body punch but Dog moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Dog misses.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Dog thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Dog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunt throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dog checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog swinging wildly here.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Dog throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Dog 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.
Dog misses with a double jab.
Hunt swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Dog checks a leg kick.
Hunt is looking to wear down Dog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bull Dog has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Dog misses the jab.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hunt throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Dog lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bull Dog's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hunt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hunt moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Dog lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Dog misses.
Hunt clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Dog's front leg but catches the back leg as Dog tries to avoid it.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Hunt throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Tony Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Dog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Dog there.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Hunt prevents Dog from breaking the clinch.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Dog's ribcage.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Dog avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dog tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Dog blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt cracks Dog with a nice body shot.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt lands a damaging elbow.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hunt throws an elbow but misses.
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dog on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Dog scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Hunt throws a low kick but Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dog avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dog breaks the clinch.
Dog lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog scores with a jab to the head.
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Dog throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
Hunt ducks right into an uppercut from Dog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dog misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Dog throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Dog.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Dog's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bull Dog's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dog.
Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dog.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Dog tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Dog misses with the combination.
Dog throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dog blocks the body kick.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Dog with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Dog.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Dog's defenses.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Dog is avoiding it.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dog slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Dog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Dog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dog.
Dog avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dog checks it well.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
Dog swinging wildly here.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Dog throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Dog sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Dog catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Dog avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Dog lands.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Hunt.
Well Hunt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hunt!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Hunt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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