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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Bungay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes to the cage accompanied by Chaka Demus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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193 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Merv Bungay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungay lands a jab to the nose.
Bungay misses with a leg kick.
Bungay misses with the combination.
Bungay defending well as Hoy loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Bungay.
Hoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bungay.
Bungay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bungay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dane Hoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bungay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
A jab-cross combination lands for Bungay and sends Hoy crashing to the mat! Bungay follows him down to the mat - Hoy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Dane Hoy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bungay wants to take a breather but Hoy is having none of it.
Hoy looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bungay decides to return to a standing position.
Bungay throws a big shot that misses.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Bungay.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bungay thows a body shot but no joy.
Bungay misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bungay.
Bungay throws a hook but Hoy blocks it.
Hoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bungay off the cage and back into rage.
Hoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bungay.
Hoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bungay.
Bungay throws a big shot that misses.
Bungay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Bungay.
A jab from Hoy misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bungay.
Hoy looks to land a right hand but Bungay moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoy as he connects with a hook.
Hoy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bungay. That snapped Hoy's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoy.
Hoy working away.
Hoy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bungay throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy looks to throw the jab but Bungay is out of range.
Bungay avoids the body shot from Hoy.
Bungay thuds his right hand into Hoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Bungay scores with a four punch combination!
Bungay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bungay misses with a wild combination.
Hoy throws a jab when Bungay was well out of range.
Bungay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Bungay misses with a low kick.
Hoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bungay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bungay fails to land with a series of punches.
Bungay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Merv Bungay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bungay lands a two punch combo.
Hoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bungay scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoy walks into a jab.
Hoy throws a series of punches but Bungay avoids them all with ease.
Hoy defending well as Bungay loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoy misses the target.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Bungay.
Hoy moves out of range as Bungay strikes.
Hoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bungay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Bungay tries to sprawl out of it but Hoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bungay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bungay throws a right and a left that Hoy avoids nicely.
Hoy wants to clinch.
Hoy moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Bungay swinging wilding here.
Bungay throws a lazy right hand but Hoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bungay.
Jab, jab by Hoy - just one landing.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. Bungay saw that one coming.
Bungay lands a left and a right that sends Hoy crashing to the canvas! Bungay dives into mount looking to finish!
Hoy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungay controlling from mount.
Hoy is trying to escape the mount.
Hoy is squirming around, avoiding Bungay's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merv Bungay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Hoy's cut.
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.
Nice defenses there by Bungay.
Bungay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bungay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bungay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bungay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bungay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bungay throws a solid leg kick but Hoy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bungay.
Hoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoy gets the takedown into side control.
Hoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bungay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bungay prevents Hoy from improving position.
Hoy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoy.
Hoy scores with punches from side control.
Hoy working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungay wants to get back to his feet but Hoy drags him back down.
Bungay tries to improve position but can't.
Bungay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bungay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoy.
Sloppy strikes there by Hoy.
Hoy landing a few strikes.
Bungay holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The strikes coming from Hoy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hoy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bungay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hoy 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoy slips under a jab from Bungay.
Hoy throws a right hand that Bungay ducks under and follows up with a left that Bungay also avoids with ease.
Bungay throws a lazy right hand but Hoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Hoy.
Merv Bungay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungay throws the left hand but Hoy avoids the punch easily.
Bungay slips under a jab.
Bungay cracks Hoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bungay throws a hook to the side of Hoy's head but Hoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bungay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bungay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bungay swivels and escapes.
Hoy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hoy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bungay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Bungay.
Bungay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bungay looks to land a right hand but Hoy moved out of range.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bungay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bungay is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bungay blocks an uppercut.
Bungay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy takes a shot to the head.
Bungay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bungay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bungay misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Bungay.
Hoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bungay's elbow.
Bungay lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bungay.
Bungay swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoy prevents Bungay from breaking the clinch.
Hoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Hoy.
A combination from Bungay does no damage.
Bungay misses with a hook.
Hoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bungay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy moves out of range as Bungay strikes.
Bungay misses with a straight left.
Hoy tries to clinch up.
Hoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoy digs a good hook to Bungay's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy takes a swing at Bungay's ribcage but misses.
Hoy looks to land a combination. Bungay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good leg kick by Bungay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bungay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merv Bungay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoy scores with a punch to the head.
Bungay moves away from the strike by Hoy.
Bungay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bungay.
Hoy with a hook.
Hoy slips under a jab.
Hoy walks into a jab.
Hoy ducks right into an uppercut from Bungay.
Hoy scores with a body shot.
Hoy tries to clinch up.
Bungay thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Hoy.
Nice shot lands for Hoy.
Bungay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Dane Hoy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dane Hoy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bungay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Bungay sprawls well. He's pushed Hoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bungay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoy's sensitive parts.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Bungay.
Hoy shoots in but Bungay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bungay cracks Hoy with an open hand slap.
Bungay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bungay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bungay throws a shot from downtown. Hoy moves away and avoids it.
Hoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bungay misses with a low kick.
Bungay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoy.
Bungay cracks Hoy with an open hand slap.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. Bungay saw that one coming.
Hoy throws a jab when Bungay was well out of range.
Hoy walks into a straight right hand from Bungay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bungay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy staying out of range there.
Bungay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoy avoids the body shot from Bungay.
Hoy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bungay.
Hoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Bungay.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown but Bungay shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoy blocks a head kick by Bungay.
Bungay moves out of range of the strikes.
Bungay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bungay cracks Hoy with an open hand slap.
Hoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bungay 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 Hoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bungay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoy checks it well.
Bungay moves out of range as Hoy strikes.
Bungay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bungay lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoy throws a combination. Bungay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy misses with a few strikes there.
Hoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bungay misses with a body shot.
Hoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bungay misses with a hook.
Bungay walks into a jab.
Hoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bungay is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hoy grinds an elbow into Bungay's temple.
Hoy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bungay wants to control but Hoy postures up.
Hoy tries to score with some ground and pound. Bungay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hoy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bungay is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Hoy - just one landing.
Hoy throws the left hand but Bungay avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Bungay. No joy for Hoy on that attempt.
Hoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Bungay misses with a body kick.
Bungay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Bungay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bungay looks to land a combination but Hoy avoids it well.
Hoy misses with a few strikes there.
Bungay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bungay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoy.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bungay keeping moving, preventing Hoy from controlling successfully.
Hoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy wants to pass the guard but Bungay is keeping the position.
Bungay wants to stand but Hoy is controlling the position.
Hoy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bungay's head.
Bungay wriggles free and stands up.
Bungay throws a jab when Hoy was well out of range.
Bungay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bungay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hoy forces Bungay back against the cage and clinches.
Hoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoy scores with a takedown into Bungay's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bungay wants to stand up but Hoy is controlling him.
Hoy wants to control from the top but Bungay keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merv Bungay really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Hoy'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.
Bungay throws a head kick but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bungay wants to improve his position but Hoy is controlling well.
Bungay gets back to full guard.
Hoy postures up in Bungay's guard and throws a big left but Bungay blocks it.
Hoy prevents Bungay from getting back to his feet.
Hoyis looking to pass into half guard but Bungay pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bungay is in guard.
Bungay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bungay is looking to stand up but Hoy won't let him.
Hoy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungay trying to control but Hoy is working from the bottom.
Hoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bungay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bungay wanted to stand there but Hoy had control of the position.
Hoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bungay manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoy wants to pass the guard but Bungay is keeping the position.
Bungay is looking to stand up but Hoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hoy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bungay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoy won't allow Bungay to get back to his feet.
Bungay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Hoy.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bungay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoy.
Hoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bungay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bungay won't allow Hoy to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungay is trying to maintain the position but Hoy is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bungay defending well though.
Hoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bungay wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bungay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoy throws a shot from downtown. Bungay moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Bungay.
A big right from Bungay misses.
Bungay drops his hands momentarily and Hoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bungay takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Bungay misses its intended target.
Hoy missing with a left hand there. Bungay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bungay moves away from the strike by Hoy.
Bungay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoy throws a shot to the body.
Hoy swings for the body but Bungay moves out of range.
Hoy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bungay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoy prevents Bungay from escaping the position.
Hoy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bungay is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hoy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hoy advances nicely into full mount.
Hoy cracks Bungay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hoy misses with a head shot.
Bungay tries to lock up and control but Hoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bungay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hoy.
Hoy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Hoy had his way with Merv Bungay in that round.
The cut man is working on Dane Hoy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bungay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoy connects with a nice looking jab.
Bungay ducks under a wild hook from Hoy.
Hoy tries for a takedown but Bungay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoy misses with a double jab.
Bungay misses with a body kick.
Hoy slips under a jab from Bungay.
Hoy slips a jab and a cross from Bungay.
Bungay lands a slapping body shot.
Bungay throws a shot from downtown. Hoy moves away and avoids it.
Bungay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bungay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bungay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bungay avoids the body shot from Hoy.
Hoy wants to clinch.
Hoy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bungay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hoy tries to clinch up but Bungay circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bungay.
Bungay with a hook.
Bungay misses with a leg kick.
Bungay loads up on a big right hand but Hoy slips the punch.
Bungay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Hoy looks to land a combination but Bungay avoids it well.
Bungay lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bungay tries to avoid it but Hoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bungay to the ground. Bungay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bungay tries to bum rush Hoy with a series of wild strikes but Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoy wants to clinch up but Bungay keeps it at a distance.
Bungay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoy is just out of range.
Bungay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bungay with a nice cross.
Hoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bungay.
Hoy wants to clinch.
Hoy throws a lazy right hand but Bungay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungay throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Hoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Hoy.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bungay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bungay circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Hoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bungay tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoy cracks Bungay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bungay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Bungay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bungay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
The crowd cheers as Bungay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoy doesn't seem phased though.
Bungay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hoy!
Hoy rushes Bungay and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bungay is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bungay's brow.
Hoy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bungay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bungay lands a nice shot to the body.
Bungay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bungay prevents a body shot from Hoy.
Hoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bungay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bungay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoy staying out of range there.
Bungay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoy.
Bungay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bungay is out of range.
Hoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bungay should have avoided that one.
Bungay sizes up Hoy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoy jabs Bungay right on the nose. Bungay blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoy staying out of range there.
Hoy defending well as Bungay loads up on a big left hand.
Bungay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoy's head backwards.
Bungay clobbers Hoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bungay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoy throws out the jab.
Hoy sizes up Bungay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bungay ducks right into an uppercut from Hoy.
Bungay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bungay misses with a body shot.
Hoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Hoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bungay doesn't seem phased though.
Hoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bungay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoy misses with a hook.
Bungay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoy.
Bungay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Hoy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hoy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bungay's legs.
Bungay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merv Bungay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bungay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merv Bungay!
Merv Bungay is the new middleweight champion!
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