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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Hunecke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunecke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Hunecke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torre lands in his opponent's guard.
Torre stopping the sweep attempt from Hunecke.
Torre trying to control but Hunecke is working from the bottom.
Torre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunecke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunecke keeping moving, preventing Torre from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunecke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hunecke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torre landing some decent shots from guard.
Torre trying to control but Hunecke is working from the bottom.
Torre lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torre thows a big elbow that misses.
Hunecke wants to stand and escape but Torre is having none of it.
Torre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunecke is trying to control the position but Torre postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunecke looks gassed!
Hunecke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torre preventing the sweep.
Torre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hunecke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torre.
Torre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Torre cracks Hunecke with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunecke keeping moving, preventing Torre from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke is trying to control the position but Torre postures up.
Torre is working Hunecke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hunecke looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunecke, not yet.
Hunecke has momentary wrist control but Torre slips an elbow through the middle.
Torre is in close to Hunecke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunecke has momentary wrist control but Torre slips an elbow through the middle.
Torre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torre scoring with some ground and pound.
Torre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torre trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunecke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunecke is keeping the position for now.
Torre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Torre working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Torre.
Hunecke wants to control but Torre is keeping busy.
Torre lands with a punch from half guard.
Hunecke has hold of Torre's hands but Torre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torre 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.
Torre working Hunecke over with strikes.
Torre winds up and cracks Hunecke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunecke wants to get back to full guard but Torre has passed into side control.
Hunecke is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke is trying to stand up.
Torre working Hunecke over with strikes here.
Torre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunecke hang on?
Torre dominating with strikes here.
Torre cracks Hunecke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hunecke tries to hold on but Torre postures up.
Hunecke tries to buck Torre off but he can't manage it.
Torre lands a big shot there that rocks Hunecke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Torre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Torre with shots to the head and body - Hunecke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hunecke wants to control but Torre is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Torre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunecke blocks a head kick by Torre.
Hunecke tries to bum rush Torre with a series of wild strikes but Torre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunecke swats away the attempt to clinch by Torre.
Torre fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunecke misses with the combination.
Torre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunecke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunecke moves out of range as Torre strikes.
Torre misses with a takedown
and Hunecke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunecke digs a good hook to Torre's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torre misses with a double jab
and Hunecke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torre thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunecke, as that shot connected.
Torre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torre throws a series of punches but Hunecke moves out of range.
Torre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hunecke sprawls well. Hunecke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Torre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunecke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunecke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torre.
Torre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunecke's guard.
Torre stops Hunecke from standing up.
Torre trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunecke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke looking to control.
Torre distracts Hunecke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunecke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torre shoots in for a takedown but Hunecke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunecke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunecke lands a two punch combo.
Hunecke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torre goes for a takedown attempt but Hunecke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torre tries for a takedown but Hunecke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunecke tries to bum rush Torre with a series of wild strikes but Torre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torre working the ground and pound.
Hunecke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Torre connects with a decent elbow.
Hunecke is trying to get back to half guard.
Christian Torre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Torre working the ground and pound from side control.
Torre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hunecke wants to control but Torre postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Hunecke misses.
Hunecke misses with a looping right.
Torre misses with a combination
and Hunecke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunecke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunecke!
Hunecke is trying to stand up.
Torre unloading with bombs!
Torre working the ground and pound effectively.
Hunecke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Torre punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Torre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hunecke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torre shoots for a takedown but Hunecke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Torre misses its intended target.
Torre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunecke was covering up waiting for the punch and Torre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Torre connects with a couple of short punches.
Hunecke is trying to control the position but Torre postures up.
Torre trying to control but Hunecke is working from the bottom.
Hunecke has momentary wrist control but Torre slips an elbow through the middle.
Torre throws and elbow that misses. Hunecke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torre's guard. Nice move by Hunecke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunecke wanted to stand there but Torre had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunecke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunecke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunecke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunecke.
Torre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunecke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torre throws a nice looking combination but Hunecke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunecke cracks Torre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunecke tries to avoid it but Torre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunecke to the ground. Hunecke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hunecke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torre with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torre stops Hunecke from standing up.
Torre is in close to Hunecke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunecke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Torre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torre throws a sloppy head kick and Hunecke moves out of range easily.
Torre tries to move into range but Hunecke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Torre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunecke lands a two punch combo.
Torre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunecke blocks a low kick nicely.
Torre closes the distance and clinches up with Hunecke, looking for a takedown. Torre pushes Hunecke against the cage but Hunecke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Christian Torre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunecke lands with a nice combination. Torre backs away looking to recover.
Hunecke lands with a right hand.
Hunecke misses with a double jab.
Torre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torre walks into a straight right hand from Hunecke.
Torre missing with a left hand there. Hunecke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torre working the head with strikes.
Hunecke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunecke striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Hunecke is trying to get back to his feet.
Torre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Torre lands some shots froms side control.
Hunecke is looking to regain half guard here but Torre keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Torre in side control, throwing shots but Hunecke defends.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunecke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torre.
Hunecke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torre misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunecke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunecke thuds his right hand into Torre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kyle Hunecke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunecke misses with a few strikes there.
Torre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunecke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christian Torre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torre is defended easily by Hunecke.
Torre shoots in but Hunecke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Torre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Torre!
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