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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh Canada. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Hunter is having none of it.
Stackhouse instigates a clinch.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter wants to break free but Stackhouse has control.
Stackhouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Stackhouse won't allow it.
Stackhouse pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Hunter trying to stall but Stackhouse improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse effectively controlling the action here.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has Stackhouse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stackhouse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stackhouse's elbow.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter goes for a takedown attempt but Stackhouse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stackhouse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stackhouse.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stackhouse pinned against the cage. Stackhouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Stackhouse, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Stackhouse against the cage but Stackhouse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Stackhouse tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Stackhouse moves into the clinch.
Stackhouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stackhouse smiles and moves away.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up.
Stackhouse wants to clinch.
Stackhouse clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stackhouse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Stackhouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stackhouse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunter taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stackhouse walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse has Hunter pushed against the cage.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Stackhouse as the two fighters clinch.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stackhouse walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stackhouse wants to clinch.
Stackhouse is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Stackhouse tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Hunter catches Stackhouse right on the button with a cross.
Stackhouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse gets a clinch.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stackhouse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Stackhouse avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stackhouse dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Stackhouse moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stackhouse's waist but Stackhouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
Stackhouse closes the distance and clinches.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Stackhouse can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stackhouse clinches.
Stackhouse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse gets underhooks to prevent Hunter's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Stackhouse working aggressively here.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Stackhouse - that landed with a thud.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Stackhouse won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stackhouse can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
Hunter manages to pull guard.
Stackhouse forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunter 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.
Stackhouse blocks the strikes from Hunter.
Stackhouse is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hunter wants to control but Stackhouse is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stackhouse is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stackhouse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunter.
Stackhouse darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stackhouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stackhouse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stackhouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Stackhouse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse misses with a body punch.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Stackhouse saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stackhouse wants to clinch.
Stackhouse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter tries to break free but Stackhouse pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Stackhouse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stackhouse stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Stackhouse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stackhouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Stackhouse lands with a right to the head.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stackhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Stackhouse.
Hunter stuns Stackhouse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stackhouse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stackhouse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stackhouse misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stackhouse walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Stackhouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stackhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Stackhouse has Hunter pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stackhouse smiles and moves away.
Tony Stackhouse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stackhouse moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stackhouse.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Stackhouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse working aggressively here.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Stackhouse has the dominant position.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Stackhouse tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Stackhouse back against the cage.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tony Stackhouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stackhouse throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter is trying to drag Stackhouse to the mat but Stackhouse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Stackhouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stackhouse scores with a shot to the side of Hunter's head.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Stackhouse has the dominant position.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stackhouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stackhouse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hunter jumps guard but Stackhouse stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stackhouse moves into the clinch.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
A head punch on the inside from Stackhouse fails to land.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tony Stackhouse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stackhouse misses with the head strike.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stackhouse has him pressed against the cage.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stackhouse has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
Stackhouse blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Stackhouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stackhouse just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Stackhouse just leaning against Hunter, taking a breather.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stackhouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stackhouse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Stackhouse has Hunter pushed against the cage.
Stackhouse struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Brad Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stackhouse avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stackhouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stackhouse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stackhouse!
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