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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunn misses with a jab to the body
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunn doesn't seem bothered though.
Gunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blair lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Blair avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Blair scores with a push kick.
Blair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blair lands with a nice combination. Gunn backs away looking to recover.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blair.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blair.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair lands a slapping body shot.
Blair takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Blair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blair throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Blair misses.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a good, hard body kick but Gunn shrugs it off.
Gunn looks gassed!
A jab from Blair finds it's way through Gunn's defenses.
Blair with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn takes one to the side of the head.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blair misses with a looping left.
Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Blair lands an overhand right.
Gunn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Gunn's shoulder, as Gunn tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
Blair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crunch! Blair slams his shin into Gunn's torso.
Gunn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunn backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blair lunges at Gunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunn's hand.
Blair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunn misses the body punch
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Gunn.
Blair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blair is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Blair there.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blair throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Charles Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Blair throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Blair.
Nice straight punches there by Blair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blair.
Gunn connects with a single shot there.
Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Blair dominated that round.
That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gunn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blair rather than just go for the knockout.
Blair with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a body kick that stops Gunn in his tracks momentarily.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blair connects with the punch.
Gunn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair connects with a nice looking jab.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gunn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blair has got the better of the exchanges.
Blair thuds a left hand into Gunn's body.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blair throws a front kick that sends Gunn stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Blair finds it's way through Gunn's defenses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blair.
Blair scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Blair.
Blair has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
Hank Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Blair cracks Gunn with an open hand slap.
Blair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Gunn misses with a body shot
and Blair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blair lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gunn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gunn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gunn misses with a double jab
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blair finds it's way round the side to connect with Gunn's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blair darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blair fakes the leg kick and cracks Gunn in the body.
Blair connects with a crisp jab.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
Blair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Gunn misses
and Blair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blair cracks Gunn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blair throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Blair finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Blair scores with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Blair there.
Blair thuds his shin into the meat of Gunn's side.
Blair lands a front kick.
Blair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Blair connects with a body shot.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
Gunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blair.
Gunn misses with a body shot
and Blair counters with a two punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Blair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blair.
Blair connects with a jab.
Blair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Blair counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair looks for the body kick but Gunn saw that one coming.
Blair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gunn. Gunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blair with a hook.
Gunn moves away from the strike by Blair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Blair dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Blair counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunn.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Gunn.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a series of strikes. Gunn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
Blair throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a nice body shot.
Gunn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blair.
Blair misses with a hook.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn needs to keep his hands up - Blair had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Blair stalks Gunn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunn's face. Gunn staggers backwards, shaken.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gunn!
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair throws a combination. Gunn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a one-two to the body.
Gunn throws a poor cross that misses
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blair comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair looks to land a combination but Gunn avoids it well.
Blair throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Blair swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a nice body shot.
Blair misses the jab.
Gunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a series of strikes. Gunn will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Blair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a series of strikes. Gunn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Gunn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Blair.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn stuns Blair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blair finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a good, hard body kick but Gunn shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blair.
Blair lunges at Gunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunn's hand.
Charles Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hank Blair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blair throws a series of strikes that have Gunn backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Blair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blair 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Blair!
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