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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Stevens will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevens.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justin Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a combination. Hunt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens shoots in but Hunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Stevens looks gassed!
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tony Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Stevens.
Hunt clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that Stevens shrugs off.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hunt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt has Stevens pushed against the cage.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Stevens's ribcage.
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!
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hunt.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt lands a front kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt scores with a one two! Stevens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Tony Hunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a jab to Stevens's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Hunt.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tony Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Hunt jabs Stevens right on the nose. Stevens blinks but takes it well.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Stevens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt stuns Stevens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab by Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevens up against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stevens is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
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 Tony Hunt's cut.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevens blocks a low kick nicely.
Stevens moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Stevens jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Stevens shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt tests Stevens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hunt.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Stevens.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Stevens tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hunt.
Stevens takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunt stalling.
Stevens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling the position.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.
Stevens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tony Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt working Stevens over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stevens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt is working Stevens over against the cage.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Stevens.
Hunt works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Tony Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunt rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt digs a right hand into Stevens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevens's gas tank.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Hunt lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevens avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hunt!
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