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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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176 cm
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200 lbs
9 - 7 - 2 |
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188 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Bruce Bunk! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Moore! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moore misses with a straight right. Bunk misses with a looping left. Bunk takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses. Moore fails to land the takedown. Bunk punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch. Moore throws a series of punches but Bunk avoids them all with ease. Moore misses with a looping left. Bunk thows a body shot but no joy. Bunk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunk throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore. Bunk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore throws a right and a left that Bunk avoids nicely. Bunk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bunk was covering up waiting for the punch and Moore finishes the takedown easily into guard. Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunk swivels though and keeps the full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bunk keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully. Moore throwing strikes from guard but Bunk blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunk kicks Moore off and gets to his feet. Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunk is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Bunk looks to land a combination. Moore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Bunk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Bunk looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely. Bunk is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sloppy strikes from Moore. Those never looked like landing. Bunk throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it. Sloppy strikes from Moore. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunk throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bunk works the jab nicely. Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Moore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bunk did well to prevent Moore getting side control. Moore tries to pass to full mount but Bunk defends it. Bunk is defending against the submission attempts here by Moore.
Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunk's head. Moore not landing any meaningful shots this time. Moore missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Moore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunk's head. Moore is keen to just control but Bunk is a slippery customer. Moore throwing shots but Bunk is blocking nicely. Moore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunk's head. 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! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moore throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Moore looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore dominated that round. 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.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunk misses with a body shot
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Moore cracks Bunk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bunk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bunk is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Bunk circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bunk circles away. Bunk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moore has time to react. A punch combination from Moore misses. Bunk lands a jab to the head.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bunk scores with a punch to the head. Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Bruce Bunk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Moore. Bunk slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Moore throws a right and a left that Bunk avoids nicely. Bunk throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily. Moore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Bunk takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses. A combination from Moore does no damage. Moore shoots in but Bunk avoids the takedown attempt easily. Moore is breathing heavily. Bunk pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch. Moore has Bunk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Moore tries to pull guard but Bunk won't allow it.
Bunk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage. 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! Bunk struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Bunk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now. Moore works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Bunk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Moore throwing strikes from guard but Bunk blocks nicely. Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bunk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore. Moore lands a couple of elbows. Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunk is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moore throwing strikes from guard but Bunk blocks nicely. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Moore makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Moore is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunk has wrist control. Bunk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bunk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moore works over Bunk with some ground and pound from guard. Bunk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore. Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunk works some decent striking defense from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Bunk fails with a takedown attempt. Moore throws a hook but Bunk blocks it. Bunk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunk tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range. Moore misses with an uppercut. Bunk stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet. Bunk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunk throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Bruce Bunk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Moore. Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunk circles away quickly and effectively. Bunk defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand. Bunk scores with a body shot.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunk. Moore avoids the body shot from Bunk.
Bruce Bunk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bunk throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore misses with a takedown and Bunk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bunk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moore to the ground. Bunk is now in Moore's guard. Bunk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Bunk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bunk advances position into side control! Moore manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Bunk seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Moore is looking to control Bunk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted? Moore actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunk seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt. The fighters are battling for position here. Moore manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Moore wants to sweep but no luck. Bunk postures up in Moore's guard and throws a big left but Moore blocks it. Moore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bunk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Moore keeping moving, preventing Bunk from controlling successfully. Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moore looking for a guillotine here but Bunk defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Moore has his feet on Bunk's thighs here. He's pushed Bunk off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bunk screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Moore!
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RATING
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