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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dup has chosen Burning Heart by Survivor as his entrance music. Bruce Bunk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
9 - 8 - 2 |
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Dup!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunk moves out of range as Dup strikes.
Dup misses with a double jab.
Bunk tries to bum rush Dup with a series of wild strikes but Dup uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Dup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunk slips a jab and a cross from Dup.
Dup is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunk slaps away a takedown attempt from Dup, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dup throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dup on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dup throws an overhand right that lands on Bunk's shoulder, as Bunk tries to avoid the shot.
Bunk lands a jab-cross combination.
Dup throws a right and a left that Bunk avoids nicely.
Bunk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dup.
Dup uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunk.
Dup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunk.
Dup shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bunk pinned against the cage. Bunk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruce Bunk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Dup.
Dup slips a jab and a cross from Bunk.
A shot to the body from Bunk misses
and Dup counters with a single leg into guard. Bunk didn't expect that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bunk wants to stand up but Dup is controlling him.
Dup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dup throwing strikes but missing.
Dup stops Bunk from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dup trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dup slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dup is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunk keeping moving, preventing Dup from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max Dup has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dup lands a jab-cross combination.
Bunk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dup misses with a combination
and Bunk counters with a big head kick but Dup shrugs it off.
Dup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dup misses with a double jab.
Dup tries for a takedown but Bunk circles away easily
and Bunk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunk takes a swing at Dup's ribcage but misses.
Dup throws a nice looking combination but Bunk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunk misses with a body kick.
Dup fails to land with a series of punches.
Bunk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Max Dup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunk with a hook.
Dup misses the shot to the body.
Dup swings for the body but Bunk moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dup lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bunk lands a glancing blow to the side of Dup's head.
Bunk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dup takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dup throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunk is looking to wear down Dup with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dup swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dup takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dup throws a right hand that Bunk ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunk also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Dup 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.
Dup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dup misses with a wild combination.
Bunk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dup pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dup misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dup throws a series of punches but Bunk moves out of range.
Dup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dup throws a big shot that misses.
Bunk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dup thows a leg kick but Bunk checks it
and Bunk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dup is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Bunk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dup misses with a looping left.
Bunk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dup shoots in for a takedown but Bunk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunk feints and then cracks Dup's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dup down.
Dup tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunk misses with a body shot.
Dup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunk.
A jab from Bunk does it's job there.
Bunk instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
Bunk lands an uppercut.
Bunk stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunk lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunk misses with a knee strike.
Dup is trying to break the clinch but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Bunk tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunk tries to land knees in the clinch but Dup avoids the damage to the body.
Bunk looking to throw knees to the head but Dup is blocking nicely.
Bunk lands with a right to the head.
Bunk misses with an elbow over the top.
Bunk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dup's elbow.
Bunk working Dup over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bunk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dup's brow.
Bunk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bunk scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dup tries to circle away but Bunk has him pinned against the cage.
Bunk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Bunk.
Dup is trying to break the clinch but Bunk has him pressed against the cage.
Dup managing to block the knees to the body from Bunk.
Bunk misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dup managing to block the knees to the body from Bunk.
Bunk is trying to stall.
Bunk trying to land knees to the body.
Bunk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dup up against the cage.
Dup is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dup takes a shot to the head.
Dup takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bunk dominated that second round.
That's time! Bunk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dup throws a series of punches but Bunk moves out of range.
Dup scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Max Dup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dup.
Dup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dup slips a straight right by Bunk.
Bunk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dup works the jab nicely.
Dup swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunk.
Bunk dodges the punch combination from Dup.
Dup throws a series of punches but Bunk avoids them all with ease.
Dup takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Dup.
Dup throws a combination that misses
and Bunk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunk lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunk throws a series of punches but Dup avoids them all with ease.
Dup fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dup misses with a wild combination.
Bunk tries to clinch but Dup is having none of it.
Dup swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunk. That's going to slow Dup down.
Dup throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bunk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dup is in Bunk's guard.
Dup throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunk uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bunk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunk thuds a left hand into Dup's body.
Dup throws a combination that misses
and Bunk counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Dup slips a jab from Bunk.
Dup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunk.
Nice sprawl there from Bunk as Dup shoots in.
Bunk looks to score with a jab to the body but Dup is just out of range.
Bunk throws a head kick that half lands.
Bunk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dup's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunk shoots in for a double leg but Dup sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dup looks to land a right hand but Bunk moved out of range.
Dup misses with a takedown attempt
and Bunk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruce Bunk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Dup.
Bunk shoots in looking for a takedown. Dup tries to sprawl out of it but Bunk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dup manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dup misses with a double jab
and Bunk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bunk. No joy for Dup on that attempt.
Bunk throws a head kick that misses.
Bunk lands with a hook. Dup tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dup misses with a double jab
and Bunk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bunk trying to control but Dup is working from the bottom.
Bunk pushes down on Dup's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dup is refusing to be controlled, as Bunk sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bunk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bunk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bunk!
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