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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunn comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep - Eminem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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181 cm
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160 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Corner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corner slips under a jab.
Bunn scores with a hook.
Corner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunn is just out of range.
Bunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corner on the side of the head.
Bunn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corner if he has to take too many more of those.
Corner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corner counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunn. That's going to slow Corner down.
Corner misses with a series of wild punches.
Corner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunn can pounce on him.
Bunn misses the shot to the body.
Bunn misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bunn misses the shot to the body.
Bunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corner's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner swings for the body but Bunn moves out of range.
Bunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corner moves away.
A low kick from Corner is predictable there
and Bunn counters with a low kick, right behind Corner 's knee.
Bunn looks to land a left hand but Corner moved out of range nicely.
Corner moves out of range of the body kick from Bunn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunn checks a leg kick.
Corner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunn is just out of range.
Bunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corner.
Corner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunn.
Bunn misses with an uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bunn - the referee stops the clock and Corner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bunn. Corner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Decent striking displayed by Bunn there.
Bunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunn is just out of range.
Corner misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn misses with a head kick.
Corner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunn checks the leg kick.
Bunn checks the leg kick.
Bunn throws a leg kick which misses Corner's front leg but catches the back leg as Corner tries to avoid it.
Bunn takes a swing at Corner's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunn. That's going to slow Corner down.
Jab, jab by Bunn - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner slips a jab from Bunn.
Bunn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bunn checks a low kick from Corner.
Bunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bunn blocks a jab.
Bunn scores with a jab.
Corner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corner misses with an uppercut.
Corner scores with a jab to the body.
Bunn thows a leg kick but Corner checks it
and Corner counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunn swings for the body but Corner moves out of range.
Corner digs a good hook to Bunn's body.
Bunn connects with a high kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bunn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bunn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunn falls off balance throwing a combination
so Corner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Corner trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunn is pulling down on Corner's head. It's preventing any offense from Corner, at least for the moment.
Corner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunn is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunn keeping moving, preventing Corner from controlling successfully.
Corner looking to sit in guard and control but Bunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corner on the side of the head.
That kick from Bunn tenderised Corner's leg. Corner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunn misses with a few strikes there.
Bunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Corner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corner shoots in but Bunn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Bunn.
Bunn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bunn lands with a nice body punch.
Bunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner throws a right and a left that Bunn avoids nicely.
Corner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bunn lands a jab to Corner's midsection.
Bunn shoots in and bounces Corner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Corner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Corner keeping moving, preventing Bunn from controlling successfully.
Bunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gary Bunn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corner on the side of the head.
Corner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn blocks a head kick by Corner.
Corner swings for the body but Bunn moves out of range.
Bunn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bunn thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Corner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Corner is just out of range.
Corner misses with a low kick as Bunn jumps back.
Bunn scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunn.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bunn is looking to take a break and control but Corner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corner is trying to escape back to his feet but Bunn uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bunn has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Corner. Those never looked like landing.
Bunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Bunn.
Bunn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bunn is looking to wear down Corner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bunn pinned against the cage. Bunn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick from Bunn lands but Corner takes it in his stride.
Corner tries to bum rush Bunn with a series of wild strikes but Bunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corner misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunn lands a right hook to the body.
Bunn moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn checks a low kick from Corner.
Corner connects with an inside leg kick.
Bunn cracks the inside of Corner's front leg.
Bunn ducks under a wild hook from Corner.
A jab from Bunn does it's job there.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Corner sprawls well. Corner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunn misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Corner.
Corner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunn throws out the jab.
Corner checks a leg kick.
Bunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corner is out of range.
Corner misses with an uppercut
and Bunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Bunn blocks the low kick.
Corner misses with a wild body shot.
Bunn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Corner moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Corner.
Bunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corner takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corner is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Corner.
Bunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corner's head backwards.
Corner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bunn sprawls well. Bunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Corner gets slowly back to his feet.
Corner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corner's sensitive parts.
Bunn throws a head kick but Corner moves out of range.
Corner misses with a hook. Bunn ducked under it nicely.
Bunn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bunn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Corner wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn trying to control the position but Corner is working away.
Tony Corner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunn in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunn 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bunn!
Gary Bunn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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