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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bunting.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Evans feints and then cracks Bunting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunting down.
Bunting is looking to chop away at Evans's legs.
Evans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunting throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunting scores with a takedown into Evans's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bunting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunting trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bunting controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bunting trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Bunting in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans wants to stand but Bunting is controlling the position.
Bunting postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunting throwing strikes but missing.
Bunting slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunting misses with an uppercut
and Evans counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunting shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunting gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunting misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Evans misses
and Bunting counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting fakes the leg kick and cracks Evans in the body.
Bunting checks a leg kick.
Bunting throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Bunting fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evans checks it well.
Bunting lands a nice hook to Evans's body. Evans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunting.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunting lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bunting misses with a body kick.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bunting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoids the head kick by Bunting.
Bunting rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunting. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Bunting thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunting lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
Evans checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Evans misses
and Bunting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Bunting checks a low kick from Evans.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bunting is out of range.
Bunting lands a jab to the nose.
Evans misses with a low kick as Bunting jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evans.
Bunting attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans throws a leg kick but Bunting checks it.
Bunting buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bunting throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Bunting sizes up Evans with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunting has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunting moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunting takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Bunting throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunting cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice combination there by Bunting.
Bunting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans moves away from the strike by Bunting.
Bunting is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab lands there for Evans.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Bunting throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunting tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunting.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunting doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Bunting throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bunting tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bunting throws a combination that misses
and Evans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bunting tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunting sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
John Bunting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunting scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Evans.
Evans avoids the body shot from Bunting.
Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Bunting blocks the low kick.
Bunting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans blocks a low kick nicely.
Bunting leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Bunting sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunting works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting stalling against the cage.
Bunting tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.
Rob Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bunting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting lands an uppercut.
Evans being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Bunting'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.
Bunting tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunting is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Bunting was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunting doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Bunting throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bunting. That did some damage!
Bunting tries to land a leg kick but Evans saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evans.
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!
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunting's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunting throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Bunting down.
Bunting connects with the punch.
Bunting blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bunting scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Bunting moved out of range.
Bunting avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunting. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Bunting takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunting connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting fails with a takedown attempt.
Bunting shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Bunting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bunting looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Bunting swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunting, right into the meat.
Bunting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunting works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Bunting.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evans misses with a leg kick
and Bunting counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Bunting slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans lands with a right hand.
Bunting's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunting takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Evans tries to land a leg kick but Bunting saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Bunting wants to land a leg kick but Evans is out of range.
Bunting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunting misses with a double jab.
Bunting fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bunting's sensitive parts.
Bunting motions for Evans to come forward. Bunting throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Bunting.
Evans motions for Bunting to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans takes one on the button.
Bunting misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Bunting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Evans throws a solid leg kick but Bunting takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Evans.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunting.
Bunting lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bunting jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting pushes Evans away with a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunting thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bunting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Bunting shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bunting was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Bunting.
Bunting misses with the ground and pound.
Bunting sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Evans is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Bunting are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bunting with the ground and pound but Evans regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bunting throws a strike but Evans avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bunting passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bunting looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Evans won't allow Bunting to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evans tries to kick Bunting off but Bunting keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Evans is in trouble now - Bunting has advanced to mount!
Bunting can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Bunting'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. 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.
Bunting fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Bunting gets the takedown into side control.
Evans tries to improve position but can't.
Evans taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bunting wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Evans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bunting wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting with the ground and pound but Evans regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bunting missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunting working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bunting throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Bunting is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bunting lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting is stalling here. Evans is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bunting seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Evans has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
John Bunting has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bunting is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bunting is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bunting wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bunting with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bunting wants to get back to full guard.
Evans working over Bunting with some ground and pound. Bunting looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bunting tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bunting works his way to full guard. Good work.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunting trying to strike off his back.
Bunting looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunting lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunting is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rob Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Bunting is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunting preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Bunting.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bunting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunting has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for John Bunting!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for John Bunting!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for John Bunting!
John Bunting wins by unanimous decision! John Bunting retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking John Bunting thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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