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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dream might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Night In Space . Bunkley Iii comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Knocksville Girl kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
20 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tangerine Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkley Iii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bunkley Iii creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dream sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dream tries to bench press Bunkley Iii off him but Bunkley Iii keeps the position.
Bunkley Iii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dream knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bunkley Iii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bunkley Iii swings around for an armbar but Dream sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bunkley Iii's guard.
Bunkley Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dream is one step ahead there.
Dream trying to control but Bunkley Iii is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkley Iii working for a triangle but Dream defends it easily.
Bunkley Iii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dream trying to control but Bunkley Iii is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunkley Iii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bunkley Iii wants to sweep here but Dream controlling him for the moment.
Bunkley Iii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunkley Iii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dream trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkley Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkley Iii looking to control.
Dream is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dream defends well.
Bunkley Iii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dream gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunkley Iii has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dream can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dream trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkley Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkley Iii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dream defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunkley Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunkley Iii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dream controls the pace.
Bunkley Iii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dream defends it easily.
Dream is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bunkley Iii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dream doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dream manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dream avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii keeping moving, preventing Dream from controlling successfully.
Dream showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tangerine Dream wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dream stuns Bunkley Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
Dream slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunkley Iii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dream.
Bunkley Iii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dream swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Dream catches Bunkley Iii right on the button with a cross.
Dream lands a jab to the head.
That kick from Dream tenderised Bunkley Iii's leg. Bunkley Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunkley Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dream looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dream darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Dream.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii 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.
Bunkley Iii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dream defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dream misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bunkley Iii.
Tangerine Dream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliod Bunkley Iii.
Dream swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dream scores with a leg kick.
Bunkley Iii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dream looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dream is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bunkley Iii tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bunkley Iii looks up at the clock and then as Dream takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bunkley Iii smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunkley Iii working away.
Dream manages to get back to half guard.
Dream is defending against the submission attempts here by Bunkley Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dream gets back to full guard.
Dream 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.
Dream avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bunkley Iii working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dream preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Dream 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.
Dream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Eliod Bunkley Iii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dream looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunkley Iii is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream can't keep his opponent in guard - Bunkley Iii advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a kimura here.
Dream avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dream's head.
Dream desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dream's head.
Bunkley Iii is working for a kimura but Dream is defending it quite comfortably.
Bunkley Iii is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dream doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bunkley Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bunkley Iii lands a nice short elbow.
Dream on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dream is looking to improve his position.
Dream trying to control from the bottom.
Dream manages to get to full guard.
Dream is looking to sweep but instead, Bunkley Iii has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is looking to take a break and control but Dream is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dream's head.
Bunkley Iii is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dream doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bunkley Iii.
Dream is looking to control Bunkley Iii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dream avoid being mounted?
Bunkley Iii wants to pass the guard but Dream is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunkley Iii is nestled in close to Dream, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Dream is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii 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! This is the final round!
Bunkley Iii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dream pinned against the cage. Dream gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bunkley Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dream digs a good hook to Bunkley Iii's body.
Bunkley Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bunkley Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tangerine Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunkley Iii needs to keep his hands up - Dream had a free shot at his head there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bunkley Iii.
Dream feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bunkley Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dream swings for the body but Bunkley Iii moves out of range.
Dream keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tangerine Dream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliod Bunkley Iii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream lands a jab to the head.
Bunkley Iii shoots in but no luck this time.
Bunkley Iii shoots in but Dream avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunkley Iii throws a series of punches but Dream avoids them all with ease.
Bunkley Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dream throws a head kick but Bunkley Iii moves out of range.
Dream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dream throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dream stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dream wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream lands an overhand right.
Bunkley Iii is rocked!
Bunkley Iii feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bunkley Iii postures up.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunkley Iii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dream bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bunkley Iii's guard.
Bunkley Iii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dream has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bunkley Iii is proving hard to escape from.
Dream stopping the sweep attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii is active off his back here, 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!
Dream works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tangerine Dream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is not content to let Dream control the position.
Dream wants to pass to mount but Bunkley Iii is defending the position.
Bunkley Iii is not content to let Dream control the position.
Bunkley Iii is looking to improve his position.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkley Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii tries to get to full guard but Dream has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream trying to control from half guard but Bunkley Iii is working away.
Dream is thwarting Bunkley Iii's attempts to control the position.
Dream trying to control the action but Bunkley Iii is working from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii punching from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii is not content to let Dream control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tangerine Dream wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dream stuffs the takedown attempt from Bunkley Iii. Bunkley Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Dream avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dream scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunkley Iii should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dream's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream tries to roll over but Bunkley Iii keeps him under control.
Dream moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bunkley Iii looking to pass the guard.
Dream seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dream manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bunkley Iii manages to get himself to full guard.
Bunkley Iii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkley Iii will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dream distracts Bunkley Iii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tangerine Dream showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bunkley Iii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliod Bunkley Iii!
Eliod Bunkley Iii decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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