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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Busioni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Spunkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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250 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Busioni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Spunkly! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spunkly throws a right and a left that both miss. Spunkly drops Busioni with a left right combo! Spunkly follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Gary Busioni has been cut. Spunkly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Busioni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Spunkly working away. Busioni is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Spunkly lands a few punches from side control. Spunkly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Spunkly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. This has been an exciting period of action! Spunkly trying to control the action but Busioni is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spunkly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Busioni is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Spunkly working the ground and pound. Spunkly trying to control the action but Busioni is working from the bottom. Spunkly working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Spunkly working away. Busioni keeps Spunkly under control for a moment. Spunkly goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Busioni has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Spunkly but great work by Busioni. Spunkly is trying to improve his position. Busioni in side control, just content to control the action for now. Spunkly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Tyrone Spunkly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Busioni lands a high kick!
Busioni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Busioni showed some decent athleticism there. Spunkly looks winded! Busioni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Busioni stalling. Busioni 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Spunkly tries to get to full guard but Busioni has control of the leg. Spunkly trying to hold on to Busioni's head to control him but Busioni postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Busioni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Spunkly dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gary Busioni's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spunkly slips a jab from Busioni. Busioni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spunkly.
Spunkly lands a nice looking body shot.
Spunkly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spunkly works the jab nicely.
Gary Busioni's cut is getting worse. Busioni drives through with a takedown into guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Busioni postures up.
Busioni's corner is telling him to maintain position. Busioni drops back looking for a leg! Spunkly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spunkly manages to kick Busioni off! Busioni jumps back into Spunkly's guard. Spunkly has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Busioni throws a big elbow that misses. Busioni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Spunkly sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Busioni controlling the action here. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Spunkly is looking to control Busioni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spunkly avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Busioni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Spunkly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spunkly misses with a wild combination.
Spunkly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Busioni was well out of range. Poor timing from Spunkly. Tyrone Spunkly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Busioni throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spunkly was covering up waiting for the punch and Busioni finishes the takedown easily into guard. Busioni seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Busioni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Busioni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spunkly works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Busioni sitting in guard here, content to control. Busioni decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Busioni drives through with a takedown into guard. Spunkly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Busioni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Busioni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Busioni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spunkly swivels though and keeps the full guard. Busioni stays in close to Spunkly's body and controls the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Busioni dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Gary Busioni's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Busioni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Spunkly striking off his back but it's not causing Busioni any problems. Busioni could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Busioni postures up in Spunkly's guard and throws a big left but Spunkly blocks it. Busioni showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Busioni forces his way into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Busioni misses with a head shot. Spunkly uses the momentum to regain guard. Spunkly has his foot on Busioni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Busioni works his way back into a safe position though. Spunkly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spunkly is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Busioni has his hands clasped together but Spunkly extends and breaks Busioni's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Spunkly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Spunkly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
30% |
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