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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siblas has chosen Furious Angels by Rob Dougan as his entrance music. Phill Bunce could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Siblas's chin.
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219 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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207 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phill Bunce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Siblas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Siblas.
Siblas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunce throws a front kick aimed at Siblas's knee but Siblas avoids it well.
Bunce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunce throws a hook but Siblas avoids it easily.
Siblas throws out a counter right but Bunce avoids it with no problem.
Siblas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunce.
Siblas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunce.
A big left from Bunce misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siblas! But no joy.
Bunce misses with a hook. Siblas ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siblas moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Siblas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bunce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bunce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siblas looks to land a right hand but Bunce moved out of range.
Siblas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bunce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas misses with a wild body shot.
Siblas defending well as Bunce loads up on a big left hand.
Siblas moves out of range of the strikes.
Siblas throws out a counter right but Bunce avoids it with no problem.
Bunce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siblas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Bunce misses.
Bunce staying out of range there.
Bunce lands a jab-cross combination.
Siblas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunce scores with a punch to the head.
Siblas cracks Bunce with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Phill Bunce has been cut.
Siblas throws the left hand but Bunce avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siblas feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunce misses with a looping left.
Bunce with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by Siblas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Siblas.
Bunce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Siblas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Siblas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bunce was covering up waiting for the punch and Siblas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bunce pushes Siblas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Siblas throws an off balance right hand
and Bunce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siblas throws a right hand that misses
and Bunce counters with a left and a right that stings Siblas.
Siblas throws a sloppy body shot
and Bunce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siblas is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siblas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunce.
Siblas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Siblas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunce keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bunce on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Siblas blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Siblas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bunce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Siblas counters with a low kick, right behind Bunce 's knee.
Bunce throws a right hand that misses
and Siblas counters with a low kick, right behind Bunce 's knee.
Siblas bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bunce! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bunce is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunce is looking to stand up but Siblas isn't so interested in that idea.
Bunce is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunce is looking to break free of the clinch but Siblas has double underhooks.
Bunce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Siblas has him pressed against the cage.
Siblas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Siblas ducks under a wild hook from Bunce.
Bunce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Siblas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunce's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Siblas.
Bunce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Siblas slips under a jab from Bunce.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siblas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siblas clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phill Bunce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phill Bunce's cut.
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.
Siblas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bunce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siblas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bunce looks to throw the jab but Siblas is out of range.
Bunce sizes up Siblas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Siblas tries a low kick but Bunce avoids it.
A low kick from Siblas is predictable there
and Bunce counters with a series of strikes. Siblas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Siblas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunce throws out a loose jab but Siblas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phill Bunce is winning the standup battle so far.
Siblas 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.
Siblas lands a nice shot that snaps Bunce's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Bunce on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Siblas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Siblas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bunce misses with a left hand
and Siblas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunce's knee momentarily.
A big left from Bunce misses.
Bunce slips under a jab from Siblas.
Bunce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Siblas on the side of the head.
Bunce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Siblas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siblas wants to clinch.
Phill Bunce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siblas blocks a jab.
Siblas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bunce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siblas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siblas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bunce moves out of range as Siblas strikes.
Bunce ducks under a wild hook from Siblas.
Bunce scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siblas momentarily.
Bunce scores with a jab to the head.
Bunce throws an overhand right that lands on Siblas's shoulder, as Siblas tries to avoid the shot.
Siblas waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bunce. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bunce to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Bunce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunce scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bunce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siblas can pounce on him.
Bunce seems to have got his legs back now.
Siblas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Siblas walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bunce drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Siblas swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bunce's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Siblas!
Tony Siblas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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