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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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205 lbs
10 - 9 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phill Bunce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi misses with a right hand
and Bunce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnozzi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bunce throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pagnozzi misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunce checks a leg kick.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunce looks to land a left hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range nicely.
Bunce misses with a straight left.
Bunce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pagnozzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Bunce.
Pagnozzi is looking to chop away at Bunce's legs.
Pagnozzi throws a sloppy head kick
and Bunce counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with a leg kick
and Bunce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick
and Bunce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pagnozzi. Pagnozzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pagnozzi.
Nice defenses there by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi dips to his left and cracks Bunce with an uppercut!
Pagnozzi throws a good cross that connects.
Bunce lands a left and a right that send Pagnozzi crashing to the mat, dazed. Bunce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pagnozzi is rocked!
It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi pushes Bunce away with a front kick.
Pagnozzi wants to clinch.
Bunce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pagnozzi.
A little feinted left hand from Bunce on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Bunce's front leg with a kick but Bunce checks it.
Bunce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pagnozzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pagnozzi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pagnozzi, right into the meat.
Pagnozzi tests Bunce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bunce moves out of range as Pagnozzi strikes.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick
letting Bunce counter with a right hand.
Pagnozzi thumps Bunce with a low kick.
Pagnozzi tries for a takedown but Bunce circles away easily
enabling Bunce to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Bunce does no damage.
Bunce throws an overhand right that lands on Pagnozzi's shoulder, as Pagnozzi tries to avoid the shot.
Bunce throws a series of punches but Pagnozzi avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunce's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bunce duly obliges.
Bunce takes one to the side of the head.
Bunce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pagnozzi thuds his shin into the meat of Bunce's side.
Pagnozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bunce takes a step back to recover.
Pagnozzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pagnozzi cracks the inside of Bunce's front leg.
Pagnozzi loads up on a big right hand but Bunce slips the punch.
Bunce went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bunce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pagnozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunce.
Bunce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnozzi blocks a jab.
Pagnozzi gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunce manages to break the clinch.
Pagnozzi misses with a jab to the body
and Bunce counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bunce to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Pagnozzi misses
and Bunce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunce looks to land a right hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range.
Pagnozzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bunce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pagnozzi scrambles back to his feet.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pagnozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Pagnozzi. Those never looked like landing.
Pagnozzi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pagnozzi misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phill Bunce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunce scores with a nice strike.
Bunce has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pagnozzi slips under a jab from Bunce.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pagnozzi, right into the meat.
Pagnozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws a low kick but Bunce moves out of range easily.
Bunce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pagnozzi.
Bunce walks into a stiff left hand from Pagnozzi.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunce misses the target.
Pagnozzi is looking to slow Bunce down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pagnozzi slips a jab from Bunce.
Pagnozzi instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bunce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunce slips under a jab.
Bunce looks to land a combination but Pagnozzi avoids it well.
Pagnozzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunce loads up on a big right hand but Pagnozzi slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Pagnozzi misses.
Pagnozzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pagnozzi looks to throw the jab but Bunce is out of range.
Pagnozzi closes the distance but Bunce moves to the side
and Bunce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pagnozzi scores with a jab to the head.
Pagnozzi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunce counters with a stiff right hand.
Phill Bunce is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pagnozzi clinches up against the cage.
Pagnozzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunce backwards.
Bunce tries to circle away but Pagnozzi has him pinned against the cage.
Bunce prevents a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Bunce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bunce tries to circle away but Pagnozzi has him pinned against the cage.
Pagnozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pagnozzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunce in his tracks.
Pagnozzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pagnozzi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bunce moves out of range of the body kick.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut
and Bunce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunce throws a big counter combination but Pagnozzi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Bunce.
Pagnozzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunce to score with a decent uppercut.
Pagnozzi connects with a single shot there.
Bunce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pagnozzi's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunce at a distance.
Bunce takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pagnozzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pagnozzi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bunce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pagnozzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnozzi loads up on a big right hand but Bunce slips the punch.
Bunce went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pagnozzi throws a right hand that Bunce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunce also avoids with ease.
Bunce throws a big shot that misses.
Pagnozzi looks to land a right hand but Bunce moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Pagnozzi.
A low kick from Pagnozzi misses
and Bunce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunce lands the left hand.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook
and Bunce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunce finish him?
Bunce slips under a jab from Pagnozzi.
Bunce misses with a hook.
Pagnozzi seems to have recovered his senses.
Pagnozzi blocks a jab.
Bunce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Callum Pagnozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pagnozzi wants to slow Bunce down by chopping away at his legs.
Bunce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries to score with a low kick but Bunce moves his leg out of the way.
Bunce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Bunce misses.
Pagnozzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pagnozzi tries to bum rush Bunce with a series of wild strikes but Bunce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunce checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pagnozzi thuds a left hand into Bunce's body.
A head kick by Pagnozzi misses
and Bunce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunce misses the jab.
Bunce misses with the combination.
Pagnozzi has closed the distance and engaged Bunce in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pagnozzi has him pressed against the cage.
Bunce blocks an uppercut.
Pagnozzi digs a right hand underneath Bunce's ribcage. Bunce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pagnozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pagnozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunce controls his hands.
Pagnozzi misses with some punches.
Pagnozzi lands with a light punch inside.
Bunce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pagnozzi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pagnozzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pagnozzi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bunce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pagnozzi lands a slapping body shot.
Pagnozzi is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi swings widly with a right hand
and Bunce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pagnozzi ducks under a wild hook from Bunce.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Bunce - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Bunce.
Pagnozzi throws a solid leg kick but Bunce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pagnozzi.
Bunce throws a series of punches but Pagnozzi moves out of range.
Bunce checks a leg kick.
Bunce is looking to counter punch.
Bunce fails to land with a series of punches.
Phill Bunce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bunce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook. Bunce ducked under it nicely.
Bunce lands the left hand.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi defending well as Bunce loads up on a big left hand.
Pagnozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunce is just out of range.
Pagnozzi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick
and Bunce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pagnozzi.
Bunce tries to bum rush Pagnozzi with a series of wild strikes but Pagnozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunce looks to throw the jab but Pagnozzi is out of range.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick
and Bunce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pagnozzi pushes Bunce away with a front kick.
Pagnozzi lands a big head kick that sends Bunce tumbling to the mat! Pagnozzi takes a step backwards and waves Bunce back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bunce is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnozzi circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bunce to the canvas! Bunce doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pagnozzi keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Pagnozzi!
After winning the bout, Callum Pagnozzi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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