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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dungey (ranked 2913 p4p, 325 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 4360 p4p, 431 weight class). Eric Dungey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 cm
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216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dungey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dungey clobbers Hall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Dungey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Dungey connects with a crisp jab. The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dungey takes one to the chin there. Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hall missing with a left hand there. Dungey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A little feinted left hand from Dungey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Dungey misses with a looping right. Dungey lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head. A jab from Dungey misses. Hall throws a body shot but no joy. Hall throws a body kick that misses. Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dungey moves away. Dungey tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hall misses with a hook. Dungey closes the distance and clinches. Dungey working aggressively here.
Dungey looks to throw an elbow but misses. 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! Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut. Hall is trying to break the clinch but Dungey is controlling him. Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dungey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it. Hall breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dungey lands a jab. Hall throws a jab when Dungey was well out of range. Dungey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Dungey throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot. Dungey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A swing and a miss from Dungey. Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dungey manages to avoid it. Dungey is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Hall misses with an uppercut. Hall lands the left hand. Dungey throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall. Dungey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely. Hall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Hall thows a left - swing and a miss! Dungey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hall manages to circle out of the way. Hall misses the jab. Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dungeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dungey misses with a hook from the clinch. Dungey lands a shoulder strike. Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dungey has him pressed against the cage. Dungey scores with a nice hook to the head. Dungey lands a hook to the side of the head. Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Dungey has Hall pressed against the cage, preventing Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Dungey misses with an elbow over the top. Hall breaks the clinch.
Dungey defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand. Hall lands the left hand. Dungey loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch. Dungey throws a right and a left that both miss. A jab from Dungey misses. Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Dungey counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hall throws a hook to the side of Dungey's head but Dungey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dungey lands with a cross. Hall throws a head kick but Dungey moves out of range.
It appears Dungey was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dungey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hall misses with a looping right. Hall throws a looping overhand right but Dungey ducks down to avoid it. Dungey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall. Hall moves out of range of the body kick. Hall throws a right and a left that Dungey avoids nicely. Hall throws a lazy right hand but Dungey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Dungey counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Dungey to acknowledge the strikes. Hall misses the jab. Decent striking displayed by Hall there. Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dungey throws out the jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Dungey. That's going to slow Hall down. Hall is looking to land body kicks. Dungey half committed to a counter leg kick. Hall misses with a right hand and Dungey counters with a lovely shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dungey throws a leg kick that misses. Nice cross by Dungey. A swing and a miss from Dungey. Dungey throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dungey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hall slips under a jab. Hall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hall sizes up Dungey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hall throws a nice looking combination but Dungey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Dungey ducks under a wild hook from Hall. An attempted straight right counter from Dungey misses the target. Hall tried to score with a low kick but Dungey checks it. Dungey is looking to counter punch. Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dungey moves away. Dungey connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dungey. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dungey. Dungey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall with a jab. Dungey throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it. Hall clinches up against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dungey stalling in the clinch.
Hall blocks an elbow strike. Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Dungey breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Dungey dominated that round. The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dungey. Dungey jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big right from Dungey misses. The fighters circling - Dungey throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dungey slips a straight right by Hall. Dungey lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand. Dungey misses with the combination.
Dungey lands a nice looking body kick. Hall throws a hook but Dungey avoids it easily. Hall defending well as Dungey loads up on a big left hand. Hall misses with a hook. Dungey ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Dungey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Good exchange - Dungey coming out on top. Hall misses with a right hand and Dungey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Hall misses with a straight right. Dungey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Dungey walks into a left hand. A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target. Dungey lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Dungey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sloppy strikes from Dungey. Those never looked like landing. Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dungey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a series of punches but Dungey moves out of range. Eric Dungey is winning the standup battle so far. Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dungey throws out the jab. Dungey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dungey walks into a left hand. Hall blocks a jab. Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Dungey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hall cracks Dungey with a right hand to the side of the head. Hall lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dungey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
Dungey scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one. Hall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Hall tries to score with a low kick but Dungey moves his leg out of the way. Dungey tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hall throws a series of punches but Dungey moves out of range. Dungey 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. Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Dungey throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off. Hall looks for the body kick but Dungey saw that one coming. Dungey looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy. Dungey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dungey dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall misses with a straight left. Hall throws a hook but Dungey blocks it. Dungey ducks under a wild hook from Hall. Dungey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dungey eats them both and turns towards Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Dungey missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dungey throws a head kick that misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Dungey does a little dance to reset his feet. A jab from Dungey misses. Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Dungey. A jab from Hall finds it's way through Dungey's defenses. Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dungey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Dungey uses good head movement to avoid it. Hall throws a hook but Dungey avoids it easily. Dungey misses with a looping left. Dungey slips a straight right by Hall. Nice uppercut there from Hall. Dungey throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hall throws a solid leg kick but Dungey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall. Jab from Dungey. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dungey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dungey dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Dungey moves out of range as Hall strikes. Dungey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hall misses the shot to the body. Hall looks to throw the jab but Dungey is out of range. Hall misses with an uppercut
enabling Dungey to counter with a crisp jab. Dungey tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it. Dungey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall. Dungey misses with a straight right. Dungey misses the shot to the body. A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dungey. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dungey throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hall throws a hook but Dungey avoids it easily. Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Dungey.
Hall swings away with a leg kick that misses. Dungey throws a jab when Hall was well out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dungey getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Dungey throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily. Hall misses with the combination.
Dungey punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch. Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall. Dungey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dungey clinches. Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Dungey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Dungey lands an elbow inside. Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dungey has him pressed against the cage. Dungey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more. 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! Hall lands with a short shot to the head. Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall takes a shot to the head. Dungey pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dungey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Dungey scores with a nice short uppercut. Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hall throws a big shot that misses. Hall misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dungey counter with a right hand. Dungey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall throws a hook but Dungey blocks it. Dungey moves out of range of the strikes. Dungey misses with a two punch combination.
Hall avoids the body shot from Dungey.
Dungey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Nice jab there from Hall. Dungey motions for Hall to come forward. Dungey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Hall throws a looping overhand right but Dungey ducks down to avoid it. Hall misses with a straight right.
That's two 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! Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Hall scores with a shot to the body.
Dungey connects with the punch. Hall misses with a looping left. Hall cracks Dungey with a good jab. Dungey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well. Hall misses with an uppercut. Dungey saw that one coming. An attempted straight right counter from Dungey misses the target. Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Dungey does it's job there. Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Dungey's shoulder, as Dungey tries to avoid the shot. Hall lands with a nice body punch. Dungey on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Dungey counters with a one-two to the body. Dungey looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range. Hall lands with a nice combination. Dungey backs away looking to recover. Dungey misses with a looping right. Dungey throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dungey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dungey throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range. Hall throws out a counter right but Dungey avoids it with no problem. A nice inside leg kick there by Dungey. That's going to slow Hall down. Hall throws a hook but Dungey blocks it. Hall throws a body shot but no joy. Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hall misses with a hook to the body
and Dungey counters with a stiff right hand. Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters circle momentarily. Dungey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dungey counter with a right hand. A big right from Hall misses. Dungey avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A telegraphed right hand from Dungey misses the target. Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dungey checks it well. Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dungey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dungey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dungey connects with a looping right hand.
Dungey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dungey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dungey lands a two punch combo.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target. Dungey blocks a jab. Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dungey. Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Dungey throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dungey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Dungey scores with a nice head shot. Dungey tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it. Dungey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Eric Dungey showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dungey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Dungey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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