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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bunkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Bunkers!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunkers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dillinger backs up against the cage.
It looks like John Dillinger has been cut.
Bunkers moves into the clinch successfully.
Dillinger avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dillinger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bunkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunkers avoids the elbow strike from Dillinger, against the cage.
Bunkers has Dillinger pushed against the cage.
Bunkers blocks an elbow strike.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Bunkers is blocking nicely.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillinger avoids it.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Dillinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers controlling the action here for a moment.
Bunkers swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bunkers as Dillinger tries to tie him up.
Bunkers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dillinger's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillinger avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunkers.
Dillinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers scores with a shot to the side of Dillinger's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Bunkers.
Dillinger is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bunkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bunkers is leaning against Dillinger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bunkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dillinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunkers slowing the pace effectively.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Dillinger backwards.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dillingers head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers lands a body punch.
Dillinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Dillinger backwards.
Bunkers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dillinger is keeping busy.
Dillinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunkers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers wants to stall.
Bunkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunkers is trying to stall.
Bunkers lands a nice elbow.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillinger avoids it.
Bunkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Dillinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunkers.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bunkers with a knee to the head.
Bunkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bunkers digs a right hand into Dillinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dillinger's gas tank.
Bunkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Dillinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillinger misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunkers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunkers.
Bunkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dillinger or not.
Bunkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dillinger misses with a knee strike.
Bunkers has Dillinger pushed against the cage.
Dillinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Bunkers.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Bunkers is blocking nicely.
Bunkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers is working Dillinger over against the cage.
Bunkers landing knees to the head.
Bunkers is working Dillinger over against the cage.
Bunkers lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dillinger backwards.
Good body shot from Bunkers.
Bunkers works on Dillinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunkers lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillinger blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunkers.
Bunkers lands a right hand.
Dillinger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillinger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunkers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dillinger is keeping busy.
Dillinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bunkers.
Dillinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunkers blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Bunkers.
A body shot lands from Bunkers.
Bunkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Bunkers is blocking nicely.
Dillinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunkers trying to control the position but instead, Dillinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunkers into the cage.
Bunkers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Dillinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers managing to block the knees to the body from Dillinger.
Bunkers scores with a hook to the body.
Bunkers looking to stall.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dillinger avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Bunkers lands a nice elbow.
Bunkers is pushing Dillinger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bunkers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bunkers avoids it.
Dillinger scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bunkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Dillinger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck for Dillinger with that takedown attempt.
Bunkers swings for the body but Dillinger moves out of range.
Dillinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dillinger tries to clinch but Bunkers is having none of it.
Bunkers wants to clinch.
Bunkers misses with a body kick.
Dillinger dodges the punch combination from Bunkers.
Bunkers lands with a shot to the body.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
Bunkers scores with a hook to the body. Dillinger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger darts in trying to clinch
and Bunkers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunkers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dillinger tries to clinch up but Bunkers circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunkers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunkers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkers shoots in for a takedown but Dillinger shows good takedown defense.
Donk. Bunkers catches Dillinger right on the button with a cross.
Dillinger takes one to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillinger tries to clinch but Bunkers moves away
and Bunkers counters with a two punch combo.
Dillinger moves out of range as Bunkers strikes.
Bunkers swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillinger.
Dillinger tries to clinch up
and Bunkers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bunkers scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillinger.
Bunkers pushes Dillinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillinger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillinger avoiding damage as Bunkers throws knees to the body.
Dillinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bunkers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Dillinger blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dillinger managing to block the knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Dillinger blocks with his arms.
Bunkers tries to work over Dillinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Bunkers trying to control the position but instead, Dillinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bunkers into the cage.
Dillinger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bunkers prevents it.
Dillinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bunkers's defenses.
Bunkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers lands with a left to the head.
Bunkers works on Dillinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillinger managing to block the knees to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but Dillinger blocks with his arms.
Bunkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillinger.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Bunkers is blocking nicely.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunkers is trying to stall.
Dillinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bunkers up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dillinger.
Bunkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dillinger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunkers smiles and moves away.
Bunkers misses with a body shot.
Dillinger wants to clinch.
Dillinger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunkers. Dillinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillinger looks for a takedown but Bunkers sprawls well.
Bunkers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dillinger rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Bunkers misses.
Dillinger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunkers delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers throws a series of punches but Dillinger moves out of range.
Bunkers swings for the body but Dillinger moves out of range.
Bunkers slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Bunkers as Dillinger shoots in.
Bunkers digs a good hook to Dillinger's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillinger tries to clinch up.
Bunkers fails to land the takedown.
Dillinger moves into the clinch successfully.
Bunkers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bunkers.
Bunkers gets through Dillinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunkers avoids a wild elbow strike from Dillinger.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Bunkers lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bunkers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Dillinger'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. This is the final round!
Dillinger lands with a nice combination. Bunkers backs away looking to recover.
Bunkers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dillinger momentarily.
Dillinger stuffs the takedown attempt from Bunkers. Bunkers gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bunkers.
Dillinger closes the distance and clinches up with Bunkers, looking for a takedown. Dillinger pushes Bunkers against the cage but Bunkers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunkers closes the distance and pushes Dillinger back into the cage.
A short left from Bunkers.
Bob Bunkers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Bunkers is working Dillinger over against the cage.
Bunkers lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Bunkers.
Bunkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillinger.
Bunkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunkers avoids the elbow strike from Dillinger, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bunkers.
Bunkers digs a right hand underneath Dillinger's ribcage. Dillinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunkers lands a body punch.
Bunkers pushes Dillinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunkers.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bunkers throws an elbow but misses.
Bunkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunkers lands a shot to the body.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillinger avoids it.
Dillinger looking to stall.
Bunkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillinger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunkers just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bunkers scores with a hook to the body.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunkers.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bunkers obliges.
Bunkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunkers working Dillinger over with knees to the body.
Bunkers lands with a right to the head.
Dillinger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunkers just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunkers misses with a knee strike.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dillinger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bunkers.
Dillinger trying to land knees to the body.
Bunkers lands a body shot.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillinger.
Bunkers taking a breather.
Bunkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillinger avoids the damage to the body.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillinger avoids it.
Bunkers tries a knee to the head but Dillinger blocks it.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunkers is defending well for now.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Bunkers is blocking nicely.
Bunkers lands a body punch.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Bunkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dillinger or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bunkers misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dillinger.
A head punch on the inside from Bunkers fails to land.
Dillinger misses with a knee strike.
Bunkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dillinger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunkers just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunkers.
Dillinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunkers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bunkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillinger is defending well for now.
Bunkers tries to stall but Dillinger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bob Bunkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bunkers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Bunkers.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bunkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillinger.
Dillinger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bunkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Bunkers is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bunkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dillinger.
Bunkers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dillinger misses with a knee to the head.
Dillinger misses with a knee strike.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks with his arms.
Bunkers digs a right hand underneath Dillinger's ribcage. Dillinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dillinger tries a knee to the head but Bunkers blocks it.
Bunkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bunkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dillinger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bunkers blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillinger misses with an elbow strike.
Bunkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bunkers avoiding damage as Dillinger throws knees to the body.
Dillinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
John Dillinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunkers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bunkers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunkers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bunkers!
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