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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Kruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Kruth!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunga.
Kruth throws a hook to the side of Bunga's head but Bunga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruth throws a big shot that misses.
Bunga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruth will feel that in the morning.
Kruth throws a right and a left that Bunga avoids nicely.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Kruth is avoiding it.
Kruth swinging wildly here.
Kruth looks gassed!
Bunga knocks Kruth to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bunga wants to stand but Kruth is controlling his arm.
The ground and pound from Bunga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bunga throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kruth works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bunga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga tries to stand and escape but Kruth is controlling the position.
Bunga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bunga lands a nice looking body kick.
Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga lands with a nice body kick.
Bunga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kruth backs up against the cage.
Gonzo Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunga thows a body kick. Kruth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bunga scores with a shot to the body.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Kruth circles away.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth moves out of range.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Kruth circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga throws a right hand that Kruth ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruth also avoids with ease.
Bunga jabs Kruth right on the nose. Kruth blinks but takes it well.
A left and a right from Bunga both land. Nice combination.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga works over Kruth's head and body with a nice combination.
Kruth is rocked!
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Bunga.
Bunga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruth.
Bunga gets a clinch.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruth. That did some damage!
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Kruth circles away.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
Bunga lands with a slapping head kick.
Kruth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga looks to land a combination but Kruth avoids it well.
Crunch! Bunga slams his shin into Kruth's torso.
Bunga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Kruth pushes him off.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Bunga.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunga.
Kruth throws a looping overhand right but Bunga ducks down to avoid it.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Kruth circles away.
Bunga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kruth looks to land a right hand but Bunga moved out of range.
Kruth ducks right into an uppercut from Bunga.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga wants to clinch up but Kruth keeps it at a distance.
Kruth throws an overhand right that lands on Bunga's shoulder, as Bunga tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Bunga.
Bunga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunga can pounce on him.
Kruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bunga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Bunga does no damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Bunga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunga tries to circle away but Kruth has him pinned against the cage.
Kruth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bunga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Bunga.
Bunga lands an elbow inside.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Kruth blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kruth misses the jab.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth is having none of it.
Bunga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kruth throws a nice looking combination but Bunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunga. That's going to slow Kruth down.
Bunga misses with a double jab.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruth can do to turn this around?
Bunga throws a front kick that sends Kruth stumbling back into the cage.
Bunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth is having none of it.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Kruth pushes him off.
Bunga lands a head kick!
Bunga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bunga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bunga!
Kruth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunga throws a head kick that half lands.
Kruth is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunga finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruth seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bunga. Kruth shrugs it off though.
Bunga lands a head kick!
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Kruth pushes him off.
Kruth blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunga throws a head kick that half lands.
Kruth misses with a looping left.
Kruth misses the jab.
Bunga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bunga tries to bum rush Kruth with a series of wild strikes but Kruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunga defending well as Kruth loads up on a big left hand.
Bunga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kruth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bunga lands with a slapping head kick.
Kruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bunga tries to bum rush Kruth with a series of wild strikes but Kruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth moves out of range.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kruth in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kruth lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Bunga does no damage.
Gonzo Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Bunga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruth if he has to take too many more of those.
Bunga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Kruth misses.
Bunga lunges at Kruth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruth's hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bunga.
Kruth throws a series of punches but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
Bunga wants to clinch up but Kruth keeps it at a distance.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth moves out of range.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunga wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a head kick. Kruth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bunga misses with a two punch combination.
Kruth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bunga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunga looks to land a combination but Kruth avoids it well.
Kruth misses with a wild combination.
Bunga misses with a double jab
and Kruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruth, as that shot connected.
Bunga scores with a head kick.
Bunga scores with a three punch combo!
Kruth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruth circles away.
Bunga tries to bum rush Kruth with a series of wild strikes but Kruth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruth blocks the body kick.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga throws a series of punches but Kruth avoids them all with ease.
Kruth misses with a hook. Bunga ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga misses with a series of wild punches.
Bunga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Kruth.
Bunga scores with a push kick.
Bunga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth is having none of it.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Bunga misses.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga throws a right and a left that Kruth avoids nicely.
A combination from Bunga does no damage.
Bunga connects with a high kick.
Bunga wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga dominated that second round.
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!
Bunga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunga missing with a left hand there. Kruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kruth.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunga.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Kruth pushes him off.
Kruth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruth circles away.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruth is just out of range.
Kruth blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga scores with a one two! Kruth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Kruth is avoiding it.
Bunga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruth.
Kruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunga.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Kruth is avoiding it.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruth circles away.
Bunga keeps Kruth at a distance using the push kick.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Kruth moves out of range easily.
Kruth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunga.
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunga cracks the inside of Kruth's front leg.
Kruth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth moves out of range.
Gonzo Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Kruth is avoiding it.
Kruth misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kruth's head.
Kruth misses with the combination.
Bunga misses with a two punch combination.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Kruth moves out of range easily.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Kruth circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth is having none of it.
Kruth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruth dodges the punch combination from Bunga.
Bunga misses with a double jab.
Bunga misses with a body shot.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Bunga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruth.
Kruth misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunga misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruth looks to land a combination but Bunga avoids it well.
Bunga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruth throws a jab when Bunga was well out of range.
Kruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunga.
Kruth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga tries to clinch but Kruth is having none of it.
Bunga throws a head kick but Kruth moves out of range.
Kruth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bunga ducks under a wild hook from Kruth.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bunga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bunga lands a front kick.
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruth circles away.
Bunga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kruth takes a step back to recover.
Kruth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga scores with a kick to the body.
Bunga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakob Kruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
Bunga looks to land a combination but Kruth avoids it well.
Kruth misses with the combination.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bunga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzo Bunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bunga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzo Bunga!
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