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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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164 cm
28
141 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jonas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Bunch!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jonas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunch moves away.
Bunch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jonas looks to land a right hand but Bunch moved out of range.
Bunch throws a looping overhand right but Jonas ducks down to avoid it.
Bunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonas moves away.
Bunch thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunch drops his hands momentarily and Jonas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bunch misses with a hook
and Jonas counters with a right hand to the body.
Jonas looks for a takedown but Bunch sprawls well.
Bunch missing with a left hand there. Jonas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunch misses with a few strikes there.
Bunch looks to land a combination but Jonas avoids it well.
Jonas throws a solid leg kick but Bunch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jonas.
Bunch throws a shot from downtown. Jonas moves away and avoids it.
Jonas slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Bunch misses.
Bunch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonas manages to avoid it.
Jonas moves out of range as Bunch strikes.
A swing and a miss from Jonas.
Jonas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunch misses with an uppercut
and Bunch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonas fails to land the takedown.
Jonas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunch.
Jonas throws out a loose jab but Bunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonas throws an overhand right that lands on Bunch's shoulder, as Bunch tries to avoid the shot.
Jonas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunch doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jonas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jonas tests Bunch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunch.
Jonas cracks Bunch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Jonas.
Jonas sizes up Bunch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonas.
Jonas looks to land a left hand but Bunch moved out of range nicely.
Bunch connects with a crisp jab.
Jonas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunch.
A slow jab from Bunch misses its intended target.
Bunch lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a looping left.
Jonas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jonas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jonas ducks under a wild hook from Bunch.
Jonas ducks under a wild hook from Bunch.
Bunch misses with a hook. Jonas ducked under it nicely.
Jonas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jonas looks to throw the jab but Bunch is out of range.
Jonas throws a looping overhand right but Bunch ducks down to avoid it.
Jonas lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunch off the ropes and back into range.
Bunch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan Bunch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonas looks for a takedown but Bunch sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jonas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunch fails to land with a series of punches.
Bunch misses with a two punch combination.
Bunch throws a hook but Jonas blocks it.
Bunch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jonas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Jonas. Beautiful body shot.
Bunch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonas.
Jonas connects with a jab.
Jonas throws a lazy right hand but Bunch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunch slips a straight right by Jonas.
Bunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonas.
Jonas blocks a head kick by Bunch.
Morgan Bunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jonas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunch scores with a decent looking hook.
Jonas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jonas misses with a straight left.
Bunch takes a swing at Jonas's ribcage but misses.
Bunch punishes Jonas's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Bunch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonas.
Jonas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunch throws the left hand but Jonas avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunch. Jonas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunch swings widly with a right hand
and Bunch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Bunch.
Jonas misses with an uppercut. Bunch saw that one coming.
Jonas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan Bunch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonas slips a straight right by Bunch.
A swing and a miss from Bunch.
Jonas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunch.
Jonas moves away from the strike by Bunch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Jonas misses.
Bunch blocks a head kick by Jonas.
An inside leg kick from Jonas misses.
Jonas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunch.
Bunch throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonas.
Bunch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonas.
Bunch gets tackled into the ropes by Jonas. Jonas maintains the clinch.
Bunch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonas rushes Bunch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jonas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunch throws a hook but Jonas avoids it easily.
Bunch misses with a looping left.
Jonas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jonas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jonas misses the jab.
Jonas lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunch swings for the body but Jonas moves out of range.
A cross from Jonas lands.
Bunch throws a lazy uppercut
and Jonas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunch thinking.
A slow jab from Jonas misses its intended target.
Bunch looks to land a left hand but Jonas moved out of range nicely.
Bunch jabs at Jonas's body.
Jonas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jonas.
Jonas fails to land the takedown.
Jonas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bunch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bunch misses with a hook
and Jonas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunch loads up on a big right hand but Jonas slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Bunch blocks the low kick.
Bunch misses with a lunging right hand
and Jonas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunch cracks Jonas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bunch staying out of range there.
Bunch misses with a left hand
and Jonas counters with a left to the body.
Bunch misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bunchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jonas shoots in and drives through. Bunch sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jonas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonas slips under a jab from Bunch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunch leaves Jonas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Bunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunch lands with a right hand.
Jonas works the jab nicely.
Jonas cracks Bunch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bunch defending well as Jonas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonas scores with a jab. Bunch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunch swings widly with a right hand
and Jonas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Bunch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jonas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morgan Bunch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jonas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jonas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jonas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Bunch misses.
Jonas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bunch is fending him off so far but Jonas persists. Nope, Bunch circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonas throws a head kick that half lands.
Bunch looks to land a right hand but Jonas moved out of range.
Bunch avoids the head kick by Jonas.
Jonas is looking to clinch.
Bunch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunch.
Jonas looks to land a right hand but Bunch moved out of range.
Jonas tries for a takedown but Bunch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bunch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bunch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas ducks under a wild hook from Bunch.
A slow jab from Jonas misses its intended target.
Jonas takes one to the side of the head.
Bunch loads up on a big right hand but Jonas slips the punch.
Jonas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bunch swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jonas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunch misses with an uppercut. Jonas saw that one coming.
Bunch throws the left hand but Jonas avoids the punch easily.
Jonas tests Bunch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bunch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonas misses with an uppercut.
Bunch looks to land a right hand but Jonas moved out of range.
Bunch throws a right hand that Jonas ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonas also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Jonas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas cracks Bunch with a good jab.
Jonas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bunch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jonas lands with a good body shot.
Bunch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bunch throws a hook but Jonas avoids it easily.
Bunch throws a series of punches but Jonas moves out of range.
Jab from Jonas.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonas.
Bunch ducks under a wild hook from Jonas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunch. Jonas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunch throws a hook but Jonas avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jonas misses the target.
Bunch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jonas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunch, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jonas has Bunch pressed against the ropes, preventing Bunch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jonas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bunch.
Jonas manages to break the clinch.
Jonas scores with a head kick.
Jonas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunch drops his hands momentarily and Jonas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bunch misses with an uppercut
and Jonas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bunch avoids it really well and circles away.
Jonas ducks under a wild hook from Bunch.
Bunch swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jonas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunch throws out the jab.
Bunch lands with a cross.
Jon Jonas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jonas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunch manages to avoid it.
Jonas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonas. Jonas obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Jonas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jonas.
Jonas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunch tries to bum rush Jonas with a series of wild strikes but Jonas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunch walks into a straight right hand from Jonas.
Bunch looks to land a right hand but Jonas moved out of range.
Bunch lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jonas.
Bunch throws a lazy right hand but Jonas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan Bunch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jonas slips a straight right by Bunch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Bunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bunch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Bunch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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