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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Steeroot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga has chosen Nova as his entrance music. Robert Steeroot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gonzo Bunga's chin.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Steeroot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gonzo Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga clinches up against the cage.
Bunga connects with a knee to the head.
Bunga lands an elbow inside.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steeroot misses the shot to the body.
Bunga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steeroot stalling in the clinch but Bunga improves position.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga digs a good body shot into Steeroot's ribs.
Bunga has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steeroot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bunga's brow.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Steeroot blocks it.
Steeroot looking to stall.
Steeroot throws an elbow that misses.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steeroot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bunga counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steeroot misses with an elbow strike.
Steeroot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steeroot throws an elbow but misses.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steeroot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steeroot wants to clinch
and Bunga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steeroot tries to clinch but Bunga moves away
and Bunga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steeroot thinking.
Robert Steeroot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steeroot is looking to clinch.
Steeroot tries to clinch
and Bunga counters with a big head kick but Steeroot shrugs it off.
Steeroot darts in trying to clinch
and Bunga counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bunga blocks the elbow strike.
Steeroot throws an elbow that misses.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steeroot blocks it with crossed arms.
Steeroot lands an elbow that stopped Bunga in his tracks for a moment.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bunga counters with a takedown into side control.
Bunga in side control, throwing shots but Steeroot defends.
Steeroot is breathing heavily.
Steeroot taking a bit of punishment here - Bunga scoring with strikes.
Steeroot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bunga on the ground.
Sloppy strikes there by Bunga.
Bunga tries to score with some ground and pound. Steeroot controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bunga throws an elbow but Steeroot slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steeroot avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bunga.
Bunga working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bunga decides to stand back up.
Bunga drives through and clinches with Steeroot against the cage.
Bunga pushes off an throws an elbow but Steeroot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunga gets a double leg takedown into Steeroot's guard.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunga gets to his feet - Steeroot follows without any prompting.
Bunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga fails to land the takedown.
Robert Steeroot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonzo Bunga.
Steeroot darts in trying to clinch
and Bunga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunga lands a nice hook to Steeroot's body. Steeroot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Bunga with that takedown attempt.
Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Steeroot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Steeroot moves to clinch but Bunga breaks away
and Bunga counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steeroot won't be happy with that.
Bunga tries to score with some ground and pound. Steeroot controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steeroot leaves Bunga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bunga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bunga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Steeroot moves to clinch but Bunga breaks away
and Bunga counters with a left and a right that stings Steeroot.
Steeroot leaves Bunga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steeroot tries to clinch up
and Bunga counters with a single leg into guard. Steeroot didn't expect that.
Bunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunga postures up in Steeroot's guard and throws a big left but Steeroot blocks it.
Bunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzo Bunga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bunga lands a couple of elbows.
Steeroot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bunga postures up in Steeroot's guard and throws a big left but Steeroot blocks it.
Bunga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steeroot's head.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga gets to his feet - Steeroot follows without any prompting.
Steeroot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bunga.
Robert Steeroot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gonzo Bunga.
Bunga fails to land the takedown.
Steeroot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bunga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steeroot pinned against the cage. Steeroot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bunga drives through and clinches with Steeroot against the cage.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steeroot darts in trying to clinch
and Bunga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steeroot circles away quickly and effectively.
Bunga has Steeroot up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bunga.
Bunga drives through and clinches with Steeroot against the cage.
Bunga dodges an elbow strike from Steeroot.
Bunga avoids the elbow strike from Steeroot, against the cage.
Bunga misses with an elbow over the top.
Steeroot taking a breather.
Bunga blocks an elbow strike.
Bunga throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robert Steeroot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga closes the distance and pushes Steeroot back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steeroot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bunga counters with a single leg into guard. Steeroot didn't expect that.
Bunga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steeroot's head.
Bunga throwing strikes from guard but Steeroot blocks nicely.
Bunga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga postures up in Steeroot's guard and throws a big left but Steeroot blocks it.
Steeroot wants to stand but Bunga is controlling the position.
Bunga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steeroot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunga.
Bunga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bunga postures up in Steeroot's guard and throws a big left but Steeroot blocks it.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeroot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunga.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steeroot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunga works over Steeroot with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Steeroot has wrist control.
Bunga slips nicely into half guard.
Steeroot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga throwing shots but Steeroot is blocking nicely.
Bunga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunga throwing shots but Steeroot is blocking nicely.
Bunga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bunga winds up and cracks Steeroot with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunga working Steeroot over with strikes.
Steeroot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunga throwing shots but Steeroot is blocking nicely.
Bunga throwing shots but Steeroot is blocking nicely.
Bunga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steeroot defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunga thows a huge punch but Steeroot dodges it nicely.
Bunga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steeroot defending well though.
Bunga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steeroot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunga.
Robert Steeroot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steeroot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gonzo Bunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunga 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonzo Bunga!
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