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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Bunga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Coutinho circles away.
Coutinho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coutinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coutinho throws a head kick but Bunga moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coutinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coutinho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga has Coutinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coutinho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bunga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunga successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Coutinho circles away.
Coutinho avoids the body shot from Bunga.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coutinho uses from the top position.
Bunga trying to strike off his back.
Bunga throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bunga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunga looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunga, not yet.
Coutinho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coutinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunga throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Coutinho won't allow Bunga to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coutinho blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga throws a combination. Coutinho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coutinho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coutinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seth Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Coutinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunga.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coutinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bunga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunga.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Coutinho circles away.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Coutinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
A combination from Coutinho does no damage.
Coutinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coutinho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coutinho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coutinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Coutinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Coutinho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bunga.
Bunga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coutinho.
Coutinho keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Bunga both land. Nice combination.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga scores with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunga.
Coutinho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bunga is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga tries to clinch but Coutinho is having none of it.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Coutinho is avoiding it.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Coutinho pushes him off.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses
and Coutinho counters with a one-two to the body.
Bunga tries to clinch
and Coutinho counters with a series of strikes. Bunga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bunga tries to clinch there but Coutinho circles away.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coutinho counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coutinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coutinho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coutinho.
Bunga pushes off an throws an elbow but Coutinho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bunga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antonio Coutinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bunga.
Bunga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coutinho walks away with a smile on his face. Bunga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Bunga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coutinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Coutinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunga drives through and clinches with Coutinho against the cage.
Coutinho prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bunga manages to pull guard.
Coutinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bunga on the ground.
Bunga has his feet on Coutinho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Coutinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coutinho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coutinho.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coutinho avoids the head kick by Bunga.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coutinho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunga wants to clinch but Coutinho slips to the side
and Coutinho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunga closes the distance but Coutinho moves to the side
and Coutinho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga pulls guard effortlessly.
Bunga wants to stand and escape but Coutinho is having none of it.
Bunga trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bunga throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bunga scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bunga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coutinho rather than just go for the knockout.
Bunga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Coutinho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coutinho counters with a series of strikes. Bunga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bunga wants to clinch but Coutinho slips to the side
and Coutinho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bunga looking to throw knees to the head but Coutinho is blocking nicely.
Bunga gets control of Coutinho's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bunga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Coutinho postures up in Bunga's guard and throws a big left but Bunga blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga pushes Coutinho off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bunga blocks a head kick by Coutinho.
A low kick from Bunga is predictable there
and Coutinho counters by clinching up.
Bunga wants to break free but Coutinho has control.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga clinches but Coutinho breaks the clinch
and Coutinho counters by clinching up.
Bunga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coutinho blocks an elbow strike.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Coutinho blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bunga.
Coutinho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coutinho breaks from the clinch.
Bunga scores with a hook to the body. Coutinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bunga looks to clinch
and Coutinho counters by moving into the clinch.
Bunga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bunga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coutinho gets to his feet. Bunga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Coutinho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunga moves away.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coutinho counters with a one-two to the body.
Bunga tries to clinch
and Coutinho moves into the clinch.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bunga 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.
Bunga closes the distance but Coutinho moves to the side
and Coutinho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Coutinho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coutinho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bunga throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bunga landing rabbit punches to the side of Coutinho's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Bunga makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho shoots for a takedown but Bunga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coutinho blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses
and Coutinho counters with a series of strikes. Bunga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Antonio Coutinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bunga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coutinho moves into the clinch.
Coutinho breaks the clinch.
Bunga darts in trying to clinch
and Coutinho moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Bunga throws knees to the body.
Coutinho managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.
Bunga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coutinho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Coutinho blocks with his arms.
Coutinho is trying to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Coutinho dominated that second round.
That's time! Coutinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coutinho forces Bunga back against the cage and clinches.
Coutinho prevents the takedown attempt.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Coutinho is controlling the position.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coutinho smiles and moves away.
Bunga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coutinho counters with a left and a right that stings Bunga.
Bunga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Coutinho.
Bunga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Coutinho won't allow it.
Bunga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coutinho avoids the elbow strike from Bunga, against the cage.
Bunga misses with a knee strike.
Bunga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coutinho is defending well for now.
Coutinho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunga connects with a high kick.
Bunga tries to clinch but Coutinho moves away
and Coutinho counters with a three punch combo that has Bunga backing up. Bunga nods at Coutinho to acknowledge the strikes.
Bunga clinches but Coutinho breaks the clinch
and Coutinho counters with a big head kick but Bunga shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunga.
Bunga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coutinho backs up against the cage.
Seth Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coutinho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunga, pushing him back against the cage.
Bunga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coutinho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga looks to clinch
and Coutinho moves into the clinch.
Bunga drags the fight down to the ground.
Coutinho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Coutinho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coutinho counters with a head kick. That will keep Bunga thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Coutinho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Coutinho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bunga tries to clinch up
and Coutinho counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga darts in trying to clinch
and Coutinho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coutinho.
Bunga lands a knee to the head.
Coutinho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coutinho breaks from the clinch.
Bunga wants to clinch
and Coutinho counters with a series of strikes. Bunga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bunga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bunga clinches with his opponent.
Bunga pulls Coutinho into guard.
Bunga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coutinho's guard.
Bunga works over Coutinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Coutinho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bunga landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bunga works over Coutinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Bunga landing some decent shots from guard.
Bunga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coutinho counters with a big head kick but Bunga shrugs it off.
A head kick by Bunga misses
and Coutinho counters with a head kick.
Coutinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunga clinches but Coutinho breaks the clinch
and Coutinho counters by clinching up.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Coutinho is controlling him.
Coutinho dodges an elbow strike from Bunga.
Coutinho is trying to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bunga lands a knee to the head.
Bunga is trying to force a seperation but Coutinho has the dominant position.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Coutinho won't allow it.
Antonio Coutinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bunga.
Bunga lands a knee to the body.
Coutinho managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.
Coutinho avoids the elbow strike from Bunga, against the cage.
Bunga connects with a knee to the head.
Coutinho has had enough of the clinch but Bunga keeps him there for the moment.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga wants to clinch
and Coutinho counters by moving into the clinch.
Coutinho misses with a knee to the head.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coutinho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bunga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bunga stuffs the takedown attempt from Coutinho. Coutinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coutinho counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Coutinho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coutinho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Coutinho!
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