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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes to the cage accompanied by Sledge Hammer Facelift. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Seth Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga knocks Taylor to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Taylor is rocked!
It looks like Chester Taylor has been cut.
Bunga tries to get to his feet but Taylor is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Bunga in his guard.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Bunga finish him?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor trying to control but Bunga is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bunga keeps moving.
Bunga throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Bunga wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Bunga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Bunga is working from the bottom.
Bunga is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Taylor dives into side control.
Taylor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Bunga.
Taylor is working Bunga over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bunga is looking to reverse the position.
Taylor scoring with punches from side control.
Bunga tries to escape but Taylor is in control.
Bunga tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
Bunga tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bunga throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Taylor lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bunga misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Bunga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Bunga takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Bunga is being controlled here.
Bunga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor working the body and head with strikes.
Taylor lands an elbow.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Taylor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga is trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunga tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Taylor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Bunga.
Bunga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bunga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga lands a head kick. Taylor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Bunga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a takedown into Bunga's guard.
Taylor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bunga, up you get!
Bunga is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Bunga throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Bunga finds it's target.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunga tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Bunga looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chester Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chester Taylor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Bunga.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunga misses with an elbow over the top.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Bunga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Bunga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunga looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor passes to side control.
Bunga throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bunga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bunga misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Bunga pushes Taylor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Taylor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Taylor trying to control the action but Bunga is working from the bottom.
Bunga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Taylor is putting a hurting on Bunga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bunga throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bunga tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bunga tries to improve position but can't.
Bunga throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bunga tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Taylor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bunga will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bunga throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunga keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bunga is looking to escape.
Chester Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor working over Bunga with some ground and pound. Bunga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bunga is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Taylor jumps into side control!
Bunga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bunga striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Bunga from escaping the position.
Taylor trying to control the action but Bunga is working from the bottom.
Bunga wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunga clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bunga's guard now.
Taylor pushes down on Bunga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bunga moves into full guard.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bunga.
Bunga is looking to escape.
Taylor gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunga has wrist control.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunga is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bunga trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chester Taylor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bunga is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bunga tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bunga looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bunga trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bunga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taylor stops Bunga from getting back to his feet.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bunga is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunga tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bunga is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bunga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor trying to control the action but Bunga is working from the bottom.
Taylor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bunga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bunga is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bunga's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bunga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bunga is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bunga is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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.
Taylor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bunga is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taylor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor looking to control but Bunga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bunga is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Bunga swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bunga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taylor working Bunga over with strikes here.
Bunga tries to buck Taylor off but he can't manage it.
Taylor looking to finish Bunga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bunga!
Bunga squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bunga is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Bunga bucks and avoids them well.
Taylor won't let Bunga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bunga throwing hammer fists to the chest of Taylor. What's that going to do exactly?
Bunga is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Bunga wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bunga is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Bunga is trying to stand up.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taylor with the ground and pound from mount.
Seth Bunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chester Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bunga?
And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Taylor!
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