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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grzetic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga comes to the cage accompanied by Andina. Maddy Bunga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Grzetic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maddy Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Grzetic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Grzetic pushes him off.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Grzetic misses with a body kick.
Grzetic avoids the head kick by Bunga.
Grzetic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grzetic cracks a nice hook into Bunga's ribs.
A slow jab from Bunga misses its intended target.
Grzetic thuds a left hand into Bunga's body.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grzetic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunga misses with a body shot
and Grzetic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grzetic has time to react.
Grzetic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunga.
Bunga throws a series of punches but Grzetic moves out of range.
Maddy Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzetic closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grzetic is defending well for now.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Grzetic blocks it.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzetic stalling in the clinch.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grzetic pushes Bunga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grzetic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bungas head.
Grzetic is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunga has double underhooks.
Grzetic manages to break the clinch.
Bunga misses with a wild combination.
Grzetic misses with a wild combination.
Grzetic blocks a head kick by Bunga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzetic wants to slow Bunga down by chopping away at his legs.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga staying out of range there.
Bunga scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ivan Grzetic has been cut.
Bunga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grzetic.
Maddy Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grzetic throws a nice looking combination but Bunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunga clinches.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grzetic pulls guard effortlessly.
Grzetic has Bunga pulled in close to control his posture.
Grzetic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunga.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga stopping the sweep attempt from Grzetic.
Grzetic trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grzetic controls Bunga momentarily but Bunga frees himself.
Grzetic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grzetic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grzetic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grzetic moves into the clinch.
Grzetic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunga walks away with a smile on his face. Grzetic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bunga misses with a combination
and Grzetic counters with a single leg into guard. Bunga didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzetic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga keeping moving, preventing Grzetic from controlling successfully.
Bunga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grzetic is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grzetic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzetic drops back looking for a leg! Bunga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bunga manages to kick Grzetic off! Grzetic jumps back into Bunga's guard.
Grzetic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bunga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grzetic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grzetic throws a hook to the side of Bunga's head but Bunga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grzetic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunga swinging wildly here.
Bunga wants to clinch but Grzetic slips to the side
and Grzetic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bunga slips a jab from Grzetic.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Grzetic circles away.
Grzetic lands a right hook to the body.
Grzetic takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grzetic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
A short body shot lands from Grzetic as the two fighters clinch.
Bunga tries a knee to the head but Grzetic blocks it.
Bunga trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bunga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzetic scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Grzetic.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grzetic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grzetic has closed the distance and engaged Bunga in a clinch.
Grzetic scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Grzetic.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grzetic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Grzetic darts in and clinches Bunga up against the cage.
Bunga is trying to force a seperation but Grzetic has the dominant position.
Bunga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grzetic's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grzetic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grzetic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grzetic lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Grzetic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Grzetic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grzetic connects with a crisp jab.
Bunga tries to clinch up
letting Grzetic counter with a right hand.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Grzetic circles away and keeps his distance.
Grzetic blocks a head kick by Bunga.
No joy there for Grzetic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grzetic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Grzetic is avoiding it.
Grzetic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grzetic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grzetic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grzetic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grzetic fails to pull guard.
Bunga tries to land knees in the clinch but Grzetic avoids the damage to the body.
Grzetic prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
Bunga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grzetic.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga works over Grzetic's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunga takes the fight into the clinch.
Grzetic misses with some punches.
Grzetic managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grzetic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzetic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grzetic is rocked!
Bunga jabs Grzetic right on the nose. Grzetic blinks but takes it well.
Grzetic is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunga finish him?
Grzetic gets a clinch.
Grzetic is looking to control Bunga's arms but Bunga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grzetic has his back to the cage.
Grzetic seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the head but Grzetic blocks with his arms.
Bunga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Grzetic blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Grzetic circles away.
Grzetic checks a low kick from Bunga.
Grzetic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch but Grzetic keeps him there for the moment.
Grzetic lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Grzetic - that landed with a thud.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grzetic.
Bunga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grzetic lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Grzetic as the two fighters clinch.
Grzetic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Grzetic is controlling him.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grzetic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunga was well out of range. Poor timing from Grzetic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzetic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grzetic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grzetic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Grzetic.
Grzetic lands a nice shot to the body.
Grzetic jumps guard but Bunga stands there with Grzetic around his waist. Grzetic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Grzetic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grzetic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Grzetic is controlling the position.
Bunga is pressed up against the cage. Grzetic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bunga down to the mat. Bunga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maddy Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Grzetic.
Grzetic checks the leg kick.
Grzetic thows a body shot but no joy.
Grzetic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunga doesn't seem bothered though.
Grzetic shoots in for a takedown but Bunga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grzetic with a hook.
Bunga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grzetic avoids the head kick by Bunga.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Grzetic circles away.
Grzetic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunga.
Grzetic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga defending well as Grzetic loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzetic throws and low kick but Bunga moves out of range easily.
Grzetic throws a leg kick that misses.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grzetic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grzetic dodges the punch combination from Bunga.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grzetic counters with a nice uppercut.
Grzetic takes the fight into the clinch.
Grzetic lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Grzetic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunga throws a chopping leg kick but Grzetic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grzetic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bunga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grzetic pushes Bunga up against the cage in a clinch.
Grzetic goes for a takedown attempt but Bunga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grzetic, as that shot connected.
Bunga wants to clinch
and Grzetic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunga thinking.
Maddy Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzetic takes the fight into the clinch.
Grzetic goes for a takedown attempt but Bunga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grzetic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Grzetic circles away and keeps his distance.
Maddy Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.
Grzetic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grzetic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunga throws a front kick that sends Grzetic stumbling back into the cage.
Grzetic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grzetic keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grzetic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunga tries to clinch but Grzetic is having none of it.
Bunga throws a wild body kick that Grzetic sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Bunga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Grzetic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunga tries to clinch up
and Grzetic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bunga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grzetic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grzetic.
Grzetic instigates a clinch.
Grzetic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grzetic looking for a takedown.
Ivan Grzetic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grzetic prevents Bunga from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grzetic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grzetic missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grzetic.
Grzetic pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunga tries to break the clinch but Grzetic is controlling the position.
Bunga blocks a body shot from Grzetic.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grzetic keeps the fight on the outside.
Grzetic misses with a hook.
Grzetic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grzetic tries for a takedown but Bunga manages to get underhooks.
Grzetic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga working hard to break the clinch.
Bunga trying to land knees to the body.
Grzetic wants to get back to striking at distance but Bunga won't allow it.
Grzetic keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grzetic keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grzetic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Grzetic coming out on top.
Grzetic fails with the takedown.
Maddy Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Grzetic.
Grzetic misses the jab.
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Grzetic pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bunga throws a head kick but Grzetic moves out of range.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Grzetic circles away.
Grzetic throws a hook but Bunga avoids it easily.
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Grzetic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunga throws a series of punches but Grzetic avoids them all with ease.
Grzetic throws a lazy right hand but Bunga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bunga looks to clinch
and Grzetic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Bunga.
Bunga misses with a wild combination.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grzetic.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grzetic counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grzetic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grzetic is trying to maintain a safe position but Bunga gets an underhook and turns Grzetic into the cage.
Bunga lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Ivan Grzetic's cut even more.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Grzetic has him pressed against the cage.
Grzetic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grzetic lands with a right to the head.
Bunga scores with a knee to the head.
Grzetic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bunga.
Bunga wants to break free but Grzetic has control.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Grzetic has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grzetic is looking to control Bunga's arms but Bunga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grzetic has his back to the cage.
Grzetic is pushing Bunga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Grzetic or perhaps it was just good defense by Bunga which made him look bad.
Grzetic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga looks to clinch
and Grzetic counters by moving into the clinch.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grzetic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunga is looking to break free of the clinch but Grzetic has double underhooks.
Grzetic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzetic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grzetic tries to pull guard but Bunga won't allow it.
Grzetic presses Bunga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunga wants to break free but Grzetic has control.
Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grzetic dips to his left and cracks Bunga with an uppercut!
Bunga misses with a kick to the body.
Grzetic rushes Bunga and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grzetic blocks it with crossed arms.
Grzetic lands a left hand.
Grzetic lands with a left to the head.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grzetic managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.
Grzetic is working Bunga over against the cage.
Bunga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grzetic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grzetic cracks Bunga with a nice body shot.
Grzetic pulls guard effortlessly.
Grzetic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bunga is looking to work some ground and pound but Grzetic has wrist control.
Bunga thows a big elbow that misses.
Bunga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grzetic pulls Bunga in to control the position.
Grzetic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bunga manages to get himself to full guard.
Grzetic with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maddy Bunga.
I think Bunga 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Bunga!
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