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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Stevens will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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141 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Bunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bunch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunch throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bunch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bunch tries to get out of the position.
Bunch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stevens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bunch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stevens has managed to get both his arms back between Bunch's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens trying to control but Bunch is working from the bottom.
Stevens advances position into side control!
Bunch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bunch wants to control but Stevens postures up.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bunch keeps working.
Stevens remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bunch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunch tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bunch is looking to improve his position but Stevens isn't that keen on the idea.
Stevens is landing with some decent strikes but Bunch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stevens wants to control the pace but Bunch is squirming around nicely.
Bunch tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two 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.
Bunch is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bunch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bunch is trying to stand up.
Stevens dominating with strikes here.
Stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bunch is looking to escape.
Bunch flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bunch wants to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Bunch is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bunch can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stevens looking to control but Bunch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Stevens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bunch is working to get back to half guard.
Bunch is working hard here to advance position.
Bunch trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stevens looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunch wants to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stevens lands with some strikes.
Bunch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevens tries to control but Bunch wriggling away.
Stevens raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Stevens.
Stevens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stevens wants to control the pace but Bunch is squirming around nicely.
Bunch is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stevens trying to control but Bunch is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunch stuffs the takedown attempt from Stevens. Stevens gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunch swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens fails to land the takedown.
Bunch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan Bunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Stevens.
Stevens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunch finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevens's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunch.
Bunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Bunch cracks Stevens with a hook to the temple - Stevens is on wobbly legs here! Bunch swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stevens falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bunch wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morgan Bunch!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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