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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gentle Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lollipop - Lil' Wayne. The key to victory for Gentle Giant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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263 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gentle Giant!
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, Ralph Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga has a takedown stuffed.
Bunga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bunga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giant tries to avoid it but Bunga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giant to the ground. Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gentle Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Bunga.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.
Bunga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunga is nestled in close to Giant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Giant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giant gets full guard.
Bunga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunga is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Giant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunga connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga lands a couple of digs.
Bunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giant is trying to keep Bunga in close.
Bunga stands up over Giant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bunga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giant is trying to keep Bunga in close.
Giant pushes Bunga off and scrambles back to his feet.
Giant misses with a few strikes there.
Giant wants to clinch
and Bunga counters by clinching up.
Bunga looking for a takedown.
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 Giant walks away with a smile on his face. Bunga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunga manages to avoid it.
Bunga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Bunga with that takedown attempt.
Bunga looks gassed!
Giant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunga tries to move into range but Giant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ralph Bunga has been cut.
Bunga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giant lands a with a good body shot.
Giant tries for a takedown but Bunga circles away easily
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Giant closes the distance and clinches up with Bunga, looking for a takedown. Giant pushes Bunga against the cage but Bunga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunga momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga looks to land a combination but Giant avoids it well.
Bunga closes the distance and clinches.
Bunga keeps control of Giant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giant wants to break free but Bunga has control.
Bunga tries for a takedown but Giant manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bunga has him pressed against the cage.
Giant tries to pull guard but Bunga holds him up against the cage and eventually Giant drops back down to his feet.
Giant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Giant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Giant won't allow it.
Giant tries to break free but Bunga pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Giant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giant tries to get out of the position.
Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Bunga is proving a slippery customer.
Bunga takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Giant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bunga working some strikes from top position.
Bunga works over Giant with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralph Bunga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Bunga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bunga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giant tried to score with a low kick but Bunga checks it.
Bunga shoots in but Giant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bunga working for submissions but it's allowed Giant to get to half guard.
Giant decides to return to a standing position.
Giant drops Bunga with a beautiful combination! Bunga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giant is looking for the KO!
Bunga is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant lands a huge takedown. Bunga is out but the ref is slow to react and Giant lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Bunga lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gentle Giant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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