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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunga has chosen Nova as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Morgan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bunga scores with a leg kick.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Bunga lands a head kick!
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bunga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Bunga settles back down. Morgan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bunga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang! Bunga misses with a wild combination.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bunga misses with a low kick.
Bunga misses with a body kick. Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Bunga throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bunga clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bunga looks to land a body kick but Morgan moved away. Bunga throws a head kick that misses. Bunga misses with the combination.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bunga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunga misses with a body kick. Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga. Morgan misses the jab. Bunga misses with a double jab.
Bunga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Gonzo Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunga connects with a solid leg kick. Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bunga was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard. Morgan sitting in guard here, content to control. Morgan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Bunga is looking to sweep but instead, Morgan has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan content to control rather than advance. Bunga punching from the bottom.
Morgan not doing much here.
Bunga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bunga tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Bunga is looking to get back to is feet but Morgan passes into side control.
Bunga is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morgan has just dragged him back down to the mat. Morgan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bunga is avoiding damage well.
Bunga misses with an elbow from the bottom.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Morgan feints and as Bunga raises his hands in defense, Morgan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Bunga tries to land a sweep but no joy. Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Bunga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him. Morgan stands and throws Bunga's legs to the side, diving into side control. Morgan taking a breather here. Morgan decides to take the fight back to the feet. Morgan is breathing heavily. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Morgan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bunga's waist but Bunga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morgan off to one side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Morgan will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Bunga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bunga fails to land with a series of punches.
Jason Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily. Bunga pushes Morgan away with a front kick. Bunga scores with a leg kick.
Morgan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunga lands a nice looking body kick. Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzo Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bunga has managed to clinch.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bunga tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bunga throws a head kick that misses. Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch. Bunga misses with a head kick.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Bunga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Bunga is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Bunga stuffs the takedown attempt from Morgan. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick. Bunga lands a head kick!
Bunga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bunga delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily. Bunga throws a nice outside leg kick. Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well. Bunga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Bunga misses with a head kick.
Bunga clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Morgan checks a leg kick. Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily. Bunga fails in his attempt to clinch. An inside leg kick lands from Bunga. Bunga misses with a wild combination.
Bunga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Morgan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Bunga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Bunga is looking to clinch. Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bunga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunga gets a clinch. Morgan 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. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Bunga tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Bunga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts. Bunga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Bunga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bunga throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bunga striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems. Morgan stands up from Bunga's guard - Morgan perhaps looking for a knockout. Bunga throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bunga throws a head kick that misses. Bunga tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Bunga is looking to land body kicks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan. Morgan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Bunga defending against the ground and pound. Bunga is looking to reverse the position. Bunga is trying to get back to his feet. Bunga trying to remain calm as Morgan controls from the top position. Bunga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bunga tries to buck Morgan off but Morgan is having none of it. Morgan prevents Bunga from escaping the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Bunga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf. Bunga misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Morgan content to control rather than advance. Morgan passes the guard and advances to mount! Bunga is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Morgan turns him over and now has his back. I really don't envy Bunga right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunga trying to get back to his feet but Morgan is in full control for now. Bunga tries to escape but Morgan has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Bunga holding both Morgan 's hands and preventing any damage. Morgan biding his time, looking for the opening.
Morgan is cranking Bunga's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bunga! He's tightened the choke and Bunga is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Morgan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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