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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dracul Damias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damias has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Dracul Damias has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ralph Bunga's chin.
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258 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dracul Damias!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damias moves in looking to clinch but Bunga pushes him off.
Damias looks gassed!
Bunga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bunga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunga stands up and waves to Damias to follow him.
Bunga avoids the head kick by Damias.
Bunga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Damias darts in trying to clinch
and Bunga counters with a shoot takedown. Damias fights it but they end up in guard.
Bunga pushing down on Damias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bunga lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damias tries to hold on but Bunga pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga lands with some strikes.
Bunga 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 looking to finish with strikes here!
Bunga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunga controlling the position easily from mount.
Bunga misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bunga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damias tries to reverse the position but Bunga maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bunga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bunga controlling from mount.
Bunga working the ground and pound effectively.
Bunga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damias is squirming around, avoiding Bunga's attempts to control the action.
Bunga looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga breaks from Damias's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bunga controlling from the full mount.
Damias is in a horrible position here. Bunga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bunga sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Damias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bunga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damias'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 content just to control the position here.
Bunga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that round.
That's time! Bunga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bunga gets caught flat footed, as Damias shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bunga looking to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ralph Bunga just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bunga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunga wants a takedown.
Damias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Damias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunga smiles and moves away.
Bunga scores a takedown into full mount!
Bunga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bunga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damias is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Damias can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bunga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Damias looks a forlorn figure.
Bunga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Damias is looking to escape.
Damias is desperately trying to improve his position but Bunga has a good base and remains in mount.
Bunga is landing with some decent strikes but Damias is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bunga dominating with strikes here.
Bunga controlling his opponent.
Bunga lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga working for a submission but Damias is keeping him at bay.
Bunga with a couple of short strikes.
Bunga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bunga controlling from mount.
Bunga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Damias for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damias in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Damias tries to lock up and control but Bunga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bunga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bunga working for a submission but Damias is keeping him at bay.
Damias is trying to escape the mount.
Bunga wants to finish this one by submission but Damias is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bunga.
Bunga landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bunga wants to control the pace but Damias is squirming around nicely.
Damias tries to hold on but Bunga pushes him away.
Damias is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bunga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damias is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damias is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damias is desperately trying to improve his position but Bunga has a good base and remains in mount.
Bunga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bunga wants to control the pace but Damias is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bunga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ralph Bunga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunga advances position into side control!
Damias takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Damias seems a little lost for a moment, as Bunga dominates the positioning.
Bunga is looking to take a break and control but Damias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The ground and pound from Bunga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bunga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damias is fending him off so far but Bunga persists. Nope, Damias circles away and we're back to standing.
Damias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bunga counters with a shoot takedown. Damias fights it but they end up in guard.
Bunga trying to control but Damias is working from the bottom.
Damias can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bunga controls the pace.
Bunga stands up and waves to Damias to follow him.
Ralph Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bunga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Damias down.
An elbow from Bunga crashes against the mat.
Damias is looking for a sweep.
Bunga throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Damias stops Bunga from passing to mount.
Damias is trying to control Bunga's posture but Bunga avoids it.
Damias taking a bit of punishment here - Bunga scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga happy to just control the position for now.
Bunga trying to control the action but Damias is working from the bottom.
Bunga creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bunga controlling from side mount.
Bunga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Damias to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damias is trying to escape the position but Bunga is controlling the position.
Bunga tries to move into full mount but can't pass Damias's legs.
Damias gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bunga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dracul Damias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damias is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bunga lands a big shot there that rocks Damias but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Bunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bunga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Bunga!
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