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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stomp Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joonas Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stomp Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Bunga with that takedown attempt.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joonas Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stomp Bunga.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunga successfully pulls guard.
Bunga keeping moving, preventing Saarinen from controlling successfully.
Bunga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bunga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bunga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunga thows a huge punch but Saarinen dodges it nicely.
Saarinen is refusing to be controlled, as Bunga sits in half guard.
Saarinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Bunga.
Bunga looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen kicks Bunga off and gets back to his feet.
Bunga wants to clinch but Saarinen slips to the side
and Saarinen counters by clinching up.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saarinen smiles and moves away.
Saarinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Saarinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bunga tries for a takedown but Saarinen circles away easily
and Saarinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saarinen lands a shoulder strike.
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Saarinen won't allow it.
Bunga can't get the takedown.
Bunga takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Saarinen.
Bunga jumps guard but Saarinen stands there with Bunga around his waist. Bunga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Saarinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bunga drops back down to his feet.
Bunga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saarinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunga. That's going to slow Saarinen down.
Stomp Bunga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saarinen moves into the clinch.
Saarinen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bunga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunga keeping moving, preventing Saarinen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunga trying to strike off his back.
Bunga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Saarinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bunga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarinen but Saarinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bunga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saarinen misses with a straight left.
Saarinen darts in trying to clinch
and Saarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four 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.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Saarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunga counters with an outside leg kick.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saarinen as he jumps to the side.
Saarinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunga counters with a thumping low kick.
Bunga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saarinen tries to avoid it but Bunga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saarinen to the ground. Saarinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bunga fakes the leg kick and cracks Saarinen in the body.
Bunga looks to land a body kick but Saarinen moved away.
Bunga fails to land the takedown.
A left and a right from Bunga both land. Nice combination.
Bunga tries to clinch
and Saarinen moves into the clinch.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Saarinen won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Saarinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunga tries for a takedown but Saarinen circles away easily
and Saarinen counters with a takedown into side control.
Bunga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saarinen off and has taken his back!
Saarinen tries to escape but Bunga has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bunga is not going to allow Saarinen to sit and survive in this position.
Bunga trying to control momentarily.
Saarinen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Saarinen tries to break free.
Saarinen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Saarinen wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunga tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Saarinen.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saarinen as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a nice hook to Bunga's body. Bunga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Saarinen with that takedown attempt.
Saarinen misses with a low kick.
Bunga swats away the attempt to clinch by Saarinen.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saarinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saarinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saarinen.
Bunga is looking to control Saarinen's arms but Saarinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bunga has his back to the cage.
Saarinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunga.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joonas Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stomp Bunga.
Both fighters circling a little - Bunga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bunga shoots and misses
and Saarinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saarinen.
Saarinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saarinen wants a takedown.
Saarinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bunga's face.
Bunga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saarinen trying to land knees to the body.
Bunga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saarinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saarinen lands an elbow that stopped Bunga in his tracks for a moment.
Bunga tries to score a body lock takedown but Saarinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bunga looking for a takedown.
Bunga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saarinen misses with an elbow strike.
Saarinen keeps control of Bunga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Saarinen.
Bunga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saarinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saarinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saarinen smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga shoots and misses
and Saarinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Saarinen tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Bunga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saarinen.
Bunga wants to break free but Saarinen has control.
Saarinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saarinen is thwarting Bunga's attempts to control the position.
Saarinen tries to pass to full mount but Bunga defends it.
Bunga actively working from the bottom here.
Saarinen stops Bunga from getting back to his feet.
Bunga is not content to let Saarinen control the position.
Bunga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saarinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bunga trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saarinen stuffs the takedown.
Saarinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Bunga fails to pull guard.
Bunga pulls guard effortlessly.
Saarinen postures up.
Bunga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saarinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunga is trying to control the position but Saarinen postures up.
Bunga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saarinen throwing strikes from guard but Bunga blocks nicely.
Bunga wants to get back to his feet but Saarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saarinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Bunga tries to pull guard but Saarinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bunga drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonas Saarinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunga dodges the punch combination from Saarinen.
Bunga tries to clinch
and Saarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bunga's guard.
Saarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunga trying to control the position.
Saarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saarinen prevents Bunga from getting back to his feet.
Saarinen distracts Bunga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saarinen gets to his feet. Bunga looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bunga lands a high kick!
Bunga has his takedown stuffed
and Saarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bunga's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Joonas Saarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saarinen stops Bunga from standing up.
Bunga controls Saarinen momentarily but Saarinen frees himself.
Saarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunga is looking to stand back up but Saarinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bunga.
Bunga takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Saarinen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bunga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saarinenis looking to pass into half guard but Bunga pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bunga is in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunga trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga pushes down on Saarinen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Saarinen is looking to improve his position.
Saarinen wants to get back to his feet.
Saarinen is in trouble now - Bunga has advanced to mount!
Saarinen tries to improve his position but instead Bunga has taken his back!
Bunga trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bunga is trying to stick to Saarinen's back but Saarinen is turning into Bunga. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bunga's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Saarinen.
Saarinen throwing strikes from guard but Bunga blocks nicely.
Saarinen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bunga, up you get!
Saarinen shoots in for a double leg but Bunga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joonas Saarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saarinen clinches up against the cage.
Bunga is trying to stall.
Saarinen lands a knee to the body.
Bunga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saarinen smiles and moves away.
Saarinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saarinen pushes Bunga up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Saarinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunga avoids the damage to the body.
Saarinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saarinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga trying to land knees to the body.
Saarinen manages to break the clinch.
Bunga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saarinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joonas Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stomp Bunga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunga's head.
Bunga wants to get back to his feet.
Saarinen is nestled in close to Bunga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bunga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bunga.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saarinen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bunga's guard.
Saarinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saarinen won't allow Bunga to get back to his feet.
Saarinen looking to sit in guard and control but Bunga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saarinen wants to hit a switch here but Bunga passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Saarinen there!
Bunga is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Saarinen is surviving well by controlling Bunga's body position as best he can.
Stomp Bunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga prevents Saarinen from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joonas Saarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saarinen, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joonas Saarinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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