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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields has chosen The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields misses with a straight left.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunga is just out of range.
Shields falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jake Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shields misses the jab.
Bunga cracks the inside of Shields's front leg.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Shields shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good work by Bunga as he checks the leg kick.
Shields misses with the combination.
Bunga thumps Shields with a low kick.
Shields takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Bunga.
Bunga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shields.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bunga.
Shields throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Shields throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields misses with the body kick
and Bunga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shields's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bunga lands with a kick to the temple. Shields shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dale Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunga manages to avoid it.
Bunga throws a nice head kick!
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunga is looking to slow Shields down with leg kicks.
Shields throws a leg kick but Bunga checks it.
Bunga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shields has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shields misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Bunga slams his shin into Shields's torso.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Bunga.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunga.
A slow jab from Shields misses its intended target.
Bunga is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shields throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunga. That's going to slow Shields down.
Shields throws a jab when Bunga was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bunga. Shields shrugs it off though.
Shields misses with a looping right.
Bunga scores with a spinning back kick!
Bunga misses the shot to the body.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunga.
Bunga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunga.
Bunga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunga.
Shields chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunga can pounce on him.
Shields tries to bum rush Bunga with a series of wild strikes but Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been informed that Shields has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A solid body kick from Bunga.
Shields has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunga.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shields swings for the body but Bunga moves out of range.
Shields has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunga.
Bunga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shields.
Shields throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shields is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shields throws a right and a left that Bunga avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunga is just out of range.
Shields takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shields looks winded!
That kick from Bunga tenderised Shields's leg. Shields is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunga dodges the punch combination from Shields.
Bunga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shields misses with a left hand
and Bunga counters with a head kick. That will keep Shields thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bunga misses with a straight right.
Shields takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bunga connects with a solid leg kick.
Shields misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunga throws a head kick that Shields semi-blocks.
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Shields misses with a hook.
Bunga thows a body kick. Shields tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Bunga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shields throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bunga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dale Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Bunga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shields will feel that in the morning.
Bunga misses with a straight left.
Bunga feints and then cracks Shields's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shields down.
Good leg kick by Bunga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bunga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bunga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
Bunga misses with the combination.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. Shields looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shields takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shields takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunga avoids the body shot from Shields.
Bunga scores with a nice body kick.
Dale Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.
Bunga ducks under a wild hook from Shields.
A combination from Shields does no damage.
Shields misses the jab.
Crunch! Bunga slams his shin into Shields's torso.
Shields has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bunga.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Bunga misses with a straight left.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunga fakes the leg kick and cracks Shields in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunga.
Shields throws a body kick that misses
and Bunga counters with a solid body kick.
Shields gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bunga counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shields takes a step back to recover.
Bunga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shields darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bunga is trying to stand up here but Shields is controlling him well.
Bunga punching from the bottom.
Bunga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shields.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bunga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bunga missing with punches from the bottom.
Shields is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bunga has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga gets back to full guard.
Shields is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shields drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Shields seems to have locked his on tight now - Bunga screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Shields, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jake Shields!
Jake Shields was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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