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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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12 - 1 - 1 |
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunga throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Bunga shows good takedown defense.
Bunga throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Bunga bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Bunga with a big right hand but Bunga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bunga sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bunga is trying to control but can't.
Bunga tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Bunga uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Bunga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Bunga!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga forces his way into half guard.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bunga trying to control the pace.
Johnson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Bunga manages to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga'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 tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bunga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bunga misses with an uppercut.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Bunga.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bunga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Bart Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Bunga misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a combination. Bunga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bunga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bart Bunga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Bunga throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson feints and as Bunga raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bunga pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Bunga kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bunga counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson looks winded!
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Bunga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunga is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Bunga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bunga misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bunga throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunga slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bunga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bunga misses with a looping right.
Bunga misses with a looping right.
Dave Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Bunga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bunga but Bunga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson slips a jab from Bunga.
Bunga looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Dave Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Bunga ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bunga counters with a right hand to the body.
Bart Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bunga tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bunga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bunga throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Bunga closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Bunga misses with a body punch.
Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bart Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Bunga misses.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Bunga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bunga. That snapped Johnson's head back.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bunga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Bunga's guard.
Bunga manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga misses with a hook.
As Bunga backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Bunga manages to avoid it all.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunga cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Bunga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunga lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bunga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bunga circles away easily
and Bunga counters with a flying knee that drops Johnson! Bunga dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Bunga!
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hype
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