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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 1427 p4p, 70 weight class) and Joseph Jostrzebski (ranked 1686 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jostrzebski's choice of entrance music: Sucker For Pain. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jostrzebski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunker. That's going to slow Jostrzebski down.
Jostrzebski lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bunker.
Jostrzebski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jostrzebski.
Bunker misses with a double jab.
Jostrzebski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunker counters with a stiff right hand.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
A head kick misses from Bunker.
Nice jab there from Jostrzebski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker dodges the punch combination from Jostrzebski.
Bunker throwing a counter right hand but Jostrzebski manages to avoid it.
Bunker dives in and grabs Jostrzebski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jostrzebski pushes down on Bunker's head and hops out.
Bunker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jostrzebski to score with a decent uppercut.
Jostrzebski throws a right hand that misses
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jostrzebski throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Jostrzebski misses.
Bunker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jostrzebski backwards.
Jostrzebski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jostrzebski checks a low kick from Bunker.
Jostrzebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
Bunker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jostrzebski throws out the jab.
Jostrzebski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunker.
A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target.
Bunker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bunker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jostrzebski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jostrzebski is staying active underneath Bunker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bunker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bunker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jostrzebski desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Bunker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jostrzebski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jostrzebski wants to get back to full guard.
Jostrzebski is refusing to be controlled, as Bunker sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski keeping control of the position.
Bunker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jostrzebski to regain full guard.
Bunker throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jostrzebski is keeping the position for now.
Bunker throws an elbow that misses. Jostrzebski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunker's guard. Nice move by Jostrzebski!
Bunker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski preventing the sweep.
Bunker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bunker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bunker throws a leg kick which misses Jostrzebski's front leg but catches the back leg as Jostrzebski tries to avoid it.
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 Tony Bunker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Bunker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jostrzebski is trying to defend but Bunker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bunker 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.
Bunker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jostrzebski trying to control but Bunker postures up.
Jostrzebski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bunker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bunker working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jostrzebski keeps working.
Jostrzebski wants to get back to full guard.
Bunker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jostrzebski can do to turn this around?
Jostrzebski keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bunker working the head and body with strikes.
Jostrzebski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunker.
Bunker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jostrzebski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jostrzebski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bunker working Jostrzebski over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throwing shots but Jostrzebski is blocking nicely.
Bunker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bunker misses with a head shot. Jostrzebski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bunker lands a couple of elbows.
Bunker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bunker is looking to work some ground and pound but Jostrzebski has wrist control.
Jostrzebski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunker is working Jostrzebski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jostrzebski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bunker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bunker trying to control but Jostrzebski is working from the bottom.
Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Jostrzebski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunker looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunker, not yet.
Bunker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jostrzebski stopping the sweep attempt from Bunker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker working a defensive guard here.
Bunker is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jostrzebski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bunker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bunker is concentrating on defense, preventing Jostrzebski from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bunker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Jostrzebski misses.
The fighters circling - Jostrzebski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunker walks into a left hand.
Bunker tries to land a leg kick but Jostrzebski saw it coming and moves away.
Bunker thumps Jostrzebski with a low kick.
Bunker stuns Jostrzebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bunker jabs Jostrzebski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunker throws a jab but it's blocked by Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunker, as that shot connected.
Jostrzebski throws out a loose jab but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jostrzebski misses with a shot to the body
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Jostrzebski misses.
Bunker darts in looking for a takedown but Jostrzebski gets double underhooks and turns Bunker into the cage.
Jostrzebski throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jostrzebski cracks Bunker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joseph Jostrzebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jostrzebski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunker tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Jostrzebski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jostrzebski misses with a wild body shot.
Jostrzebski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunker.
Jostrzebski scores with a decent looking hook.
Jostrzebski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bunker's hands.
Joseph Jostrzebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jostrzebski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jostrzebski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunker is looking to chop away at Jostrzebski's legs.
Bunker darts in looking for a takedown but Jostrzebski gets double underhooks and turns Bunker into the cage.
Jostrzebski throws a big shot that misses.
Bunker motions for Jostrzebski to come forward. Bunker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski misses with a right hand
enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jostrzebski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bunker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bunker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bunker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunker throws a leg kick which misses Jostrzebski's front leg but catches the back leg as Jostrzebski tries to avoid it.
Bunker misses with a head kick.
Bunker moves away from the strike by Jostrzebski.
Bunker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tony Bunker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jostrzebski misses with a straight left.
Bunker gets the takedown into side control.
Bunker working the ground and pound but Jostrzebski is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Bunker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jostrzebski keeps working.
Bunker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jostrzebski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jostrzebski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bunker is looking to take a break and control but Jostrzebski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bunker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jostrzebski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bunker in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bunker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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.
Bunker wants to take a breather but Jostrzebski manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bunker.
Bunker stays in close to Jostrzebski's body and controls the position.
Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Jostrzebski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bunker controlling Jostrzebski's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Bunker.
Well Bunker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bunker!
Tony Bunker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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