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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Todd Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimo Dragon Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunther comes into the arena with Common - Make My Day blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Gunther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultimo Dragon Deux!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon Deux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunther throws a head kick but Dragon Deux moves out of range.
Dragon Deux fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunther feints and as Dragon Deux raises his hands in defense, Gunther changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gunther controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunther throwing strikes but missing.
Dragon Deux has Gunther pulled in close to control his posture.
Gunther pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragon Deux is keeping the position for now.
Gunther slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon Deux trying to control the position.
Gunther is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gunther is pushing down on Dragon Deux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dragon Deux is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunther has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gunther wants to pass to mount but Dragon Deux is defending the position.
Dragon Deux is trying to maintain the position but Gunther is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gunther wants to pass the guard but Dragon Deux is defending well.
Gunther is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon Deux is looking for a sweep. Gunther is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther stalling.
Gunther throwing shots but Dragon Deux is blocking nicely.
Gunther not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunther perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gunther is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Gunther with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dragon Deux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragon Deux wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Gunther dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dragon Deux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon Deux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunther slips a straight right by Dragon Deux.
Dragon Deux tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon Deux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon Deux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunther tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragon Deux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon Deux clinches but Gunther breaks the clinch
and Gunther counters with a nice leg kick.
Gunther throws a head kick that misses.
Todd Gunther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon Deux looks to land a right hand but Gunther moved out of range.
Dragon Deux tries to clinch up
and Gunther finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dragon Deux is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon Deux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunther counters by clinching up.
Gunther looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gunther is pressed up against the cage. Dragon Deux has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunther down to the mat. Gunther avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big head kick from Gunther and Dragon Deux is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like Ultimo Dragon Deux has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunther not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gunther tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragon Deux is retaining full guard.
Gunther sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gunther gets to his feet - Dragon Deux follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunther misses with a head kick.
Gunther scores with a jab to the body.
Gunther wants to clinch.
Donk. Gunther catches Dragon Deux right on the button with a cross.
Dragon Deux misses with a shot to the body
and Gunther counters by clinching up.
Gunther just leaning against Dragon Deux, taking a breather.
Gunther with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gunther.
Dragon Deux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gunther tries a knee to the head but Dragon Deux blocks it.
Gunther landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunther lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunther is pushing Dragon Deux up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunther with a knee to the head.
Gunther with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragon Deux with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunther unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragon Deux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunther looking to throw knees to the head but Dragon Deux is blocking nicely.
Gunther gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunther blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunther connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dragon Deux's face.
Dragon Deux avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Gunther misses with a knee to the head.
Dragon Deux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunther missing with knees to the body.
Dragon Deux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunthers head.
Gunther scores with a knee to the head.
Gunther landing knees to the body.
Gunther lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunther misses with a knee to the head.
Dragon Deux scores with a knee to the head.
Dragon Deux tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dragon Deux misses with a knee strike.
Gunther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon Deux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gunther looking to throw knees to the head but Dragon Deux is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Dragon Deux.
Dragon Deux looking for a takedown.
Todd Gunther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimo Dragon Deux.
Dragon Deux avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Dragon Deux avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Dragon Deux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunther is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Dragon Deux.
Gunther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon Deux.
Dragon Deux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunther has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunther scores with a knee to the head.
Dragon Deux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragon Deux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunther lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragon Deux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragon Deux blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunther on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon Deux looking to throw knees to the head but Gunther is blocking nicely.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but Dragon Deux blocks with his arms.
Dragon Deux looking for a takedown.
Dragon Deux can't get the takedown.
Dragon Deux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunther walks away with a smile on his face. Dragon Deux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gunther throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Gunther dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ultimo Dragon Deux's cut.
That's time! Gunther's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gunther rushes Dragon Deux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dragon Deux goes for a takedown attempt but Gunther pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dragon Deux tries to clinch but Gunther moves away
and Gunther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd Gunther is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunther circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunther counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunther.
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragon Deux drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gunther gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dragon Deux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunther blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunther landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunther scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunther lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragon Deux as Gunther tries to tie him up.
Dragon Deux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunther landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dragon Deux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunther scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragon Deux tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunther avoids the damage to the body.
Gunther lands an elbow inside that Dragon Deux shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther trying to control the position but instead, Dragon Deux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunther into the cage.
Dragon Deux avoiding damage as Gunther throws knees to the body.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunther managing to block the knees to the body from Dragon Deux.
Gunther crunches a lovely knee into Dragon Deux's ribcage.
Gunther scores with a knee to the head.
Dragon Deux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Todd Gunther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimo Dragon Deux.
Gunther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragon Deux blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragon Deux avoids the elbow strike from Gunther, against the cage.
Dragon Deux gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gunther seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon Deux won't allow Gunther to sweep him here.
Dragon Deux must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gunther seems keen to control Dragon Deux's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon Deux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunther wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gunther'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Todd Gunther just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gunther just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd Gunther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunther.
Dragon Deux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunther counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther slips under a jab.
Gunther closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gunther comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dragon Deux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunther counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Gunther.
Gunther lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunther misses with a knee to the head.
Ultimo Dragon Deux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunther tries to land a knee to the head but Dragon Deux blocks with his arms.
Gunther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragon Deux.
Gunther avoiding damage as Dragon Deux throws knees to the body.
Gunther misses with a knee to the head.
Gunther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dragon Deux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunther.
Gunther crunches a lovely knee into Dragon Deux's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Gunther showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunther 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Gunther!
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