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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gunn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn moves into the clinch.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling the position.
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Walker looks to clinch
and Gunn counters with a low kick, right behind Walker 's knee.
Gunn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Gunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a head kick.
Gunn misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn counters with a body kick that stops Walker in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Gunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Gunn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walker uses from the top position.
Walker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Walker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gunn has his feet on Walker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A jab from Walker misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simon Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Gunn's head but Gunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Gunn.
Gunn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Walker!
Gunn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walker?
Walker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunn trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Walker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gunn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gunn tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gunn working Walker over with strikes here.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the head.
Gunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunn won't let Walker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gunn lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that 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.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn throws a head kick that half lands.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunn moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Walker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Gunn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gunn gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gunn connects with a high kick.
Simon Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
Walker clinches but Gunn breaks the clinch
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters by clinching up.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Gunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunn.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
Walker pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands a left hand.
Gunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gunn moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunn off to one side.
Simon Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunn.
Walker is working an open guard so Gunn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a leg kick
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunn.
Gunn lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker stuns Gunn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Gunn counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Gunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Gunn counters with a leg kick.
Gunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A low kick from Walker misses
and Gunn counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunn.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters by clinching up.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunn.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a head kick.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Gunn lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunn counters with a head kick.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a head kick.
Walker thows a leg kick but Gunn checks it
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walker misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Walker wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn counters by clinching up.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker lands a body punch.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Gunn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gunn stands up from Walker's guard - Gunn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Walker throws a head kick that misses
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Gunn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Walker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Walker throws a head kick that misses
and Gunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunn.
Gunn stands up from Walker's guard - Gunn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gunn throws a head kick that half lands.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walker has his feet on Gunn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn blocks a leg kick.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Gunn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tommy Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Simon Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gunn moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Gunn blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!
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