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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilij Zajtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes into the arena with Don't Shoot Shotgun blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommie Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasilij Zajtsev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zajtsev fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zajtsev.
A head kick misses from Zajtsev.
Zajtsev tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Zajtsev misses.
Zajtsev is looking to land body kicks.
Zajtsev misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
Zajtsev checks a low kick from Gunn.
Zajtsev misses with a straight left.
Gunn throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zajtsev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zajtsev regains guard immediately.
Gunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajtsev keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zajtsev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gunn prevents Zajtsev from getting back to his feet.
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
Gunn prevents Zajtsev from getting back to his feet.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Zajtsev keeps moving.
Zajtsev working a defensive guard here.
Zajtsev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gunn cracks Zajtsev with a solid left hand.
Gunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Zajtsev has wrist control.
Zajtsev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to pass the guard but Zajtsev is keeping the position.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zajtsev controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.
Gunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zajtsev wants to stand up but Gunn is controlling him.
Zajtsev has momentary wrist control but Gunn slips an elbow through the middle.
Gunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gunn drops back looking for a leg! Zajtsev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zajtsev manages to kick Gunn off! Gunn jumps back into Zajtsev's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zajtsev is keeping the position for now.
Gunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Zajtsev has wrist control.
Gunn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zajtsev looking for a sweep. Not yet Zajtsev, not yet.
Zajtsev working a defensive guard here.
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
Zajtsev wants to get back to his feet but Gunn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gunn cracks Zajtsev with a solid left hand.
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev wants to stand and escape but Gunn is having none of it.
Zajtsev looking to control.
Gunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zajtsev working a defensive guard here.
Gunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zajtsev wants to stand and escape but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
Gunn drops back looking for a leg! Zajtsev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zajtsev manages to kick Gunn off! Gunn jumps back into Zajtsev's guard.
Zajtsev working a defensive guard but Gunn passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is pressing down on Zajtsev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zajtsev is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie 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.
Zajtsev missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zajtsev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zajtsev is controlling Gunn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Zajtsev manages to get to full guard.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunn cracks Zajtsev with a solid left hand.
Zajtsev wants to stand but Gunn is controlling the position.
Gunn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zajtsev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunn stops Zajtsev from standing up.
Gunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zajtsev is keeping the position for now.
Gunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunn trying to control but Zajtsev is working from the bottom.
Gunn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gunn trying to control but Zajtsev is working from the bottom.
Zajtsev is looking to stand up but Gunn isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zajtsev is keeping the position for now.
Gunn postures up in Zajtsev's guard and throws a big left but Zajtsev blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zajtsev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn trying to control but Zajtsev is working from the bottom.
Zajtsev wants to stand and escape but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn is working Zajtsev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Zajtsev keeps moving.
Zajtsev has his hands on Gunn's head, controlling the position.
Tommie Gunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn stops Zajtsev from standing up.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zajtsev is keeping the position for now.
Gunn scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zajtsev is looking to stand up but Gunn isn't so interested in that idea.
Zajtsev controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zajtsev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gunn throwing strikes from guard but Zajtsev blocks nicely.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
Gunn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zajtsev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Zajtsev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn working some strikes from top position.
Zajtsev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn wants to pass the guard but Zajtsev is keeping the position.
Gunn stands up over Zajtsev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Gunn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Zajtsev has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zajtsev wants to get back to his feet but Gunn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gunn with a nice head shot there.
Gunn postures up in Zajtsev's guard and throws a big left but Zajtsev blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommie Gunn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zajtsev misses the jab.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zajtsev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zajtsev is looking to escape.
Zajtsev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zajtsev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zajtsev is bucking up trying to escape but Gunn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gunn with the ground and pound from mount.
Gunn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gunn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zajtsev's face.
Zajtsev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zajtsev wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gunn celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommie Gunn!
After the big win, Tommie Gunn made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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