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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Tarav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarav has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Martin Tarav is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy 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, Martin Tarav!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn dives in and grabs Tarav's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarav pushes down on Gunn's head and hops out.
Tarav looks gassed!
Gunn walks into a left hand.
Gunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tarav sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarav tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tarav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
Tarav can't get the takedown.
Gunn wants to break free but Tarav has control.
Gunn successfully pulls guard.
Tarav being controlled here momentarily.
Gunn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tarav!
Gunn wants to finish this one by submission but Tarav is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gunn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunn'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarav is looking to get to half guard.
Gunn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Gunn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tarav gets tackled into the cage by Gunn. Gunn maintains the clinch.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarav stuffs the takedown.
Gunn fails to land the takedown.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Tarav moves out of range easily.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarav circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn lands with a good body shot.
Tarav is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarav shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.
Gunn rushes Tarav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn is pushing Tarav up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarav closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunn looks for a takedown but Tarav sprawls well.
Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Tarav in a clinch.
Tarav keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn instigates a clinch.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gunn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gunn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tarav is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn seems keen to control Tarav's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tarav manages to get himself to full guard.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
Gunn throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarav being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Gunn.
Gunn throws a wild body kick that Tarav sees coming a mile off.
Gunn rushes Tarav and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tarav has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Gunn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gunn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarav pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.
Gunn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gunn trying to control the action but Tarav is working from the bottom.
Gunn is looking to advance position but Tarav won't allow it.
Gunn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is controlling the pace.
Gunn works his way into side control.
Gunn happy to just control the position for now.
Gunn decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that second round.
That's time! Gunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Tarav. No joy for Gunn on that attempt.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn stalling the fight.
Gunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Gunn jumps guard and drags Tarav to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gunn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tarav is trying to escape the mount.
Gunn tries to control but Tarav wriggling away.
Tarav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn controlling his opponent.
Tarav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gunn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gunn controlling the pace for now.
Gunn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn controlling from mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Gunn.
Gunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarav circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn looks for a takedown but Tarav sprawls well.
Gunn scores with a nice head shot.
Tarav slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunn misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Tarav moves out of range easily.
Tarav shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tarav.
Gunn has Tarav up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Tarav won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Tarav uses from the top position.
Martin Tarav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunn wants to stand but Tarav is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunn 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!
A determined Tommy Gunn didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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