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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 4527 p4p, 4569 weight class) and Peter Starline (ranked 0 p4p, 146 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Starline!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starline tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starline moves into the clinch.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Starline has him pressed against the cage.
Starline lands a left hand.
Starline has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Starline lands an uppercut.
It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Starline manages to pull guard.
Starline controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn won't allow Starline to sweep him here.
Gunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starline scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gunn looks to throw a body kick
and Starline counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunn misses the jab.
Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Starline has taken the fight into the clinch.
Starline swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starline manages to break the clinch.
Starline shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Gunn throws a big counter combination but Starline scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Starline defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starline.
Peter Starline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starline swivels and escapes.
Starline with a poor takedown
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Starline will be more careful next time no doubt.
Starline looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Starline throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gunn's waist but Gunn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Starline off to one side.
Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Starline in a clinch.
Gunn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Starline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starline circles away.
Gunn drives through and clinches with Starline against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is looking for a takedown.
Gunn jumps into guard, dragging Starline to the mat.
Starline lands a couple of elbows.
Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Starline really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gunn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Starline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
Gunn gets to his feet - Starline follows without any prompting.
Gunn goes for a double leg but Starline avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Starline continues to drive forward.
Starline wants to counter the offense by Gunn and move into the clinch position.
Starline misses with a double jab.
Gunn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starline wants to counter with a clinch but Gunn pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Starline will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gunn closes the distance and pushes Starline back into the cage.
Starline misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starline shoots in and gets a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Gunn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Starline manages to break the clinch.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Gunn with that takedown attempt.
Starline throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starline misses with a series of wild punches.
Starline is breathing heavily.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Starline moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starline gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gunn taking a breather.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starline.
Gunn pulls guard successfully.
Tommy Gunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunn is trying to control the position but Starline postures up.
Starline missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starline lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Starline working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gunn's head.
Starline throws a big right hand that misses.
Starline lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Starline must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunn, not yet.
Gunn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Starline can do anything to dispel that myth.
Starline is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunn passes Starline's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gunn trying to control the pace.
Gunn is working for a kimura but Starline is defending it quite comfortably.
Gunn is looking to take a break and control but Starline is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunn is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Starline gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starline manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Starline fails to land with a series of punches.
Starline does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Starline tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunn swivels and escapes.
Gunn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starline tries to avoid it but Gunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starline to the ground. Starline escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starline's waist but Starline gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunn off to one side.
Gunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starline 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 is looking to clinch.
Starline feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gunn is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Starline gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gunn.
Starline lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starline.
Starline breaks from the clinch.
Starline shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gunn defends it nicely.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starline throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Nice sprawl there from Starline as Gunn shoots in.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Starline as he jumps to the side.
Starline has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Starline wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starline is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gunn manages to pull guard.
Gunn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Starline won't allow Gunn to sweep him here.
Starline is in close to Gunn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Starline tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Gunn wants to sweep here but Starline controlling him for the moment.
Gunn working for a triangle but Starline defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starline working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Starline scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Starline throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gunn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Starline scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Starline cracks Gunn with a solid left hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Starline as he checks the leg kick.
Gunn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Starline defends well and Gunn ends up having to push Starline into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Starline throws a counter combo.
Starline closes the distance and pushes Gunn back into the cage.
Starline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Starline gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the cage.
Starline has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Starline jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunn walks away with a smile on his face. Starline gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Gunn with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starline pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gunn back to the cage. Starline follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Starline comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Starline has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Starline!
Peter Starline thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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