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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khumpai Prayut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khumpai Prayut acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
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174 cm
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144 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Gunn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khumpai Prayut! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gunn works over Prayut's head and body with a nice combination. Prayut will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Prayut. Gunn swinging wildly here.
Prayut tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prayut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gunn lands with a nice combination. Prayut backs away looking to recover. Prayut tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Prayut backing up. Prayut nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes. Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn counters with a slapping leg kick. Prayut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Prayut lands a high kick!
Prayut misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunn throws a right hand that Prayut ducks under and follows up with a left that Prayut also avoids with ease. A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Prayut was not able to check. Prayut slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Prayut throws a head kick that misses. Prayut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Prayut avoids it well. Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Prayut. Prayut maintains the clinch. Gunn tries to break free but Prayut pushes him back against the cage. Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn is trying to push Prayut away but Prayut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prayut has him pressed against the cage. Gunn working hard to break the clinch. Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Prayut keeps him there for the moment. Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Prayut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Gunn is trying to break free. Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Prayut has the dominant position. Prayut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Prayut obliges. A knee to the head by Prayut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prayut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Prayut backing up. Prayut nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Prayut will be more careful next time no doubt. Prayut slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Prayut throws a low kick but Gunn avoids it. Prayut throws a nice inside leg kick. Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Prayut has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.
Prayut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prayut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Prayut obliges. A frustrated look appears on Gunn's face as he tries to break the clinch. Prayut has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Prayut breaks the clinch.
Prayut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Gunn lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A clash of legs there as Gunn blocks the low kick. Prayut tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Prayut thows a leg kick but Gunn checks it and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khumpai Prayut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gunn throws a right hand that Prayut ducks under and follows up with a left that Prayut also avoids with ease. Gunn throws a right hand that Prayut ducks under and follows up with a left that Prayut also avoids with ease. Gunn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Gunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prayut can pounce on him.
Prayut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Prayut is looking to score with low kicks. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand! A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Prayut will be more careful next time no doubt. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Prayut will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prayut wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance. Prayut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Prayut throws a quick inside leg kick. Gunn checks a leg kick. Prayut tried to score with a low kick but Gunn checks it. Gunn lands a head shot. Prayut throws a leg kick that is checked and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Prayut will be more careful next time no doubt. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Prayut backing up. Prayut nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes. Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gunn lunges at Prayut with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prayut's hand. A low kick from Prayut is predictable there and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Prayut fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khumpai Prayut 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.
Prayut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Prayut is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prayut has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prayut and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Prayut throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn counters with a two punch combo. Prayut doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Prayut avoids nicely. Prayut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prayut moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off. Prayut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A bone on bone clash there as Gunn blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prayut feints and then cracks Gunn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunn down. Prayut tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Prayut throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Prayut moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunn throws a series of punches but Prayut avoids them all with ease. Gunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab. No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Prayut is predictable there and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Prayut fails in his attempt to clinch. Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing. Gunn with a nice cross. Gunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Prayut. Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Prayut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunn blocks a low kick nicely. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prayut. Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prayut.
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. Prayut tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn misses with a low kick. Prayut throws a lazy head kick and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand! Prayut is looking to clinch. Gunn throws a series of punches but Prayut moves out of range. Gunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prayut circles away quickly and effectively. A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand. A low kick from Prayut is predictable there and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand. Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Prayut throws a head kick that misses and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Prayut is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Prayut throws a leg kick that is checked and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut. Gunn is working the combinations to good effect here. Prayut dodges the punch combination from Gunn.
Prayut throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunn avoids the head kick by Prayut.
Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Prayut will be more careful next time no doubt. Gunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Prayut is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Prayut throws a lazy head kick and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Prayut is breathing heavily. Prayut closes the distance looking to clinch and Prayut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Prayut darts in trying to clinch and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Prayut backing up. Prayut nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes. Tommy Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
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. Prayut tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range. Gunn throws a series of punches but Prayut moves out of range. Prayut is looking to clinch. Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prayut. No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunn tries to bum rush Prayut with a series of wild strikes but Prayut uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Prayut is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Gunn misses with a wild combination.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Prayut throws a nice outside leg kick. Prayut throws a leg kick that is checked and Gunn counters with an inside leg kick. Gunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prayut. Prayut tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn counters with a two punch combo. Prayut thows a leg kick but Gunn checks it and Gunn counters with a head kick. That will keep Prayut thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Prayut tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it. Prayut scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Prayut really felt that one! Prayut is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with a two punch combo. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn lands with an overhand left. A low kick from Prayut is predictable there and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand. Prayut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prayut throws a leg kick that is checked and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Prayut is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Prayut slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Prayut is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Prayut is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
A combination from Gunn does no damage. Gunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Prayut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Prayut landing knees to the head.
Prayut lands a knee to the body.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prayut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Prayut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn tries to bum rush Prayut with a series of wild strikes but Prayut uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Prayut moves into the clinch. Prayut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prayut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Prayut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Prayut 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. Prayut checks the leg kick. Gunn scores with a one two! Prayut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prayut. Prayut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prayut checks a leg kick. Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Prayut. The fight stays on the outside here - Prayut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunn looks to land a combination but Prayut avoids it well. Prayut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gunn is able to avoid easily. Gunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Prayut. A low kick from Prayut is predictable there and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Prayut backing up. Prayut nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes. Prayut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Prayut is looking to land body kicks. Gunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prayut. Prayut obviously looking to wear him down.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prayut moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off. Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gunn misses. Gunn misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Prayut misses with a leg kick and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Prayut backing up. Prayut nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes. Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Prayut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Prayut tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Prayut thows a leg kick but Gunn checks it and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut. Gunn swinging wildly here.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Prayut avoids them all with ease. Prayut throws a leg kick and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A low kick from Prayut misses and Gunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prayut's knee momentarily. Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prayut. Prayut wants to land a leg kick but Gunn is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Gunn. I think Gunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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