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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rik Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen England belongs to me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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157 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rik Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunn misses the jab.
Gunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lock swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with an outside leg kick.
Lock misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a body kick.
Gunn ducks right into an uppercut from Lock.
Lock misses with a wild body shot.
Lock looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gunn tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Gunn loads up on a big right hand but Lock slips the punch.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Lock misses the body punch
and Gunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn has Lock pressed against the cage, preventing Lock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn cracks Lock with a nice body shot.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lock can't break the clinch.
Lock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Lock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lock has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lock tries to circle away but Gunn has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Gunn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lock is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Lock fails to pull guard.
Gunn slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lock blocks the elbow strike.
Gunn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunn taking a breather.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lock's efforts to push away.
Lock blocks an elbow strike from Gunn.
A head punch on the inside from Lock fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lock's defenses.
Lock jumps guard but Gunn stands there with Lock around his waist. Lock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rik Lock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Lock won't want to take too many of those.
Gunn slows down the pace here.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lock.
Lock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lock's face.
Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Gunn is looking to control Lock's arms but Lock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Gunn controlling the action here for a moment.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lock is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Gunn.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Lock is out of range.
Lock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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.
Lock misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn throws a poor cross that misses
and Lock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
Lock misses with a left hand
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn moves out of range as Lock strikes.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Lock.
Lock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Lock misses
and Gunn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lock misses with a series of wild punches.
Lock lands with a right hand.
Lock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Lock misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gunn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gunn moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunn has Lock pressed against the cage, preventing Lock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lock is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Gunn.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lock's face.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lock is defending well for now.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunn misses with a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Lock lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunn.
Lock misses with a body punch.
Gunn keeps control of Lock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lock has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Lock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the cage.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lock's defenses.
Gunn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Gunn.
Lock is trying to break free.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunn.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Lock 's eye.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lock's defenses.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lock lands a nice uppercut.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Lock gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gunn regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunn trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Lock from controlling successfully.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lock thows a big elbow that misses.
Lock scoring with some ground and pound.
Lock preventing the sweep.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Lock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Lock wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Lock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lock goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gunn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lock's guard! Nice work there by Gunn!
Lock looking to control.
Gunn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lock's guard.
Lock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lock trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Gunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lock misses with a body shot
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunn darts in trying to clinch
and Lock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lock.
Lock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gunn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lock somewhat.
Lock is looking to wear down Gunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lock misses with a left hand
and Gunn counters with a head kick.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lock throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lock misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunn.
Gunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Gunn.
Ray Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lock.
Lock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunn's hands.
Gunn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lock throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lock swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a leg kick.
Gunn tries to clinch but Lock moves out of range.
Lock misses the jab.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Lock pushes him off.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Lock misses.
Gunn throws the left hand but Lock avoids the punch easily.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lock manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock throws a looping overhand right but Gunn ducks down to avoid it.
Lock misses with a lunging right hand
and Gunn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lock ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Gunn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Lock coming out on top.
Lock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lock.
Lock jabs at Gunn's body.
Lock scores with a nice strike.
Lock misses with a straight left.
Gunn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lock winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn gets back to full guard.
Gunn trying to control the position.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn is looking to stand up but Lock isn't so interested in that idea.
Lock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lock wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Lock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rik Lock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunn 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Gunn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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