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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gun told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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285 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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210 cm
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Gun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gun shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carwin wants to control but Gun is keeping busy.
Carwin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carwin manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
Gun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gun postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun throws a big right hand that misses.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carwin has momentary wrist control but Gun slips an elbow through the middle.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Gun cracks Carwin with a solid left hand.
Gun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
Carwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gun chips away with some ground and pound.
Gun cracks Carwin with a solid left hand.
Gun is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.
Gun distracts Carwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun throwing strikes but missing.
Gun postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gun.
Carwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gun lands a couple of digs.
Gun throws a big elbow that misses.
Carwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gun.
Gun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carwin's head.
Gun scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun chips away with some ground and pound.
Carwin has momentary wrist control but Gun slips an elbow through the middle.
Gun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gun landing with the ground and pound.
Gun landing with the ground and pound.
Gun distracts Carwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gun throwing strikes but missing.
Gun stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carwin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gun won't allow it.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gun has double underhooks.
Gun lands a takedown into guard.
Gun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gun is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.
Gun postures up and lands a big shot to Carwin's brow.
Gun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gun landing some decent shots from guard.
Gun throws a big right hand that misses.
Gun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gun is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.
Gun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gun is in close to Carwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carwin has momentary wrist control but Gun slips an elbow through the middle.
Gun works over Carwin with some ground and pound from guard.
Gun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carwin's head.
Gun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carwin's head.
Gun throws a big elbow that misses.
Gun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carwin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
Gun is working Carwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gun throws a big right hand that misses.
Gun throws a big elbow that misses.
Gun with a nice head shot there.
Gun working some strikes from top position.
Gun cracks Carwin with a solid left hand.
Gun landing with the ground and pound.
Gun is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.
Gun landing some decent shots from guard.
Gun lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gun throwing strikes but missing.
Carwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gun chips away with some ground and pound.
Gun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gun is one step ahead there.
Gun with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gun works over Carwin with some ground and pound from guard.
Gun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tommy Gun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gun working some strikes from top position.
Gun stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gun misses with the combination.
Carwin throws a hook but Gun avoids it easily.
Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
Gun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Gun throws an elbow that misses. Carwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gun's guard. Nice move by Carwin!
Gun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carwin is controlling him.
Gun scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Carwin throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Carwin gets caught flat footed, as Gun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gun throwing strikes but missing.
Gun lands a couple of digs.
Gun is working Carwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gun throws a big right hand that misses.
Gun postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
Gun stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gun is working Carwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gun postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
Gun stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gun postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
Gun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
Gun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gun scoring with some ground and pound.
Gun landing some decent shots from guard.
Gun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
Gun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gun works over Carwin with some ground and pound from guard.
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
Gun distracts Carwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gun stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tommy Gun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gun with a nice head shot there.
Gun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gun with a nice head shot there.
Gun lands a couple of digs.
Gun is in close to Carwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gun stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shane Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gun lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gun winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Tommy Gun wins by unanimous decision!
Tommy Gun really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 159's - $49 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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pop
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