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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen AC DC - Big Gun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses the jab.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Bourque as he connects with a hook.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque cracks Gunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Gunn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Bourque.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bourque sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunn somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Bourque moves out of range easily.
Gunn throws a nice looking combination but Bourque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
Gunn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bourque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Gunn's shoulder, as Gunn tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Paul Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Bourque throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Gunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bourque keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bourque is not content to let Gunn control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque prevents Gunn from moving into mount.
Gunn wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
Gunn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gunn controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque is not content to let Gunn control the position.
Gunn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bourque has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Gunn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bourque slips a straight right by Gunn.
Bourque misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glenn Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourque misses with a double jab
letting Gunn counter with a right hand.
Bourque digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
Gunn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bourque gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gunn throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Gunn takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Gunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourque's waist but Bourque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunn off to one side.
Gunn throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn fails to land the takedown.
Bourque drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque throws the left hand but Gunn avoids the punch easily.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunn.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourque lands a body shot.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque with a hook.
Gunn throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Gunn tries to score with a low kick but Bourque moves his leg out of the way.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bourque misses with a hook.
Bourque with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque lands a jab-cross combination.
Bourque walks into a stiff left hand from Gunn.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Bourque misses the jab.
Bourque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bourque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gunn misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a low kick, right behind Bourque 's knee.
Bourque lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Gunn.
Bourque throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Gunn misses the target.
Bourque scores with a decent looking hook.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Bourque scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn blocks a jab.
Gunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
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 Paul Bourque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Bourque walks into a jab.
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourque.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn moves away from the strike by Bourque.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourque misses the target.
Gunn slips a jab from Bourque.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Bourque gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bourque dives on top into guard.
Gunn trying to keep a closed guard but Bourque is proving a slippery customer.
Bourque tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Gunn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bourque puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunn's head.
Bourque wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunn is looking to control Bourque's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gunn avoid being mounted?
Gunn gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn controls Bourque momentarily but Bourque frees himself.
Bourque got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bourque has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Bourque wants to stand but Gunn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bourque has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunn is trying to control the position but Bourque postures up.
Gunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bourque gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bourque has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gunn is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourque decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bourque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Gunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bourque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Gunn!
A relieved looking Glenn Gunn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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