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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Guarda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Guarda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hamish Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guarda shoots in and bounces Gunn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guarda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn has momentary wrist control but Guarda slips an elbow through the middle.
Guarda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guarda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunn on the ground.
Guarda throws a big elbow that misses.
Guarda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunn is keeping the position for now.
Guarda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guarda gets to his feet - Gunn follows without any prompting.
Guarda has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Guarda won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guarda.
Gunn is trying to push Guarda away but Guarda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guarda has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guarda lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Gunn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guarda walks away with a smile on his face. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guarda wants to clinch.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt
and Guarda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guarda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Guarda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nate Guarda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamish Gunn.
Guarda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guarda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guarda tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn can't get the takedown.
Gunn looks gassed!
Gunn is trying to drag Guarda to the mat but Guarda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guarda stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarda trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guarda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Guarda, against the cage.
Guarda struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Guarda slowing the pace effectively.
Gunn avoiding damage as Guarda throws knees to the body.
Guarda lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Guarda.
Guarda pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn jumps guard but Guarda turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gunn tries to break free but Guarda pushes him back against the cage.
Guarda gets underhooks to prevent Gunn's takedown attempt.
Gunn is trying to force a seperation but Guarda has the dominant position.
Guarda misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guarda.
Guarda seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Guarda missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Guarda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guarda closes the distance and pushes Gunn back into the cage.
Guarda is stalling here.
Guarda tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Guarda back against the cage.
Gunn jumps guard but Guarda stands there with Gunn around his waist. Gunn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Guarda has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Guarda fails to land.
Guarda swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gunn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guarda leaning against his opponent.
Guarda misses with a body punch.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Guarda blocks with his arms.
Guarda missing with knees to the body.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guarda.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guarda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guarda fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunn avoids it really well and circles away.
Guarda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guarda showed some decent athleticism there.
Guarda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guarda postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gunn to stand up.
Gunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Guarda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guarda feints and as Gunn raises his hands in defense, Guarda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Guarda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guarda chips away with some ground and pound.
Guarda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guarda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Guarda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Guarda from controlling successfully.
Guarda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarda trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn is working an open guard so Guarda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Guarda throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gunn was covering up waiting for the punch and Guarda finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Guarda scoring with some ground and pound.
Guarda is pushing down on Gunn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gunn is fighting to maintain full guard but Guarda has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is trying to stand up here but Guarda is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guarda is working away from the top position though.
Guarda working Gunn over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Guarda dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Guarda shoots in.
Guarda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guarda stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Guarda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Guarda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guarda decides to stand up.
Guarda gets a double leg takedown into Gunn's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarda throws a big right hand that misses.
Guarda tries to stand but Gunn is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guarda stands up from Gunn's guard - Guarda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guarda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamish Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guarda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Guarda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guarda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails with the takedown.
Guarda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gunn!
Guarda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guarda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guarda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Guarda with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn tries to hold on but Guarda postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarda with a couple of short strikes.
Guarda working the ground and pound effectively.
Guarda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gunn looks a forlorn figure.
Guarda unloading with bombs!
Guarda cracks Gunn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guarda landing strikes from the mount.
Guarda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gunn's face.
Guarda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Guarda landing strikes from the mount and Gunn is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guarda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guarda landing strikes from the mount.
Guarda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Guarda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guarda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gunn looks a forlorn figure.
Guarda lands a big shot there that rocks Gunn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guarda landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guarda landing shots from mount.
Guarda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunn is looking to escape.
Hamish Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Guarda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guarda controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Guarda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guarda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Guarda!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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