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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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167 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scarlatti. Scarlatti obviously looking to wear him down.
Scarlatti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scarlatti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gunn.
Scarlatti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Scarlatti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn throws a right hand that Scarlatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarlatti also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlatti.
It looks like Kaice Gunn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn clinches up with Scarlatti and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Scarlatti blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scarlatti looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Scarlatti avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn crunches a lovely knee into Scarlatti's ribcage.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Gunn works the jab nicely.
Scarlatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaice Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarlatti darts in and clinches Gunn up against the cage.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Scarlatti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scarlatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunn tries to clinch up
and Scarlatti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scarlatti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunn.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn wants to slow Scarlatti down by chopping away at his legs.
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarlatti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scarlatti lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti landing knees to the body.
Scarlatti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunn, right into the meat.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Scarlatti keeps it at a distance.
Scarlatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn cracks the inside of Scarlatti's front leg.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Scarlatti has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarlatti is trying to force a seperation but Gunn has the dominant position.
Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Scarlatti is avoiding it.
Scarlatti leaves Gunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gunn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlatti avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarlatti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Scarlatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlatti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlatti throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Scarlatti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaice Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarlatti clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn pushes Scarlatti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scarlatti avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch but Scarlatti is having none of it.
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Scarlatti leaning against his opponent.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarlatti avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scarlatti avoids it.
Scarlatti is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunn's efforts to push away.
Gunn trying to stall but Scarlatti improves his position.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Gunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scarlatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Scarlatti is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gunn clinches up with Scarlatti and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Scarlatti gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the cage.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Scarlatti avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gunn. Scarlatti shrugs it off though.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn swings for the body but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Kaice Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Gunn pushes him off.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarlatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Gunn tries to clinch but Scarlatti is having none of it.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Scarlatti avoids them all with ease.
Gunn throws a body punch but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarlatti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti closes the distance and pushes Gunn back into the cage.
Scarlatti taking a breather.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Scarlatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scarlatti is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scarlatti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunn.
Kaice Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarlatti pushes Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarlatti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gunn drives through and clinches with Scarlatti against the cage.
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 Kaice Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Scarlatti wants to clinch.
Gunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scarlatti back to the cage. Gunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Scarlatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Scarlatti circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarlatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn throws a right hand that Scarlatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Scarlatti also avoids with ease.
Gunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scarlatti lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarlatti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scarlatti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Kaice Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunn has Scarlatti pressed against the cage, preventing Scarlatti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Scarlatti managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scarlatti wants to break free but Gunn has control.
Gunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scarlatti is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scarlatti is keeping busy.
Scarlatti avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Scarlatti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scarlatti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Scarlatti misses with a knee to the head.
Gunn stalling.
Gunn tries a body shot but Scarlatti blocks it.
Scarlatti stalling.
Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.
Scarlatti blocks a leg kick.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlatti moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn looks to land a body kick but Scarlatti moved away.
Gunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scarlatti pinned against the cage. Scarlatti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Scarlatti avoids nicely.
Derek Scarlatti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarlatti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scarlatti can't break the clinch.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scarlatti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunn throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarlatti tries to break free but Gunn pushes him back against the cage.
Scarlatti controlling the action here for a moment.
Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn darts in trying to clinch
and Scarlatti counters with a one-two to the body.
Scarlatti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Scarlatti was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarlatti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarlatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.
Scarlatti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scarlatti walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn moves into range and clinches up with Scarlatti.
A short left from Scarlatti.
Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarlatti avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn looking to stall.
A short right from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scarlattis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up
and Gunn counters with a low kick, right behind Scarlatti 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Scarlatti.
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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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