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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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284 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
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248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice jab there from Gunner.
Some wild striking there from Gunner.
Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis moves to clinch but Gunner breaks away
and Gunner counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunner misses the target.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunner manages to avoid it.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Gunner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gunner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Gunner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis stalling against the cage.
Gunner working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
The referee calls for Lewis to work.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to stall but Gunner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lewis can't fight it off and eventually Gunner manages to take the fight to the floor. Lewis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis controls Gunner momentarily but Gunner frees himself.
Gunner preventing the sweep.
Gunner advances to half guard.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Gunner is looking to advance position but Lewis won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to roll over but Gunner keeps him under control.
Lewis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gunner jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gunner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis tries to bench press Gunner off him but Gunner keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis tries to buck Gunner off but Gunner is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gunner advances to mount.
Gunner controlling from mount.
Gunner scoring with strikes but Lewis is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Gunner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunner gets tackled into the cage by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner blocks an uppercut.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gunner.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis gets underhooks to prevent Gunner's takedown attempt.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Gunner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk Gunner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis has Gunner up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Gunner tries to tie him up.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunner tries to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lewis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Gunner.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Gunner moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Lewis tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Leon Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Gunner.
Gunner needs to keep his hands up - Lewis had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner misses with a wild combination.
Gunner misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gunner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis tries a body shot but Gunner blocks it.
Gunner misses with some punches.
Gunner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lewis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gunner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lewis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunner misses with some punches.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Gunner fails to land.
Gunner prevents a body shot from Lewis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Gunner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunner blocking some punches.
Gunner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lewis is defending well.
Gunner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gunner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunner fails with the takedown.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Gunner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunner manages to avoid it.
Lewis wants to clinch but Gunner slips to the side
and Gunner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Gunner loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunner swinging wildly here.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Gunner circles away.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Gunner misses with a double jab.
Lewis tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunner.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lewis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leon Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lewis digs a right hand into Gunner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunner's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis is working Gunner over against the cage.
Lewis pushes Gunner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Gunner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hawk Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis clinches up with Gunner and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunner can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis gets through Gunner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis pushes Gunner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lewis.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Gunner.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Gunner.
A short right from Lewis.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis gets through Gunner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lewis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Lewis!
A relieved looking Leon Lewis 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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