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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weed comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Superbeast. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed shoots in but Gunn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Weed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gunn is not content to let Weed control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Weed taking a breather here.
Weed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Weed tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is pushing Weed's head away, looking to escape. Weed manages to hold on to the position though.
Weed throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Weed is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Weed fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Weed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gunn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jeremiah Weed has been cut.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Weed circles away.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
Weed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weed waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Weed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Weed keeps it at a distance.
Weed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed wants to pass the guard but Gunn is keeping the position.
Gunn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Weed controls the pace.
Gunn can't keep his opponent in guard - Weed advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Weed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunn's head.
Weed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunn's head.
Weed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Weed thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weed slows the pace down in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weed tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Gunn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Weed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weed clinches up against the cage.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weed has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gunn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Weed wants to control the position but Gunn frees himself and scrambles - Weed manages to regain control in side control.
Weed wants to control but Gunn is keeping him busy.
Weed tries to move to mount but Gunn blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weed tries to move to mount but Gunn blocks the move with his legs.
Gunn is not content to let Weed control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gunn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Weed is controlling him well.
Weed trying to control the position but Gunn is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Weed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Weed drops his hands momentarily and Gunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gunn drops Weed with a nice combination! Gunn dives into Weed's guard, looking to finish!
Gunn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Weed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.
Weed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weed throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Weed unloads with some shots from mount but Gunn bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weed throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gunn because Weed loaded up on that one.
Weed throws a sloppy strike and Gunn uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gunn has ended up in Weed's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Weed's cut.
That's time! Weed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Weed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tommy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn throws a body punch but Weed moves out of range.
Weed moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunn lands an uppercut.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Gunn tries a body shot but Weed blocks it.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Weed avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Gunn misses with a knee to the head.
Weed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gunn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weed drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gunn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weed's head.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Weed avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Weed or perhaps it was just good defense by Gunn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremiah Weed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Weed looking to pass the guard.
Weed is stalling in the full guard.
Weed looking to sit in guard and control but Gunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Weed trying to keep a closed guard but Gunn is proving a slippery customer.
Weed looking for a guillotine here but Gunn defends easily.
Weed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn keeping full guard, as Weed tries to pass.
Weed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeremiah Weed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gunn wants to stand but Weed is controlling the position.
Weed throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremiah Weed.
I think Gunn 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!
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energy
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