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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Jeezy - Foul Play. Tunjic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by More then a Feeling. Gary Player has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19 - 7 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player tries a head kick but it misses.
Tunjic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tunjic blocks a low kick nicely.
Tunjic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Player is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Player bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. Tunjic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tunjic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Player's head.
Tunjic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tunjic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Player.
Tunjic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big head kick from Player and Tunjic is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Tunjic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Player landing some decent shots from guard.
Tunjic is still in real trouble! Can Player finish him?
Tunjic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tunjic seems to have recovered his senses.
Player slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Player wants to control from the top but Tunjic keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player scoring with some ground and pound.
Player content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Player preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player landing some decent shots from guard.
Player throws a big elbow that misses.
Player trying to control the position from guard on top but Tunjic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tunjic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player wants to control but Tunjic is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player keeping control of the position.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Player wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tunjic throws a hook to the side of Player's head but Player sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tunjic scores with a body shot.
Tunjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Player manages to avoid it.
Player moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Player cracks Tunjic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gary Player is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunjic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Player.
Tunjic works Player's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Player.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tunjic.
Tunjic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tunjic scores with a jab to the body.
Player lands a right hook to the body.
Tunjic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Player moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Tunjic.
Player throws a head kick that misses.
Player definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tunjic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Player misses.
Player misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Player fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tunjic checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player scores with a jab. Tunjic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tunjic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Player rather than just go for the knockout.
Tunjic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Player at a distance.
Tunjic works Player's body with a nice hook.
Ivan Tunjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunjic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Player's head.
Player feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tunjics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tunjic misses with a wild body shot.
Tunjic lands a glancing blow to the side of Player's head.
Player is looking to chop away at Tunjic's legs.
Tunjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tunjic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Player throws out the jab.
Player throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Player throws out a leg kick but Tunjic moves out of range and Player only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Player misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tunjic checks a leg kick.
Tunjic misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Player moves out of range of the leg kick from Tunjic.
Tunjic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tunjic tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player scores with a nice right hand.
Player has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Player tries to move into range but Tunjic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gary Player is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunjic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Player.
Player bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Player attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tunjic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Player.
Player gets tackled into the cage by Tunjic. Tunjic maintains the clinch.
Player blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunjic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunjic looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
A jab from Tunjic finds it's way through Player's defenses.
Player takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tunjic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from Tunjic.
Player listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Player gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tunjic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Player lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tunjic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Players jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Player is looking to score with low kicks.
Player feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tunjic's calf.
Player tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunjic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Player takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tunjic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tunjic takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Tunjic thuds his right hand into Player's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tunjic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player throws a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Tunjic. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Player.
Tunjic closes the distance and clinches.
Player scores with a nice hook to the head.
Player keeps control of Tunjic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Player has Tunjic pressed against the cage, preventing Tunjic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Player.
A short uppercut from Tunjic.
Tunjic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Player blocks a body shot from Tunjic.
Player swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunjic.
Player tries a body shot but Tunjic blocks it.
Tunjic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunjic effectively controlling the action here.
Tunjic blocks an uppercut.
Player lands with a light punch inside.
Tunjic lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tunjic fails to land.
Tunjic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Player or not.
Tunjic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Player is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Player lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tunjic.
Tunjic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Player lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Player fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Player.
A short uppercut from Player.
Player is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tunjic is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player misses with a punch to the body.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunjic.
Tunjic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Player working aggressively here.
Player doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Player lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tunjic backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Player throws a head punch that misses.
Tunjic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Player tries to work over Tunjic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tunjic misses with a body punch.
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 Gary Player will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tunjic darts in looking for a takedown but Player gets double underhooks and turns Tunjic into the cage.
Player taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tunjic.
Tunjic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Player or not.
Tunjic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Player's elbow.
Tunjic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tunjic struggles to land a body shot inside as Player controls his hands.
Tunjic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tunjic.
A frustrated look appears on Tunjic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Player working aggressively here.
Tunjic tries to throw a body punch but Player avoids it by throwing Tunjic back against the cage.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunjic.
Player misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tunjic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tunjic trying to stall but Player improves his position.
Player misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Player misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tunjic breaks from the clinch.
Tunjic lands a glancing blow to the side of Player's head.
Tunjic throws a low kick but Player avoids it.
Player lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Tunjic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tunjic checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Tunjic finds it's target.
Player scores with the left hand. Tunjic knows he should have avoided that one.
Tunjic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tunjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
Tunjic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivan Tunjic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tunjic is looking to clinch.
Tunjic swings for the body but Player moves out of range.
Tunjic throws a shot from downtown. Player moves away and avoids it.
Player throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Tunjic blocks the low kick.
Player looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tunjic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tunjic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Player feints and then cracks Tunjic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tunjic down.
Tunjic thuds a left hand into Player's body.
Player throws a leg kick but Tunjic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tunjic blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic blocks a jab.
Tunjic cracks the inside of Player's front leg.
Tunjic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Player avoids it really well and circles away.
Gary Player has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tunjic.
Tunjic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Tunjic. That snapped Player's head back.
A jab from Player does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Player there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Player lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tunjic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Player lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Player lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player moves out of range of the strikes.
Tunjic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Player.
Tunjic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player drops Tunjic with a big left hand! Tunjic is injured, injured bad! Player jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Player!
Our winner, Gary Player, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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