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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Cravens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunner Cravens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Last Emperor's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
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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, Gunner Cravens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Last Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Emperor with that takedown attempt.
Cravens 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.
Cravens throwing strikes from guard but Emperor blocks nicely.
Emperor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cravens.
Emperor has a closed guard, preventing Cravens from standing up.
Cravens with a nice head shot there.
Cravens would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cravens wants to control from the top but Emperor keeps moving.
Emperor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cravens throws and elbow that misses. Emperor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cravens's guard. Nice move by Emperor!
Emperor drops back looking for a leg! Cravens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cravens manages to kick Emperor off! Emperor jumps back into Cravens's guard.
Cravens wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Emperor manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cravens is trying to stand back up but Emperor is controlling him
Cravens wants to get back to full guard.
Cravens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emperor on the ground.
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.
Emperor is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cravens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Emperor looks gassed!
Cravens is looking for a sweep. Emperor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cravens is working hard here to advance position.
Cravens moves into full guard.
Cravens is striking off his back. Emperor thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Emperor is trying to work for a kimura but Cravens is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cravens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cravens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emperor!
Cravens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cravens looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emperor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cravens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Emperor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Emperor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Cravens is going to stand back up.
Emperor is trying to get back to full guard.
Cravens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emperor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Emperor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Gunner Cravens will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cravens closes the distance and clinches.
Emperor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cravens pulls guard effortlessly.
Cravens looking to control.
Emperor drops back looking for a leg! Cravens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cravens manages to kick Emperor off! Emperor jumps back into Cravens's guard.
Emperor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cravens looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cravens looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cravens!
Emperor is breathing heavily.
Cravens trying to control the position but Emperor is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cravens stands up and beckons Emperor to his feet.
Cravens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cravens working the ground and pound effectively.
Cravens with good strikes from the mount here!
Cravens looking to control but Emperor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emperor can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cravens is landing with some decent strikes but Emperor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cravens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emperor is in a horrible position here. Cravens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Emperor is in a horrible position here. Cravens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cravens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emperor is looking to escape.
Emperor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cravens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cravens raining down shots from the mount!
Cravens breaks from Emperor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cravens looking to control but Emperor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cravens lands a heavy elbow.
Emperor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cravens.
Cravens unloading with bombs!
Cravens tries to control but Emperor wriggling away.
Emperor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Emperor is squirming around, avoiding Cravens's attempts to control the action.
Cravens punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Cravens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cravens shoots in and bounces Emperor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cravens wants to control from the top but Emperor keeps moving.
Emperor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cravens passes into side control.
Cravens landing strikes.
Emperor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cravens tries for a kimura but Emperor is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cravens working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cravens wants to control but Emperor is keeping him busy.
Cravens working the head and body with strikes.
Cravens is looking to take a break and control but Emperor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cravens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cravens scoring with punches from side control.
Cravens scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emperor is looking to reverse the position.
Cravens lands a nice forearm strike.
Emperor is not content to let Cravens control the position.
Cravens swings around for an armbar but Emperor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cravens's guard.
Cravens wants to get back to his feet but Emperor passes into half guard.
Cravens is looking for a sweep. Emperor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is trying to work for a kimura but Cravens is defending well.
Emperor is working for a submission of some sort.
Emperor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cravens defends it well.
Cravens trying to hold on to Emperor's head to control him but Emperor postures up.
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.
Emperor seems to be looking for submissions.
Cravens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emperor preventing the sweep.
Cravens is striking off his back. Emperor thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Emperor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Cravens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cravens 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Cravens!
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FIGHT
RATING
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