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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Strickland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by N.W.O.-Ministry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Strickland!
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 George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn gets the takedown into side control.
Gunn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strickland rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gunn's guard! Nice work there by Strickland!
Gunn working for submissions but it's allowed Strickland to get to half guard.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Strickland.
Strickland thows a huge punch but Gunn dodges it nicely.
Strickland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn trying to control but Strickland postures up.
Strickland 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.
Strickland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland prevents Gunn from improving his position.
Gunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Strickland pulls his head out easily.
Gunn is looking for a sweep. Strickland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strickland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gunn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Strickland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Strickland's back!
Gunn doesn't have the hooks in and Strickland manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strickland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland cracks Gunn with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Strickland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunn working for a triangle but Strickland defends it easily.
Gunn is wriggling around but Strickland manages to pass to half guard.
Gunn missing with punches from the bottom.
Gunn wants to control but Strickland is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strickland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Strickland is nestled in close to Gunn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Strickland working the head and body with strikes.
Strickland scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Strickland connects with a nice short shot to Gunn's temple.
Strickland prevents Gunn from improving his position.
Gunn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Strickland escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Strickland!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gunn gets back to half guard.
Gunn is trying to maintain the position but Strickland is very close to passing his half guard.
Gunn looking for subs from the bottom but Strickland mounts him!
Strickland landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Strickland.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Strickland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Strickland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gunn rushes Strickland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strickland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strickland.
Tommy Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn pushes Strickland up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Strickland can't fight it off and eventually Gunn manages to take the fight to the floor. Strickland looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strickland trying to keep a closed guard but Gunn is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn trying to control but Strickland is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland seems keen to control Gunn's posture.
Gunn wanted to stand there but Strickland had control of the position.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunn with a nice head shot there.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Strickland is retaining full guard.
Gunn is working Strickland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gunn postures up in Strickland's guard and throws a big left but Strickland blocks it.
Gunn throws an elbow that misses. Strickland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gunn's guard. Nice move by Strickland!
That's two 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.
Gunn looking for subs off his back but Strickland has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gunn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gunn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Strickland has passed into half guard!
Strickland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunn looking for a kimura from the bottom but Strickland passes into side control!
Gunn is looking to regain half guard here but Strickland keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland has control of an arm but Gunn manages to advance to Strickland's back!
Even with his hooks in, Gunn manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gunn looking for the RNC.
Gunn gets his hands free as Strickland looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
Strickland defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Strickland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strickland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strickland cracks Gunn with a solid left hand.
Strickland slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Gunn.
Strickland winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Strickland winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gunn wants to control the action here but instead Strickland manages to pass to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunn is working to get back to half guard.
Gunn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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.
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!
Strickland scores with a spinning back kick!
Strickland circles away from the clinch attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Strickland enables Gunn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Strickland manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strickland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunn stands up over Strickland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strickland being controlled here, momentarily.
Gunn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Strickland dives on top into guard.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn has an active guard here but Strickland has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gunn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strickland lands with a punch from half guard.
Gunn tries to roll over but Strickland keeps him under control.
Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strickland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Strickland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gunn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Strickland is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gunn.
Strickland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gunn to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Gunn trying to control but Strickland flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Strickland is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Strickland gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Strickland gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Strickland apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gunn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gunn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strickland defends it well.
Strickland holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Strickland trying to control here.
Strickland wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strickland keeps working.
Gunn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Strickland has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gunn trying to control the action but Strickland is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Strickland controlling the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Strickland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strickland tries to counter by clinching up but Gunn breaks away and moves out of range.
Gunn darts in and clinches Strickland up against the cage.
Gunn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Strickland regains guard immediately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to stand and escape but instead Strickland has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strickland is aware though and is defending well.
Royal Strickland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strickland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strickland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strickland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strickland lands a couple of digs.
Gunn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Strickland passes into half guard.
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 Royal Strickland.
I think Strickland 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Royal Strickland!
Tommy Gunn spoke after the fight, saying '"Wonder how much he paid the ref."'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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