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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davin Gunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughter Of The Soul- At The Gates. Gunter has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLbEWkWhB30 as his entrance music. Davin Gunter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 cm
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285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryo Sakuraba! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davin Gunter! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Gunter circles away and keeps his distance. Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Gunter circles away and keeps his distance. Sakuraba clinches. Gunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sakuraba breaks the clinch.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Gunter pushes him off. Sakuraba tries to clinch but Gunter moves out of range. Gunter drops his hands momentarily and Sakuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sakuraba pushes Gunter away with a front kick. Gunter closes the distance and clinches up with Sakuraba, looking for a takedown. Gunter pushes Sakuraba against the cage but Sakuraba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Sakuraba is looking to clinch but Gunter is avoiding it.
Gunter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches. Gunter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakuraba smiles and moves away.
Sakuraba fails in his attempt to clinch. Nice takedown defense from Sakuraba. No joy for Gunter on that attempt. Ryo Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davin Gunter. Gunter looks for a takedown but Sakuraba sprawls well. Gunter looks gassed! Gunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakuraba circles away. Sakuraba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Davin Gunter has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sakuraba clinches up with Gunter and pushes him back against the cage. Sakuraba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Gunter moves out of range. Gunter shoots in and drives through. Sakuraba sprawls well. Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Davin Gunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice cross by Sakuraba. Gunter fails with a takedown attempt. Sakuraba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Sakuraba tries to clinch up. Gunter throws a half hearted mid kick. Gunter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakuraba but Sakuraba pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gunter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick from Sakuraba lands but Gunter takes it in his stride. Sakuraba tries to clinch there but Gunter circles away.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking body kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sakuraba wants to clinch up but Gunter keeps it at a distance. Sakuraba tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Sakuraba fails in his attempt to clinch. Left hook, right uppercut from Sakuraba. Sakuraba has Gunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba lands a damaging elbow. Nice elbow from Sakuraba. Gunter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gunter tries to pull guard but Sakuraba holds him up against the cage and eventually Gunter drops back down to his feet.
Gunter manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gunter controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself. Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sakuraba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sakuraba trying to control but Gunter is working from the bottom. Gunter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sakuraba is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gunter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sakuraba's back instead. Gunter has got one arm under Sakuraba's chin. This could be trouble... Sakuraba trying to control the other hand but Gunter gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sakuraba has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Davin Gunter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
57% |
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