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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nica Tunika (ranked 5270 p4p, 478 weight class) and Austin Gunnar (ranked 4206 p4p, 406 weight class). Austin Gunnar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nica Tunika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Gunnar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tunika tries to avoid it but Gunnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tunika to the ground. Tunika escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tunika fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunika lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gunnar trying to hold on to Tunika's head to control him but Tunika postures up.
Tunika thows a huge punch but Gunnar dodges it nicely.
Tunika not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunnar tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tunika has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gunnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tunika in particular looking to stall.
Tunika scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar moves into full guard.
Tunika throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunnar wants to sweep but no luck.
Tunika forces his way into half guard.
Gunnar is looking to improve his position.
Tunika tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gunnar.
Gunnar trying to control from the bottom.
Gunnar wants to improve his position but Tunika is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gunnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tunika seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gunnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunnar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tunika trying to control but Gunnar is working from the bottom.
Tunika controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gunnar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gunnar trying to control the position.
Gunnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunnar striking off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunika throws a head kick but Gunnar moves out of range.
Tunika closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tunika takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gunnar is working for takedown but Tunika is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gunnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tunika gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nica Tunika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Gunnar.
Tunika has picked Gunnar up - he's going for a ride! Tunika dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gunnar trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tunika in particular looking to stall.
Tunika is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gunnar is just riding it out for now. Tunika eventually gives up the hold.
Gunnar tries to get to full guard but Tunika has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tunika has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gunnar tries to reverse the position but Tunika maintains control.
Tunika looking to ground and pound but Gunnar is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tunika prevents Gunnar from getting the reversal.
Gunnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gunnar is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nica Tunika dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gunnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tunika but Tunika pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tunika looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tunika wants to clinch.
Gunnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunnar blocks a head kick by Tunika.
Tunika gets the takedown into side control.
Gunnar looks to move to half guard but instead Tunika has passed into mount! Damn!
Tunika fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nica Tunika overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tunika looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tunika connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tunika is working for a guillotine from mount but Gunnar frees his head quite easily.
Gunnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tunika lands a heavy elbow.
Tunika unloading with bombs!
Gunnar tries to improve his position but instead Tunika has taken his back!
Tunika is trying to control but Gunnar is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Gunnar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar is trying to escape the mount.
Gunnar keeps trying to improve his position.
Tunika goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gunnar is on top in guard.
Tunika keeping full guard, as Gunnar tries to pass.
Gunnar trying to control but Tunika is working from the bottom.
Gunnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tunika is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunika can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunnar controls the pace.
Tunika pulls Gunnar in close to prevent any damage.
Gunnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
My spies in Damage Inc. inform me that Gunnar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tunika is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tunika wants to stand up but Gunnar is controlling him.
Gunnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tunika working for a triangle but Gunnar defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gunnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunnar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tunika's guard.
Tunika is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnar can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunnar is continuing to stall.
Tunika trying to hold on to Gunnar's head to control him but Gunnar postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nica Tunika dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunnar shoots for a takedown but Tunika saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tunika lands with a kick to the temple. Gunnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Austin Gunnar has been cut.
Gunnar shoots in but Tunika avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Tunika tries to sprawl out of it but Gunnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tunika manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nica Tunika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Gunnar.
Tunika is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gunnar's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunika is looking to take a break and control but Gunnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gunnar is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tunika jumps into side control!
Tunika decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gunnar to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunika tries to clinch up but Gunnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunnar darts in looking for a takedown but Tunika gets double underhooks and turns Gunnar into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Tunika as Gunnar shoots in.
Tunika rushes Gunnar and presses him up against the cage.
Tunika has Gunnar pressed against the cage.
Tunika is pressed up against the cage. Gunnar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tunika down to the mat. Tunika avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Tunika.
Austin Gunnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunika looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tunika stopping the sweep attempt from Gunnar.
Gunnar keeping moving, preventing Tunika from controlling successfully.
Austin Gunnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gunnar keeping moving, preventing Tunika from controlling successfully.
Tunika is really struggling to control Gunnar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tunika is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gunnar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gunnar has escaped and now he's on top!
Gunnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gunnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tunika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gunnar is pushing down on Tunika's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tunika is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunnar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tunika wants to control but Gunnar is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gunnar in particular looking to stall.
Gunnar moves into full mount! Tunika won't be happy about that!
Gunnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Tunika that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Tunika that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar has hold of Tunika's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tunika manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gunnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tunika can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tunika tries to reverse the position but Gunnar maintains control.
Tunika tries to lock up and control but Gunnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gunnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tunika taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunika is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Gunnar.
Gunnar lands a big elbow.
Nica Tunika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tunika working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Austin Gunnar.
Well Tunika 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nica Tunika!
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