Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn Signs with Bellator

Posted March 23, 2012 by ThunderBayClassifieds.ca in News, Sports, Thunder Bay News | No comments yet

Thunder Bay’s Nathan “Gunner” Gunn  has just been signed with the big fight promotion Bellator and looks to debut with the promotion come May 4th in Rama, Ontario. Nathan is currently coming off two wins, one in which made him the Wreck Welterweight champion in a decisive 5 round battle in which Gunn beat Nabil Khatib.

It also appears Nathan’s teamate Matt Veal from the Leading Edge gym will also be fighting on the same card, another up and coming Thunder Bay fighter coming off a recent win. The card in Rama looks great as so far other fellow Canadians Ryan Ford and Cory MacDonald are also scheduled to fight. Currently Mr. Gunn does not have an opponent but I am pretty sure whoever it may be they can expect a battle!

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Nathan Gun Sherdog Profile

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Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn Wins Wreck WelterWeight Title

Posted October 29, 2011 by ThunderBayClassifieds.ca in News, Sports, Thunder Bay News | No comments yet

Nathan Gunn Becomes Wreck Welterweight Champion
Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn brought the thunder to Ottawa as he bullied Nabil “The Thril” Khatib in a five round war which saw both fighters put it all out on the line round after round for the vacant Wreck Welterweight title.  Nabil showed lots of heart in the first round narrowly escaping as Gunn almost finished him on multiple occasions.  The entire fight was a back and forth war as each round Nathan Gunn constantly pressed the action with flurries of punches,  knees and even flying knees. Nabil made late attempts to win rounds with takedowns which was never enough to win him the fight as it seemed Gunn was always first to the punch.  Gunn fended off numerous submission attempts by Khatib and remained composed even taking the fight to Khatib from the bottom.

The Outcome

Referee Yves Lavigne and the judges did an excellent job as they scored the fight correctly and allowed the fighters to fight and not just clinch.   Nathan “Gunner” Gunn wins a Unanimous Decision (49-46) and becomes the new Wreck welterweight champion and will go on to fight another title fight with the Wreck promotion which could potentially land him on a road to the UFC.  Great showing by Gunn as fight after fight he continues to show that he belongs in the cage with the top fighters and looks to be a force to deal with on his feet for any opponent at Welterweight. You can view highlights below:

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WreckMma

Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn Makes Weight for Title Fight

Posted October 27, 2011 by ThunderBayClassifieds.ca in News, Sports, Thunder Bay News | No comments yet

Wreck Mma Welterweight Title
Thunder Bay’s very own mixed martial arts fighter Nathan “Gunner” Gunn made weight in preparation for his title fight against seasoned veteran Nabil “The Thrill” Khatib for the WRECK MMA Welterweight title which will happen Friday at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Casino in Gatineau, QC at 7:00 PM.  This is the second title fight within October for mma fighters within the Leading Edge Gym camp and could result in many more if Nanthan defeats Khatib this Friday.

This fight seems to be a perfect match-up that should allow Nathan to showcase his standup as he is likely the more stronger and quicker fighter which will result in a great fight for the fans and a potential Thunder Bay Mma Title holder. You can tune in for the Wreck card on theScore.com/mma Friday, October 28th at 7:00PM.

Weigh-in Results
For WRECK MMA Welterweight title

Nathan Gunn (169) vs. Nabil Khatib (170)

Nick Denis (135.8) vs. Nick Mamalis (135.8)
Lee Mein (247) vs. Rolles Gracie (249.4)
Mike Reilly (125.2) vs. Remi Morvan (125.8)
Kyle Prepolec (148.4*) vs. Mustafa Khalil (145.6)
Andrew Cseh (136.6*) vs. Randy Turner (133.8)
Pablo Santos (144.8) vs. Johnny Zemouli (145.2)
Brandt Dewsberry (168.8) vs. Chris St-Jean (170.6)
James Haourt (146.8) vs. Jeff Harrison (150.2) 151 CW
Paul Cressaty (169.8) vs Derek Boase (168.4)

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Nathan Gunn Sherdog Profile
Nathan Gunn on Top Mma Radio

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Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn Prepares to Take Vacant Welterweight Title

Posted August 11, 2011 by ThunderBayClassifieds.ca in Sports, Thunder Bay News | No comments yet

Come October 28th in Gatineau, Quebec, Thunder Bay’s Nathan “Gunner” Gunn has the opportunity to become the welterweight champ of the Wreck Promotion which has become super popular since mma was legalized in Ontario.

The Wreck card “Unfinished Business” will be hosted by the city’s Casino Lac Leamy and is headlined by fighters Nathan Gunn and Nabil Khatib (pictured) for the vacant welterweight title. Gunn (8-2) who just fought two months ago and stopped a tough Lindsey Hawkes in the 2nd round looks to beat veteran Khatib (11-6) who is coming off a come from behind win during the same card. This fight has slugfest written all over it and should it go Gunn’s way Thunder Bay will see it’s first mma title holder.

Here is the Wreck “Unfinished Business.” card.

Wreck Welterweight Title

Nathan Gunn vs. Nabil ‘The Thrill’ Khatib

Co-Main Event

TBA vs. Nick ‘The Ninja of Love’ Denis

Main Card

Mike Reilly vs. Remi ‘Bam Bam’ Morvan

Kyle Prepolec vs. Mustafa ‘Mufasa’ Khalil

Rich Chau vs. Tariq Ismail

TBA vs. Randy Turner

TBA vs. Marc Lefebvre

TBA vs. Daryl Hartley

TBA vs. Pablo Santos

TBA vs. Chris St-Jean

TBA vs. Jeff Harrison

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Nathan Gunn’s Sherdog Profile

Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn Defeats Winnipeg’s Lindsey Hawkes

Posted May 6, 2011 by ThunderBayClassifieds.ca in Sports | No comments yet

Nathan Gunn moves to 8-2 with a second round stoppage of Lindsey Hawkes at Wreck Unstoppable which was held in the Casino Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec on May 6th, 2011.  The fight started off with a flurry with Nathan rushing and dropping Hawkes which lead to a cut under the eye and some great ground and pound throughout the round.

In the last minute of the first round the two were clinching against the cage and Nathan was caught in a standing guillotine which Lindsey then dropped the submission to the ground and Nathan Gunn showed some very epic determination as he was able to break the choke and win the round.

The second round started the same as the first round as Gunn stormed Lindsey with powerful flurries which eventually lead to the Doctor stopping the fight with what was said to be a possible broken orbital bone.  Great win for Thunder Bay Mma and the Leading Edge Gym as he captured the Fight of the Night and goes on to fight for a title!

Next up for Nathan Gunn

* Nathan Gunn will fight Nabil Khatib for the Welterweight title at the next WRECK Mma event.

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Thunder Bay’s Nathan Gunn Makes Weight for WRECK Unstoppable

Posted May 6, 2011 by ThunderBayClassifieds.ca in News, Sports, Thunder Bay News | No comments yet

Thunder Bay’s own Mixed marital arts fighter Nathan “Gunner” Gunn(7-2) made weight for his May 6th bout against Lindsey Hawkes, both weighed in respectively at 169.8lbs.  The fight will be apparantly aired for free on The Score.com Live stream tonight.  You should tune in as the card is free and this epic battle could potentially see the winner face off against Ryan Ford in the near future.  Be sure to visit here and place your vote for Nathan to fight Ryan Ford next and help him further represent Mma in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 

Here are some links in regards to the event:

• WRECK Unstoppable Weigh-in Photos

• WRECK Unstoppable Weigh-In Results