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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthrie comes into the arena with Power For Power, The Swans blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Guthrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernie defending well as Guthrie loads up on a big left hand.
Guthrie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bernie.
Guthrie tries to clinch but Bernie is having none of it.
Guthrie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guthrie is looking to clinch.
Bernie shoots in but Guthrie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guthrie is looking to clinch.
Guthrie closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guthrie.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Bernie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bernie.
Guthrie keeps the fight on the outside.
Guthrie tries to clinch but Bernie moves away
and Bernie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bernie.
Guthrie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guthrie lands an elbow just above Bernie 's eye.
Bernie fails to pull guard.
Guthrie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guthrie presses Bernie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guthrie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guthrie throws a series of punches but Bernie avoids them all with ease.
Guthrie pushes Bernie up against the cage in a clinch.
Guthrie lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie dodges an elbow strike from Guthrie.
Guthrie gets through Bernie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guthrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guthrie throws a head kick that misses.
Guthrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guthrie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guthrie tries to clinch but Bernie moves out of range.
A head kick by Guthrie misses
and Bernie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bernie is looking to advance position but Guthrie won't allow it.
Bernie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guthrie sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernie looks gassed!
Bernie controlling the action here.
Guthrie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie is looking for a kimura here.
Guthrie wants to get back to full guard.
Bernie is pressing down on Guthrie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guthrie is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie tries to roll over but Bernie keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Guthrie.
Bernie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guthrie avoids it really well and circles away.
Woody Guthrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Boy Bernie.
Guthrie pushes Bernie away with a front kick.
Guthrie misses with a double jab.
Guthrie drives through and clinches with Bernie against the cage.
Guthrie pushes Bernie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guthrie obliges.
Guthrie scores with a shot to the side of Bernie's head.
Guthrie lands with a light punch inside.
Guthrie looking to throw knees to the head but Bernie is blocking nicely.
Guthrie misses with a knee to the head.
Guthrie avoids a wild elbow strike from Bernie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guthrie is keeping busy.
Guthrie landing knees to the head.
Guthrie lands a knee to the head.
Guthrie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guthrie leaves Bernie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guthrie takes the fight into the clinch.
Bernie tries to break free but Guthrie pushes him back against the cage.
Guthrie working Bernie over with knees to the body.
Bernie is looking to control Guthrie's arms but Guthrie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bernie has his back to the cage.
Bernie has had enough of the clinch but Guthrie keeps him there for the moment.
Guthrie tries a knee to the head but Bernie blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guthrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernie tries to pull guard but Guthrie holds him up against the cage and eventually Bernie drops back down to his feet.
Bernie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guthrie walks away with a smile on his face. Bernie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guthrie has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Guthrie 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.
Guthrie misses with a two punch combination.
Guthrie tries to clinch up but Bernie circles away and keeps his distance.
Bernie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guthrie lands a damaging elbow.
Guthrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woody Guthrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bernie is defended easily by Guthrie.
Guthrie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Guthrie misses with a head kick.
Guthrie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bernie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guthrie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guthrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bernies head.
A head punch on the inside from Guthrie fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guthrie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bernie's defenses.
Guthrie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guthrie wants to land a leg kick but Bernie is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie fails with a takedown attempt.
Guthrie lands with a slapping head kick.
Guthrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bernie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guthrie swivels and escapes.
Woody Guthrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Boy Bernie.
Guthrie throws a series of punches but Bernie avoids them all with ease.
Bernie moves out of range as Guthrie throws a body kick.
Bernie is looking to clinch.
Woody Guthrie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guthrie pinned against the cage. Guthrie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guthrie throws out a powerful jab.
Bernie throws a nice looking combination but Guthrie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Guthrie as Bernie shoots in.
Guthrie closes the distance and pushes Bernie back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Guthrie.
Guthrie lands a nice shot to the body.
Guthrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guthrie drives through and clinches with Bernie against the cage.
Guthrie lands an elbow inside.
Guthrie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bernie avoids the damage to the body.
Guthrie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bernie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guthrie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernie pulls guard successfully.
Guthrie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bernie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guthrie is one step ahead there.
Bernie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guthrie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Guthrie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bernie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guthrie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Guthrie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Guthrie stands up and waves to Bernie to follow him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guthrie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guthrie.
Woody Guthrie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernie keeps the fight on the outside.
Guthrie clinches but Bernie breaks the clinch
and Bernie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bernie.
Bernie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guthrie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bernie wants to break free but Guthrie has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Guthrie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bernie moves out of range of the body kick.
Guthrie gets a clinch.
Bernie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guthrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bernie shoots in for a takedown but Guthrie shows good takedown defense.
A head kick from Guthrie lands but Bernie takes it in his stride.
Guthrie sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Bernie to the ground! Guthrie dives into full mount looking to finish!
Bernie is rocked!
It looks like Bad Boy Bernie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernie working to try and regain half guard.
Bernie is still in real trouble! Can Guthrie finish him?
Guthrie content just to control the position here.
Bernie seems to have recovered his senses.
Guthrie with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guthrie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bernie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bernie tries to hold on but Guthrie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bernie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guthrie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie tries to hold on but Guthrie postures up.
Guthrie content just to control the position here.
Bernie wants to hold on but Guthrie pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bernie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bernie tries to hold on but Guthrie postures up.
Bad Boy Bernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guthrie content just to control the position here.
Woody Guthrie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guthrie scoring with strikes but Bernie is staying in there.
Guthrie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woody Guthrie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guthrie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woody Guthrie!
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