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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz comes to the cage accompanied by Everyday. Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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179 lbs
23 - 14 - 2 |
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175 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santa Cruz works the jab nicely.
Gutz tries to land a front kick but Santa Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santa Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santa Cruz misses with a straight left.
Santa Cruz connects with a right hand. Gutz shakes it off.
Gutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santa Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gutz lands a leg kick that knocks Santa Cruz off balance momentarily.
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Santa Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santa Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutz on the side of the head.
Santa Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gutz clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz letting Gutz take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Gutz.
Gutz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santa Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gutz prevents a body shot from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Santa Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Gutz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santa Cruz into the cage.
Santa Cruz blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Santa Cruz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz taking a breather.
Santa Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gutz controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz misses with the head strike.
Santa Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutz's elbow.
Santa Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Gutz is looking to break free of the clinch but Santa Cruz has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santa Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Gutz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santa Cruz's defenses.
It looks like Rafael Santa Cruz has been cut.
Santa Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gutz blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santa Cruz tries to break the clinch but Gutz is controlling the position.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Santa Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Santa Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gutz taking a breather.
Santa Cruz manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gutz.
Santa Cruz misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz misses with an uppercut. Santa Cruz saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gutz.
Gutz wants to land a leg kick but Santa Cruz is out of range.
Santa Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gutz with a body shot.
Santa Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gutz scores with a head kick. Santa Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gutz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santa Cruz missing with a left hand there. Gutz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santa Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz works over Santa Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook.
Gutz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gutz tries to clinch there but Santa Cruz circles away.
Gutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Gutz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutz takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Santa Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutz throws a hook but Santa Cruz avoids it easily.
Santa Cruz moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Gutz connects with a looping right hand.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gutz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santa Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Gutz lands.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Santa Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santa Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santa Cruz checks a leg kick.
Gutz misses with an uppercut
so Santa Cruz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santa Cruz throws a strike but Gutz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gutz looking to sit in guard and control but Santa Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Santa Cruz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutz managing to control the position.
Gutz keeping moving, preventing Santa Cruz from controlling successfully.
Santa Cruz lands a couple of digs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santa Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santa Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutz keeping full guard, as Santa Cruz tries to pass.
Santa Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Gutz.
Santa Cruz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gutz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Santa Cruz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gutz 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 Santa Cruz.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz is being controlled here.
Santa Cruz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gutz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gutz trying to control from half guard but Santa Cruz is working away.
That's eight 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.
Gutz slows the pace down in half guard.
Santa Cruz wants to improve his position but Gutz is controlling well.
Santa Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cormac Gutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up but Gutz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gutz throws a hook but Santa Cruz avoids it easily.
Santa Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Gutz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santa Cruz looks to land a left hand but Gutz moved out of range nicely.
Gutz misses with a head kick.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Gutz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santa Cruz has time to react.
Santa Cruz misses with a left hand
and Gutz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gutz.
Gutz blocking some punches.
Gutz blocking some punches.
Gutz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santa Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Santa Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santa Cruz has picked Gutz up - he's going for a ride! Santa Cruz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Santa Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gutz reverses the position - he's now on top in Santa Cruz's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gutz 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Rafael Santa Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'That bullshit, I'm going to appeal that decision it sucks balls, fuck it!'.
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hype
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