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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daario Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
48 - 26 - 4 |
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185 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
48 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daario Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naharis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naharis.
Naharis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutz circles away.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naharis.
Gutz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Naharis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gutz defends well and Naharis ends up having to push Gutz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Daario Naharis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naharis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz slips a jab and a cross from Naharis.
Naharis tries for a takedown but Gutz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naharis misses with a takedown
and Gutz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daario Naharis.
Naharis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gutz checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naharis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Naharis looks to move away, Gutz throws a big counter combo but Naharis just gets out of the way.
Naharis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gutz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naharis's knee momentarily.
Naharis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutz dodges the punch combination from Naharis.
Gutz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naharis misses with a two punch combination.
Gutz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naharis.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Naharis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Gutz misses.
Naharis defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Naharis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naharis feints the counter takedown.
Cormac Gutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis misses the body punch
and Gutz counters with a right hand to the body.
Naharis ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
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!
Naharis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naharis's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Naharis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Naharis.
Naharis feints a jab promting Gutz to slip. Naharis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gutz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
A head kick misses from Naharis.
Naharis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutz defends it nicely.
Naharis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Naharis misses with a body punch
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Naharis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naharis shoots for a double leg takedown but Gutz sprawls well. He's pushed Naharis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naharis misses with a wild body shot.
Naharis wants to clinch up but Gutz keeps it at a distance.
Gutz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Gutz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Naharis wants to land a leg kick but Gutz is out of range.
Gutz lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. Naharis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naharis thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Naharis avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Naharis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Gutz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Naharis avoids it.
Gutz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutz lands a jab to the nose.
Gutz thuds a left hand into Naharis's body.
Gutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naharis manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gutz tests Naharis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
Gutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Naharis.
Naharis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gutz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Naharis.
Naharis shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutz tries to sprawl out of it but Naharis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gutz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naharis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Naharis feints a jab promting Gutz to slip. Naharis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gutz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gutz misses with a jab to the body
and Naharis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naharis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Naharis is predictable there
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Naharis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gutz has got the better of the exchanges.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naharis.
Gutz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naharis throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Gutz misses its target.
Gutz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Naharis!
Naharis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gutz avoids it really well and circles away.
Gutz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis checks a leg kick.
Naharis lands a head shot.
Naharis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cormac Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looks to land a body kick but Naharis moved away.
Nice shot lands for Naharis.
Naharis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naharis dives in and grabs Gutz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gutz pushes down on Naharis's head and hops out.
Naharis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Naharis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naharis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Gutz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Naharis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naharis counters with a single leg into guard. Gutz didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naharis is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naharis won't allow Gutz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis trying to control but Gutz is working from the bottom.
Naharis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gutz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Naharis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naharis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gutz controls the pace.
Gutz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naharis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gutz is one step ahead there.
Naharis has control of Gutz's left arm, preventing Gutz from doing any damage.
Naharis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutz is stalling in the full guard.
Naharis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gutz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naharis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutz keeping moving, preventing Naharis from controlling successfully.
Naharis postures up.
Naharis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naharis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gutz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naharis is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gutz keeps the fight on the outside.
Naharis gets the takedown into side control.
Naharis working away.
Naharis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daario Naharis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Naharis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Naharis misses with a straight right.
Naharis lands a jab-cross combination.
Gutz throws a shot to the body.
Naharis lands with a straight right. Gutz didn't see that one coming.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gutz throws a body punch but Naharis moves out of range.
Gutz misses with a head kick.
Naharis tries for a takedown but Gutz circles away easily
and Gutz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Naharis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz throws a series of punches but Naharis avoids them all with ease.
Naharis looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naharis moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Gutz there.
A jab lands there for Gutz.
Naharis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naharis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutz moves away from the strike by Naharis.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Naharis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
Naharis lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naharis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz lands a jab.
Naharis tries to clinch but Gutz is having none of it.
Naharis throws an overhand right that lands on Gutz's shoulder, as Gutz tries to avoid the shot.
Gutz swings for the body but Naharis moves out of range.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Naharis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gutz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutz throws the kick towards the body but Naharis avoids it.
Naharis throws a combination that misses
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Naharis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Naharis fails with the takedown.
Gutz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daario Naharis.
Naharis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Daario Naharis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naharis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutz circles away.
Gutz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naharis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gutz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Naharis is looking to break free of the clinch but Gutz has double underhooks.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naharis blocks an uppercut.
Gutz has Naharis pressed against the cage, preventing Naharis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Naharis blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naharis can't break the clinch.
Naharis wants to take the fight to the mat but Gutz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz misses with some punches.
Gutz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naharis.
Naharis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gutz wants to sweep here but Naharis controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz is adopting a defensive guard.
Naharis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naharis trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cormac Gutz.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
A relieved looking Cormac Gutz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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