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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Kutaz (ranked 592 p4p, 69 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 1319 p4p, 168 weight class). The key to victory for Dirk Kutaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Kutaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kutaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Kutaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kutaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Kutaz.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Kutaz moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Kutaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood wants to clinch.
Kutaz scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Kutaz.
Blood lands with a nice combination. Kutaz backs away looking to recover.
Kutaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kutaz slips under a jab.
Kutaz misses the jab.
Kutaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kutaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood jabs Kutaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Kutaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kutaz.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutaz misses with a straight right.
Kutaz looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutaz lands a slapping body shot.
Kutaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blood's hands.
Kutaz thuds his right hand into Blood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kutaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kutaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Kutaz.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kutaz.
Kutaz misses with a wild body shot.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Kutaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutaz throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kutaz momentarily.
Kutaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutaz throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kutaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kutaz.
Kutaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood lands with a hook. Kutaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kutaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood slips a jab from Kutaz.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutaz lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kutaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Kutaz misses.
Kutaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kutaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
Blood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kutaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kutaz misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a left to the body.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kutaz misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood tries to bum rush Kutaz with a series of wild strikes but Kutaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood tries to move into range but Kutaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blood finds it's way round the side to connect with Kutaz's head.
Blood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kutaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kutaz throws a big shot that misses.
Blood avoids the body shot from Kutaz.
Kutaz swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutaz misses with a hook.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Kutaz seems unphased.
Blood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kutaz.
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!
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutaz misses with a two punch combination.
Kutaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Blood finds it's way through Kutaz's defenses.
Kutaz misses with a straight right.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Kutaz is rocked!
Kutaz moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Kutaz misses with a straight left.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Kutaz clobbers Blood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kutaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood connects with a single shot there.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Kutaz moved out of range nicely.
Kutaz checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kutaz misses the target.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kutaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kutaz ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kutaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kutaz counter with a right hand.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kutaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutaz misses the target.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Kutaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood moves away from the strike by Kutaz.
A nice side step and Blood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kutaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kutaz sends Blood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kutaz is motioning to the referee to let Blood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Blood is rocked!
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Kutaz's shoulder, as Kutaz tries to avoid the shot.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutaz finish him?
Kutaz lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Blood - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Kutaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirk Kutaz!
Dirk Kutaz retains his lightweight title!
Dirk Kutaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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