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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mat Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ken gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luna's entrance music is Them Bones. A fine choice. gutierrez has chosen THIS WAR IS OURS as his entrance music. ken gutierrez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, ken gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna misses with a wild combination.
gutierrez misses with a combination
and Luna counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luna works his way into side control.
gutierrez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luna throwing shots but missing, from side control.
gutierrez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Luna decides to take the fight back to the feet.
gutierrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luna tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna shoots in for a takedown but gutierrez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luna scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
gutierrez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Luna fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
gutierrez is trying to stand back up but Luna is controlling him
gutierrez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luna.
gutierrez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luna trying to pass the guard but gutierrez defending well.
Luna is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and gutierrez defends it well.
Luna wants to lay and pray for a moment but gutierrez keeps working.
gutierrez is trying to stand.
Luna is trying to control the action in half guard but gutierrez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Luna scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
gutierrez throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.
gutierrez throws a series of punches but Luna avoids them all with ease.
Luna misses with a series of wild punches.
Luna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gutierrez counters with a three punch combo that has Luna backing up. Luna nods at gutierrez to acknowledge the strikes.
gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gutierrez misses with a double jab
and Luna counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a double jab
and gutierrez counters with a two punch combo.
Luna moves in looking to clinch but gutierrez pushes him off.
Luna shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. gutierrez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luna thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Luna dominated that round.
That's time! Luna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
gutierrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and gutierrez wants it to stay on the feet.
gutierrez misses with a double jab
and Luna counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in gutierrez's guard now.
gutierrez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luna decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Luna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts gutierrez as he jumps to the side.
gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Luna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but gutierrez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Luna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luna throws a combination that misses
and gutierrez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mat Luna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gutierrez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luna counters with a left and a right that stings gutierrez.
Luna tries to clinch there but gutierrez circles away.
gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. gutierrez is trying to defend but Luna finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Luna stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows gutierrez to get to his feet.
Luna closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. gutierrez did well to prevent Luna getting side control.
Luna thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing gutierrez to regain full guard.
Mat Luna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luna works over gutierrez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luna scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luna postures up and lands a big shot to gutierrez's brow.
Luna decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Luna.
Luna throws a sloppy head kick
and gutierrez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luna throws a leg kick that is checked
and gutierrez counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gutierrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luna counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luna stalling.
gutierrez is not content to let Luna control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luna works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Luna dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Luna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gutierrez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luna shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and gutierrez counters with a one-two to the body.
Luna darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
gutierrez is looking to escape.
Luna gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gutierrez swats away the attempt to clinch by Luna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna falls off balance throwing a combination
and gutierrez counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from gutierrez misses.
Luna lands a head kick. gutierrez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
gutierrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luna counters with a leg kick.
Luna looks to clinch
and gutierrez counters with a series of strikes. Luna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luna changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. gutierrez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Luna misses with a kick to the body
and gutierrez counters with a left and a right that stings Luna.
Luna scores with a one two! gutierrez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Luna
and gutierrez counters with a one-two to the body.
Luna throws a series of punches but gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
ken gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
gutierrez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luna.
Luna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on gutierrez if he has to take too many more of those.
gutierrez misses with a combination
and Luna counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for gutierrez!
Luna has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that gutierrez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Luna working the ground and pound effectively.
Luna looking to control but gutierrez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luna looking to finish gutierrez with some ground and pound. This is bad for gutierrez!
ken gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A nice elbow there by Luna.
Luna lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
gutierrez taking shots to the head.
Luna lands a nice shot to the head.
Luna scoring with strikes but gutierrez is staying in there.
Luna punishing his opponent with strikes.
Luna cracks gutierrez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mat Luna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luna lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Luna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luna, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Luna!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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