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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bee Easy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bee Easy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Guthrie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthrie shoots in but no luck this time.
Easy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guthrie tries to clinch there but Easy circles away.
Guthrie moves in looking to clinch but Easy pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Easy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Easy trying to control but Guthrie is working from the bottom.
Easy is looking to work some ground and pound but Guthrie has wrist control.
Easy preventing the sweep.
Easy trying to control but Guthrie is working from the bottom.
Guthrie wants to stand but Easy is controlling the position.
Guthrie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Easy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Easy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guthrie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guthrie shoots in for a double leg but Easy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Woody Guthrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Easy or perhaps it was just good defense by Guthrie which made him look bad.
Easy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guthrie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Easy is breathing heavily.
Easy has hold of Guthrie's hands but Guthrie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Guthrie working over Easy with some ground and pound. Easy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Easy is defending against the submission attempts here by Guthrie.
Easy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Easy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guthrie trying to control the position from guard on top but Easy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie prevents Easy from getting back to his feet.
Easy is trying to keep Guthrie in close.
Guthrie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Easy's head.
Easy can't keep his opponent in guard - Guthrie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guthrie is looking to take a break and control but Easy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guthrie is looking to stall here but Easy recovers full guard.
Easy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guthrie drops back looking for a leg! Easy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Easy manages to kick Guthrie off! Guthrie jumps back into Easy's guard.
Easy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Guthrie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guthrie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Easy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Guthrie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Guthrie wants to get back to his feet but Easy is dominant here and he's now got Guthrie's back!
Easy is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Guthrie is in real trouble.
Easy working for the choke.
Guthrie turns into Easy and is now in his guard.
Easy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Easy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guthrie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Easy.
Guthrie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guthrie wants to control but Easy is keeping busy.
Easy prevents Guthrie from improving his position.
Easy trying to pass the guard but Guthrie defending well.
Guthrie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Easy is working away from the top position though.
Guthrie pushes Easy off and gets back to his feet.
Easy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guthrie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Easy manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Easy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bee Easy dominated that round.
That's time! Easy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easy fails with a takedown attempt.
Easy throws a series of punches but Guthrie avoids them all with ease.
Guthrie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Easy pinned against the cage. Easy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Easy looks for a takedown but Guthrie sprawls well.
Guthrie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Easy is fending him off so far but Guthrie persists. Nope, Easy circles away and we're back to standing.
Guthrie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guthrie showed some decent athleticism there.
Guthrie controlling the action here.
Easy punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guthrie lands with a punch from half guard.
Guthrie is trying to work for a kimura but Easy is defending well.
Guthrie throws a strike but Easy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie with a nice head shot there.
Guthrie gets to his feet - Easy follows without any prompting.
Guthrie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Easy!
Guthrie working the ground and pound effectively.
Guthrie blocks Easy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Easy is trying desperately to improve position.
Easy gets back to half guard.
Easy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Easy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guthrie scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Easy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Guthrie there.
Easy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guthrie is working away from the top position though.
Easy looking for submissions off his back.
Guthrie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guthrie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Easy tries to roll over but Guthrie keeps him under control.
Guthrie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Woody Guthrie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Easy actively working from the bottom here.
Guthrie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie wants to free his trapped foot but Easy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Guthrie gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Easy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Easy showed some decent athleticism there.
Easy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Guthrie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Easy passes to side control.
Easy trying to control the position but Guthrie is working away.
Easy landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Guthrie to his feet.
Easy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guthrie!
Easy landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guthrie is looking to improve his position but Easy isn't that keen on the idea.
Guthrie regains half guard.
Guthrie is pressing down on Easy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Easy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guthrie seems keen to control Easy's posture.
Guthrie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guthrie is looking for a triangle but Easy pushes his legs off easily.
Guthrie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Easy escapes and throws Guthrie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Easy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Guthrie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Guthrie moves in looking to clinch but Easy pushes him off.
Guthrie misses with a takedown attempt
and Easy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Guthrie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Easy works his way into side control.
Guthrie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guthrie struggling a bit here.
Guthrie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Guthrie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guthrie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guthrie working the head and body with strikes.
Guthrie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie landing punches.
Easy is squirming around, avoiding Guthrie's attempts to control the action.
Guthrie controlling from mount.
Guthrie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guthrie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Easy tries to reverse the position but Guthrie maintains control.
Easy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guthrie.
Easy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guthrie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guthrie looking to finish Easy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Easy!
Easy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Easy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guthrie throws a strike but Easy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Guthrie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guthrie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Easy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guthrie is one step ahead there.
Guthrie wants to control from the top but Easy keeps moving.
Easy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guthrie pushing down on Easy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easy is looking to improve his position.
Guthrie decides to stand up.
Guthrie instigates a clinch.
Guthrie is working for takedown but Easy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Easy successfully pulls guard.
Guthrie preventing the sweep.
Guthrie gets to his feet - Easy follows without any prompting.
Guthrie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Easy is trying to control the position but Guthrie postures up.
Guthrie postures up and lands a big shot to Easy's brow.
Guthrie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Easy is proving hard to escape from.
Easy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guthrie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guthrie distracts Easy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie preventing the sweep.
Easy 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.
Guthrie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guthrie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Easy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guthrie trying to control the position from guard on top but Easy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guthrie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guthrie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woody Guthrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guthrie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woody Guthrie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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