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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Purity Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purity Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Harbor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harbor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harbor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gutz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gutz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harbor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Nice takedown defense from Gutz. No joy for Harbor on that attempt.
Gutz thows a body shot but no joy.
Gutz wants to clinch.
Harbor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a hook.
Harbor takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
Harbor misses with a looping right.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Harbor moves out of range as Gutz strikes.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harbor with a poor takedown
and Gutz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harbor won't be happy with that.
Purity Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Harbor.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harbor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harbor controlling the pace.
Harbor is pressing down on Gutz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gutz is holding on for now.
Harbor is looking to take a break and control but Gutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor tries to pass to full mount but Gutz defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harbor is trying to work for a kimura but Gutz is defending well.
Harbor slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is looking for a kimura but Gutz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harbor to get the leverage.
Gutz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gutz.
Harbor tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutz is retaining full guard.
Harbor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gutz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harbor has Gutz in his guard.
Harbor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harbor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harbor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gutz is staying active underneath Harbor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz is controlling Harbor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Harbor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harbor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
Harbor tries to bum rush Gutz with a series of wild strikes but Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harbor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Harbor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harbor wants to improve his position but Gutz is controlling well.
Harbor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harbor taking some punishment here, with Gutz in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz passes to side control.
Gutz looks up at the clock and then as Harbor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gutz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harbor is looking for a sweep.
Gutz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harbor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Gutz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harbor is looking to reverse the position.
Purity Gutz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harbor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gutz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz cracks Harbor with a big elbow.
Harbor is trying to control Gutz's posture but Gutz avoids it.
Harbor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harbor sneaks back into half guard.
Harbor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harbor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutz.
Gutz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harbor defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gutz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz lands with a punch from half guard.
Harbor wants to improve his position but Gutz is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutz in particular looking to stall.
Gutz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harbor wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the action but Harbor is working from the bottom.
Harbor trying to control but Gutz postures up.
Gutz is looking to take a break and control but Harbor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harbor tries to get to full guard but Gutz has control of the leg.
We're going to have a standup here because Purity Gutz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harbor throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purity Gutz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gutz throws a series of punches but Harbor moves out of range.
Gutz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gutz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harbor is on top in guard.
Harbor wants to pass the guard but Gutz is keeping the position.
Harbor trying to control but Gutz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gutz is on top in guard.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Harbor keeps moving.
Harbor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gutz postures up in Harbor's guard and throws a big left but Harbor blocks it.
Gutz postures up.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Harbor is retaining full guard.
Harbor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutz.
Harbor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Gutz tries to pass.
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harbor wants to get back to his feet but Gutz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gutz looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor has momentary wrist control but Gutz slips an elbow through the middle.
Gutz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harbor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gutz has managed to get both his arms back between Harbor's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
Gutz scoring with some ground and pound.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Gutz tries to pass.
Harbor looking to control.
Gutz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gutzis looking to pass into half guard but Harbor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harbor is in guard.
Harbor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor looking to pass the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor has gone for a leg lock! Gutz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harbor's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harbor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gutz is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Purity Gutz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purity Gutz!
Purity Gutz made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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