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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Pantangelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthrie has chosen Power For Power, The Swans as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Woody Guthrie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaspar Pantangelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Guthrie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthrie throws a leg kick that misses.
Pantangelli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guthrie's guard.
Pantangelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pantangelli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pantangelli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Guthrie trying to control here.
Guthrie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pantangelli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Pantangelli with that takedown attempt.
Guthrie drives through and clinches with Pantangelli against the cage.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Guthrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guthrie is looking to clinch but Pantangelli is avoiding it.
Guthrie misses with a leg kick.
Pantangelli moves in looking to clinch but Guthrie pushes him off.
Pantangelli throws a right hand that Guthrie ducks under and follows up with a left that Guthrie also avoids with ease.
Pantangelli fails to land the takedown.
Guthrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pantangelli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guthrie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Pantangelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guthrie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guthrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie throws a series of punches but Pantangelli moves out of range.
Guthrie rushes Pantangelli and presses him up against the cage.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Pantangelli is looking to clinch but Guthrie is avoiding it.
Pantangelli throws a head kick that misses
and Guthrie counters with a nice leg kick.
Pantangelli misses with a takedown
and Guthrie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pantangelli avoids the head kick by Guthrie.
Guthrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guthrie throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guthrie.
Pantangelli tries to clinch
and Guthrie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guthrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pantangelli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guthrie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pantangelli really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Guthrie as Pantangelli shoots in.
Guthrie looks to land a left hand but Pantangelli moved out of range nicely.
Guthrie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pantangelli tries to clinch up.
Pantangelli misses with the body kick
and Guthrie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pantangelli really felt that one!
Pantangelli is breathing heavily.
A big right from Pantangelli misses.
Guthrie clinches.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guthrie has closed the distance and engaged Pantangelli in a clinch.
Pantangelli is trying to break free.
Guthrie lands with a left to the head.
Guthrie lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guthrie.
Guthrie trying to land knees to the body.
Guthrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guthrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pantangelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guthrie has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie breaks from the clinch.
Guthrie is looking to clinch but Pantangelli is avoiding it.
Guthrie throws a head kick but Pantangelli moves out of range.
Pantangelli slips a jab and a cross from Guthrie.
Guthrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pantangelli misses with a takedown attempt
and Guthrie counters with a nice leg kick.
Guthrie misses with a low kick as Pantangelli jumps back.
Guthrie throws a low kick but Pantangelli avoids it.
Pantangelli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guthrie as he jumps to the side.
Guthrie gets caught flat footed, as Pantangelli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pantangelli wants to control from the top but Guthrie keeps moving.
Guthrie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Guthrie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pantangelli avoids the head kick by Guthrie.
Pantangelli misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Pantangelli.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pantangelli.
Pantangelli throws a head kick that misses
and Guthrie counters with a big head kick but Pantangelli shrugs it off.
Guthrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pantangelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guthrie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pantangelli tries to clinch there but Guthrie circles away.
Woody Guthrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guthrie misses with the combination.
Pantangelli tries to clinch but Guthrie moves away
and Guthrie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guthrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantangelli controls his hands.
Guthrie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantangelli.
Guthrie throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantangelli.
Guthrie is breathing heavily.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Guthrie is looking to clinch.
Guthrie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantangelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pantangelli blocks a head kick by Guthrie.
Pantangelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Pantangelli seems content to control.
Pantangelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Guthrie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pantangelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guthrie defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantangelli wants to pass the guard but Guthrie is defending well.
Pantangelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Guthrie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guthrie is trying to stand back up but Pantangelli is controlling him
Guthrie wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guthrie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Guthrie fails to land.
Pantangelli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantangelli avoids the damage to the body.
Pantangelli pulls Guthrie into guard.
Guthrie tries to free his leg and advance position but Pantangelli is retaining full guard.
Pantangelli pushes Guthrie off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantangelli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pantangelli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pantangelli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guthrie because Pantangelli loaded up on that one.
Guthrie blocking the ground and pound.
Guthrie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guthrie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guthrie tries to reverse the position but Pantangelli maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pantangelli is looking to control Guthrie but Guthrie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pantangelli avoiding Guthrie 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Guthrie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pantangelli is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Guthrie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Guthrie for a finish.
Guthrie breaks Pantangelli's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspar Pantangelli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pantangelli fails with the takedown
and Guthrie counters with a head kick.
Pantangelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Guthrie.
Guthrie moves into the clinch successfully.
Pantangelli looking to stall.
Pantangelli managing to block the knees to the body from Guthrie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guthrie.
Guthrie keeps control of Pantangelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guthrie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guthrie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantangelli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guthrie.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pantangelli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pantangelli showed some decent athleticism there.
Pantangelli tries to pass to full mount but Guthrie defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guthrie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pantangelli has passed into side control.
Pantangelli decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pantangelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guthrie throws a lazy right hand but Pantangelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pantangelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Guthrie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guthrie moves out of range of the body kick from Pantangelli.
Guthrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pantangelli. That did some damage!
Pantangelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Guthrie circles away.
Pantangelli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guthrie instigates a clinch.
Guthrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guthrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guthrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pantangelli tries to clinch there but Guthrie circles away.
Pantangelli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guthrie counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Pantangelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pantangelli blocks a head kick by Guthrie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantangelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guthrie has closed the distance and engaged Pantangelli in a clinch.
Pantangelli wants a takedown.
Pantangelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pantangelli avoiding damage as Guthrie throws knees to the body.
Guthrie tries to throw a body punch but Pantangelli avoids it by throwing Guthrie back against the cage.
Guthrie manages to break the clinch.
Guthrie tries to bum rush Pantangelli with a series of wild strikes but Pantangelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pantangelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guthrie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Guthrie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guthrie.
Gaspar Pantangelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guthrie has his hands on Pantangelli's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie controls Pantangelli momentarily but Pantangelli frees himself.
Guthrie pulls Pantangelli in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woody Guthrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guthrie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci 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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