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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guth has chosen Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep as his entrance music. Burt Guth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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159 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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183 cm
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154 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles is looking to clinch but Guth is avoiding it.
Charles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guth tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guth manages to break the clinch.
Charles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charles throws a chopping leg kick but Guth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guth circles away quickly and effectively.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Guth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Guth moves away and avoids it.
Charles misses with a hook
and Guth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Charles is looking to slow Guth down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Charles.
Charles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guth eats them both and turns towards Charles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Charles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Charles's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guth is in close to Charles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guth wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Guth distracts Charles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Charles is pulling down on Guth's head. It's preventing any offense from Guth, at least for the moment.
Guth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth is working Charles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Charles keeping full guard, as Guth tries to pass.
Guth postures up.
Guth trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guth tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Guth throws a big elbow that misses.
Charles wants to sweep here but Guth controlling him for the moment.
Guth postures up in Charles's guard and throws a big left but Charles blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth postures up in Charles's guard and throws a big left but Charles blocks it.
Guth with a nice head shot there.
Guth looking to pass the guard.
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guth's guard.
Guth is looking for a triangle but Charles pushes his legs off easily.
Guth working a defensive guard but Charles passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth wants to control but Charles is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Burt Guth will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charles feints and then cracks Guth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guth down.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Guth moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Guth as he checks the leg kick.
Charles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been told by Charles's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Charles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Guth is out of range.
Charles tries to land a leg kick but Guth saw it coming and moves away.
Charles with a hook.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Charles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Charles cracks the inside of Guth's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Charles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Charles throws a leg kick
and Guth counters with a two punch combo.
Guth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles delivers a nice body kick.
Guth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Charles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Charles.
Charles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charles.
Jean Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles throws a leg kick but Guth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Charles throws a low kick, looking for Guth's leg but Guth calmly moves out of range.
Charles clinches.
Charles landing knees to the head.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Guth controls the action.
Guth fails to pull guard.
Guth has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Charles uses from the top position.
Charles wants to control from the top but Guth keeps moving.
Charles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charles has managed to get both his arms back between Guth's legs - danger averted.
Guth trying to control the position.
Guth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Charles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guth momentarily.
Guth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Charles throws a poor cross that misses
and Guth moves into the clinch.
Charles tries a body shot but Guth blocks it.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Guth working hard to break the clinch.
Guth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Charles.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guth.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles lands a body punch.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guth managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Guth tries to pull guard but Charles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Guth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.
Guth tries to break the clinch but Charles is controlling the position.
Guth managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth jumps guard but Charles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guth's elbow.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Guth avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Guth takes a shot to the head.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guth wants to stall.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Guth jumps guard but Charles stands there with Guth around his waist. Guth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guth has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Jean Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Guth.
Guth blocks an uppercut.
Guth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guth looking to stall.
Guth tries to pull guard but Charles holds him up against the cage and eventually Guth drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Charles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guth looking to stall.
Jean Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth blocking some punches.
Guth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charles just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Charles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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