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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Charlie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burton Guster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
18
178 lbs
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185 cm
25
178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Little Charlie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burton Guster! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guster moves in looking to clinch but Charlie pushes him off. Guster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charlie swats him away and circles back towards the center. Guster has closed the distance and engaged Charlie in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guster.
Charlie is trying to maintain a safe position but Guster gets an underhook and turns Charlie into the cage. Guster landing knees to the body.
Charlie looking to slow down the pace here. Charlie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Guster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Guster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Charlie is breathing heavily. Guster scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Little Charlie has been cut. Guster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Charlie's face.
Charlie takes an elbow to the forehead. Guster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charlie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guster crunches a lovely knee into Charlie's ribcage. Guster lands a good knee to the midsection. Charlie won't want to take too many of those. Guster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charlies head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guster tries to work over Charlie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Guster utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Charlie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Guster after a bit of a struggle. Guster lands an elbow just above Charlie 's eye. Knees in the clinch landing for Guster.
Guster lands an elbow that stopped Charlie in his tracks for a moment. Charlie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Charlie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charlie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charlie goes for a takedown attempt but Guster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Charlie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Charlie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charlie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Guster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charlie paws at him with a jab and circles away. A low kick from Guster is predictable there and Charlie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guster won't be happy with that. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Charlie takes a little break here. Guster wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Charlie is looking to take a break and control but Guster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charlie landing strikes. Charlie working the body and head with strikes. Charlie throws a strike aimed at the side of Guster's head but Guster avoids it well. Charlie scores with a couple of short elbows. Charlie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Guster!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charlie with the ground and pound from mount. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guster can do anything to dispel that myth. Charlie unloading with bombs! This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Charlie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Charlie 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. Charlie controlling from the full mount. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burton Guster dominated that round. The cut man is working on Little Charlie's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guster tries to clinch but Charlie moves out of range. Guster pushes Charlie up against the cage in a clinch. Charlie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charlie tries to keep at a distance but Guster has taken the fight into the clinch. Guster lands an elbow inside. Charlie is trying to maintain a safe position but Guster gets an underhook and turns Charlie into the cage. Guster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charlie dodges an elbow strike from Guster.
Guster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charlie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charlie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Charlie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Guster wants to clinch up but Charlie keeps it at a distance. Guster wants to clinch up but Charlie keeps it at a distance. Guster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guster throws a head kick but Charlie moves out of range.
Charlie fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Charlie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Guster is looking to clinch but Charlie is avoiding it.
Guster wants to clinch. Guster tries to close the distance and clinch but Charlie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Guster looks to clinch and Charlie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Charlie there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Charlie uses his free foot to push down on Guster's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guster. Charlie trying to control but Guster is having none of it. Charlie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've been informed that Guster has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Charlie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Guster looks a forlorn figure.
Guster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charlie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charlie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Charlie landing strikes from the mount and Guster is in trouble! Guster can't escape the position.
Charlie lands with some strikes. Charlie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guster's face.
Charlie dominating with strikes here. 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! Charlie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Charlie raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charlie landing punches. Guster is in a horrible position here. Charlie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Charlie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Charlie unloading with bombs! Charlie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guster's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Charlie dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Little Charlie's cut. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Charlie has a takedown stuffed. Guster lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charlie will feel that in the morning. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charlie checks a leg kick. A low kick from Guster misses and Charlie counters with a body kick that stops Guster in his tracks momentarily. Guster tries to score with a low kick but Charlie moves his leg out of the way. Guster darts in and clinches Charlie up against the cage. Guster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guster looking to throw knees to the head but Charlie is blocking nicely.
Guster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charlie is defending well for now. Guster missing with knees to the body.
Guster tries a body shot but Charlie blocks it.
Charlie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guster walks away with a smile on his face. Charlie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Guster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Charlie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guster's waist but Guster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charlie off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Charlie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Guster fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charlie shoots for a double leg takedown but Guster sprawls well. He's pushed Charlie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Charlie shoots in and bounces Guster off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Charlie works over Guster with some ground and pound from guard. Charlie wants to control from the top but Guster keeps moving. Guster working a defensive guard here.
Charlie is working Guster over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guster working a defensive guard here.
Charlie wants to control from the top but Guster keeps moving. Charlie sitting in guard here, content to control. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Little Charlie. Guster throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Guster tries to clinch but Charlie moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charlie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guster circles away. Guster doesn't manage to clinch there - Charlie circles away.
Guster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charlie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Guster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Charlie shoots in but no luck this time. Guster throws a leg kick but Charlie checks it. Guster misses with a head kick.
Guster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charlie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Guster throws a push kick but Charlie slaps the foot to one side. Nice body kick from Guster. Charlie misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guster is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Burton Guster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Charlie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guster. Charlie shrugs it off though. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guster. Guster wants to clinch up but Charlie keeps it at a distance. Guster tries to clinch there but Charlie circles away.
Burton Guster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Guster throws a quick inside leg kick. Guster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Guster tries to clinch and Charlie counters with a single leg into guard. Guster didn't expect that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Charlie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Burton Guster. I think Guster 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Burton Guster! A very excited looking Burton Guster made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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