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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paco Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Smith enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paco Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Gutierrez feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gutierrez gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutierrez throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gutierrez.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gutierrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gutierrez, not yet.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez 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.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutierrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith won't allow Gutierrez to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Gutierrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Paco Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gutierrez did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gutierrez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gutierrez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gutierrez pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Gutierrez 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.
Gutierrez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gutierrez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
Smith has Gutierrez pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gutierrez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Gutierrez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutierrez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gutierrez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutierrez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gutierrez throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Gutierrez shrugs it off.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Gutierrez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutierrez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith leaves Gutierrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Jab from Gutierrez.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gutierrez's head but Gutierrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutierrez throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Gutierrez lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gutierrez wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gutierrez uses from the top position.
Gutierrez slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gutierrez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gutierrez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith keeping control of the position.
Gutierrez content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gutierrez pulls his head out easily.
Gutierrez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith gets full guard.
Gutierrez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gutierrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutierrez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Gutierrez pulled in close to control his posture.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gutierrez tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Gutierrez wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Gutierrez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Gutierrez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Weed Nation, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gutierrez is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith wants to take a breather but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Gutierrez trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paco Gutierrez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith shoots in but Gutierrez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gutierrez throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Gutierrez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gutierrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gutierrez is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierrez throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutierrez.
Smith won't allow Gutierrez to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gutierrez throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gutierrez defends it easily.
Gutierrez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutierrez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gutierrez trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is pulling down on Gutierrez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gutierrez, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Gutierrez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gutierrez wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gutierrez wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gutierrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutierrez is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gutierrez avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paco Gutierrez.
I think Gutierrez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Gutierrez!
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energy
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