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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guth comes to the cage accompanied by Alva Noto - Module 7. Burt Guth has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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153 lbs
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143 lbs
23 - 20 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Guth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth rushes Luiz and presses him up against the cage.
Luiz wants a takedown.
Guth gets underhooks to prevent Luiz's takedown attempt.
Guth landing knees to the body.
Guth dodges an elbow strike from Luiz.
I was talking to Guth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Luiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burt Guth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
Luiz managing to block the knees to the body from Guth.
Luiz has picked Guth up - he's going for a ride! Luiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luiz.
Guth tries to roll over but Luiz keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Luiz in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guth defending well though.
Luiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Guth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Guth wants to improve his position but Luiz is controlling well.
Guth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luiz.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Guth misses with the combination.
Luiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luiz moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luiz tries for a takedown but Guth manages to get underhooks.
Guth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guth missing with knees to the body.
Luiz is trying to break the clinch but Guth is controlling him.
Guth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guth lands with a short shot to the head.
Guth looking to throw knees to the head but Luiz is blocking nicely.
Guth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Guth is pressed up against the cage. Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guth down to the mat. Guth avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Luiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guth, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Guth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guth misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth cracks Luiz with a good jab.
Luiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guth lands a head kick. Luiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Guth throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
Guth misses with a hook.
Luiz swinging wildly here.
Luiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luiz with the counter takedown but Guth avoids it easily.
Guth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guth is fending him off so far but Luiz persists. Nope, Guth circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Luiz.
Guth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Luiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luiz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guth falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Luiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Luiz has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Guth.
Guth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz wants to break free but Guth has control.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Guth lands a right hand.
Guth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Guth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luiz is working for takedown but Guth is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Guth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Luiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Guth lands a nice uppercut.
Luiz is trying to drag Guth to the mat but Guth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luiz goes for a takedown attempt but Guth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burt Guth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
Luiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guth tries to land knees in the clinch but Luiz avoids the damage to the body.
Guth lands a right hand.
Guth throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Guth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luiz is trying to drag Guth to the mat but Guth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burt Guth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luiz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Luiz manages to end up in side control.
Luiz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Guth struggling a bit here.
Guth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Guth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Luiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Luiz moves into full mount!
Luiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Luiz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Luiz lands a couple of good shots and Guth has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz is striking well from the back but Guth escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Luiz throws a strike but Guth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Guth keeps moving.
Guth looking for a sweep. Not yet Guth, not yet.
Luiz is stalling in the full guard.
Luiz throwing strikes from guard but Guth blocks nicely.
Guth pulls Luiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Luiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guth keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
Luiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Guth keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by Guth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Guth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luiz slips a jab and a cross from Guth.
Guth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luiz under the eye.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch but Luiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luiz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Guth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guth prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Guth stops a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Guth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Luiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Guth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luiz can turn it around.
Burt Guth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
Guth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luiz can't break the clinch.
Luiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Guth.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Guth lands a hook that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
Luiz looking for a takedown.
Guth landing knees to the head.
Luiz has Guth pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Luiz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Guth tumbling to the mat - Luiz dives into Guth's guard.
Luiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luiz stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Guth throws up his legs and catches Luiz in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Luiz tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Guth! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Burt Guth!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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