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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams 's entrance music is Kenny Loggins - I'm free. A fine choice. Gutz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everyday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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176 lbs
32 - 18 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Gutz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Gutz counters with a good, hard body kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gutz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutz thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gutz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A cross from Gutz lands.
Williams scores with a one two! Gutz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Gutz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gutz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Gutz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Williams misses with an uppercut. Gutz saw that one coming.
Gutz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gutz misses with a hook to the body
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Gutz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Gutz is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Williams . Beautiful body shot.
Gutz lands with a nice body punch.
Gutz jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gutz looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Gutz slips a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutz.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutz cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Williams .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Williams moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGutz.
Williams lands a nice hook to Gutz's body. Gutz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gutz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Gutz had a free shot at his head there.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutz throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
A head kick misses from Williams .
Gutz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Stanly Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gutz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is looking for a sweep.
Williams throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gutz is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gutz can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gutz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gutz looks to move to half guard but instead Williams has passed into mount! Damn!
Williams wants to control the pace but Gutz is squirming around nicely.
Williams throwing strikes here but Gutz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gutz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gutz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanly Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutz can do to turn this around?
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Gutz feints and then cracks Williams 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Gutz. Beautiful body shot.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Gutz works the jab nicely.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Gutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams digs a good body shot into Gutz's ribs.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gutz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gutz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gutz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gutz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
Gutz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gutz is looking to escape.
Gutz is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanly Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gutz is squirming around, avoiding Williams 's attempts to control the action.
Gutz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gutz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gutz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Gutz can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gutz?
Gutz is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams trying to control but Gutz is having none of it.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gutz?
Gutz is rocked!
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!
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanly Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams blocks a jab.
Gutz scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams .
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Stanly Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams thuds his right hand into Gutz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams moves forwards but Gutz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams stands up from Gutz's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a hook
and Gutz counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz thuds his right hand into Williams 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gutz misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gutz!
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Gutz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gutz moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Gutz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Gutz finds it's target.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams cracks Gutz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams throws a hook but Gutz blocks it.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gutz.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Gutz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams tries to bum rush Gutz with a series of wild strikes but Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Gutz.
Cormac Gutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanly Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Gutz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gutz keeping his opponent close.
Gutz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to control but Gutz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slows the pace down.
Williams seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gutz for as long as he can get away with.
Gutz struggling a bit here.
Williams content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gutz is not content to let Williams control the position.
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 Stanly Williams .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !
Stanly Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Cormac Gutz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Syytän peliä ja vannon lopettavani. Palaan tunnin päästä takaisin.'.
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