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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arthur DragonHeart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think DragonHeart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heart of Courage. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur DragonHeart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DragonHeart dives in for a single leg takedown but Gutierrez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gutierrez unleashes a big counter combination but DragonHeart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gutierrez throws a combination that misses
and DragonHeart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gutierrez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
DragonHeart moves in looking to clinch but Gutierrez pushes him off.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DragonHeart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DragonHeart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DragonHeart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez avoids it really well and circles away.
DragonHeart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DragonHeart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DragonHeart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DragonHeart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DragonHeart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but DragonHeart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DragonHeart dodges the punch combination from Gutierrez.
As Gutierrez backs away, DragonHeart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
DragonHeart goes for a double leg but Gutierrez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gutierrez continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur DragonHeart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DragonHeart avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.
DragonHeart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
DragonHeart appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DragonHeart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination but DragonHeart avoids it well.
Gutierrez fails to land with a series of punches.
As Gutierrez backs away, DragonHeart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gutierrez misses with a combination
and DragonHeart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DragonHeart doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
DragonHeart throws a head kick that half lands.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and DragonHeart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gutierrez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutierrez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DragonHeart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutierrez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Gutierrez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DragonHeart shoots in for a double leg but Gutierrez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gutierrez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DragonHeart shoots in and drives through. Gutierrez sprawls well.
DragonHeart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gutierrez as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DragonHeart tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the side of DragonHeart's head but DragonHeart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Gutierrez does no damage.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
DragonHeart throws a quick counter head kick but Gutierrez was just out of range.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gutierrez throws a hook but DragonHeart blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from DragonHeart misses its target.
Raul Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DragonHeart moves into the clinch.
DragonHeart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DragonHeart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez throws the left hand but DragonHeart avoids the punch easily.
As Gutierrez tries to get set, DragonHeart tries to push him back and clinch up but Gutierrez manages to avoid the attempt.
DragonHeart fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DragonHeart avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.
DragonHeart appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but DragonHeart avoids them all with ease.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez tries to bum rush DragonHeart with a series of wild strikes but DragonHeart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez looks winded!
Gutierrez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DragonHeart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Gutierrez. No joy for DragonHeart on that attempt.
Gutierrez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but DragonHeart moves out of range.
DragonHeart slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DragonHeart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DragonHeart misses with a takedown attempt - Gutierrez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gutierrez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
DragonHeart shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense.
DragonHeart dodges the punch combination from Gutierrez.
DragonHeart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Arthur DragonHeart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that DragonHeart ducks under and follows up with a left that DragonHeart also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez misses with a series of wild punches.
DragonHeart tries to counter with a takedown but Gutierrez is quick to defend against it.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
DragonHeart is looking to counter the offense by Gutierrez and move into the clinch.
Gutierrez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DragonHeart backs up against the cage.
Gutierrez gets caught flat footed, as DragonHeart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
DragonHeart stays in close to Gutierrez's body and controls the position.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez wants to get back to his feet but DragonHeart passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to kick DragonHeart off but DragonHeart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DragonHeart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gutierrez is trying to stand.
DragonHeart postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gutierrez to stand up.
DragonHeart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gutierrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DragonHeart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gutierrez as DragonHeart shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Gutierrez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur DragonHeart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
DragonHeart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
DragonHeart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but DragonHeart avoids them all with ease.
DragonHeart jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gutierrez tries to score with a low kick but DragonHeart moves his leg out of the way.
DragonHeart attempts a counter takedown but Gutierrez avoids it well and moves away.
DragonHeart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gutierrez as he avoids it easily.
Gutierrez slaps away a takedown attempt from DragonHeart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
DragonHeart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
DragonHeart shoots in and drives through. Gutierrez sprawls well.
DragonHeart throws a leg kick but Gutierrez checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DragonHeart slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DragonHeart shoots in for a takedown but Gutierrez shows good takedown defense.
Gutierrez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutierrez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DragonHeart circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
DragonHeart tries to clinch up but Gutierrez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gutierrez throws a counter combo.
DragonHeart fails to land the takedown.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
DragonHeart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DragonHeart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DragonHeart doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
DragonHeart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses the jab.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab
and DragonHeart counters with a nice body kick.
Gutierrez tries to bum rush DragonHeart with a series of wild strikes but DragonHeart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by DragonHeart or perhaps it was just good defense by Gutierrez, which made it look bad.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DragonHeart shoots for a takedown but Gutierrez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
DragonHeart slips a jab and a cross from Gutierrez.
DragonHeart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutierrez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DragonHeart.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gutierrez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A jab from Gutierrez misses.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
DragonHeart drives through and clinches with Gutierrez against the cage.
Gutierrez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DragonHeart rushes Gutierrez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gutierrez is trying to break free.
Gutierrez manages to break the clinch.
DragonHeart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DragonHeart tries to clinch up.
Gutierrez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DragonHeart slips under a jab.
DragonHeart lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gutierrez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gutierrez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab
and DragonHeart moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to break free but DragonHeart pushes him back against the cage.
DragonHeart breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DragonHeart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DragonHeart.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
DragonHeart shoots in but no luck this time.
DragonHeart scores with a shot to the body.
DragonHeart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez is trying to escape back to his feet but DragonHeart uses the scramble to pass into side control.
DragonHeart stands up and beckons Gutierrez to his feet.
Gutierrez throws a nice looking combination but DragonHeart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DragonHeart gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DragonHeart is trying to force a seperation but Gutierrez has the dominant position.
DragonHeart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur DragonHeart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DragonHeart prevents Gutierrez from breaking the clinch.
Gutierrez is trying to break the clinch but DragonHeart is controlling him.
Gutierrez manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DragonHeart.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
DragonHeart looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gutierrez scores with a three punch combo!
DragonHeart shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutierrez tries to sprawl out of it but DragonHeart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DragonHeart shoots for a double leg takedown but Gutierrez sprawls well. He's pushed DragonHeart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gutierrez loads up on a big right hand but DragonHeart slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but DragonHeart moves out of range.
It looked like DragonHeart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gutierrez.
No joy there for Gutierrez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DragonHeart swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
DragonHeart dives in and scores a takedown into Gutierrez's guard.
DragonHeart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
DragonHeart passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez is looking to get back to is feet but DragonHeart passes into side control.
Arthur DragonHeart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to get back to his feet but DragonHeart drags him back down.
DragonHeart moves into full mount!
Gutierrez is squirming around, avoiding DragonHeart's attempts to control the action.
Gutierrez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Arthur DragonHeart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raul Gutierrez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raul Gutierrez.
I've got Gutierrez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Gutierrez!
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