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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Untouchable . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
34 - 20 - 0 |
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185 cm
40
187 lbs
46 - 26 - 4 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le misses with a low kick.
Gutz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Le is out of range.
Gutz works Le's body with a nice hook.
Le throws a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Gutz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gutz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutz.
Gutz unleashes a big counter combination but Le bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le drops his hands momentarily and Gutz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Le does no damage.
Gutz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Gutz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Gutz.
Gutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Le.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le tries to clinch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz slips under a jab from Le.
Gutz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz misses with a straight left.
As Gutz backs away, Le returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Le looks to land a left hand but Gutz moved out of range nicely.
Gutz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Le with a body shot.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gutz misses with a shot to the body
enabling Le to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Le closes the distance and pushes Gutz back into the cage.
Gutz blocks an uppercut.
Le prevents Gutz from breaking the clinch.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gutz breaks the clinch.
Gutz moves away from the strike by Le.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz tries a low kick but Le avoids it.
Le looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gutz connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Gutz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
Gutz sizes up Le with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Gutz scores with a four punch combination!
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Le lands with a straight right. Gutz didn't see that one coming.
Le wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz thows a leg kick but Le checks it
and Le counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gutz misses with a lunging right hand
and Le counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le moves to clinch but Gutz breaks away
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le lands a slapping body shot.
Cung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le tries to clinch but Gutz moves out of range.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Gutz pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cormac Gutz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le cracks Gutz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gutz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Le under the eye.
Le tries to land a body kick
and Gutz counters with an inside leg kick.
Le takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le wants to clinch but Gutz slips to the side
and Gutz counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le misses with a straight left.
Gutz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gutz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Le is rocked!
Le throws a low kick but Gutz moves out of range easily.
Gutz feints and as Le raises his hands in defense, Gutz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gutz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Le throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Le looking for a sweep. Not yet Le, not yet.
Gutz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutz landing with the ground and pound.
Gutz lands a couple of elbows.
Gutz throws a big right hand that misses.
Gutz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutz distracts Le with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Le might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gutz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutz trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gutz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Le.
Le lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Le misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutz lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Le down.
Le misses with a double jab
and Gutz counters with a right hand to the body.
Gutz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick by Le misses
and Gutz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gutz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Le takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Gutz shoots in looking for a takedown but Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gutz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gutz lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le walks into a left hand.
Gutz lands a body shot.
Cormac Gutz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutz cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Le swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
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!
Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Le on the side of the head.
Le misses with a jab to the body
and Gutz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gutz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gutz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gutz shoots in looking for a takedown but Le manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gutz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Gutz pushes him off.
Le moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGutz.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Le checks a low kick from Gutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with a left hand
and Gutz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le throws an off balance right hand
and Gutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le.
Le plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gutz blocks a head kick by Le.
Le is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Gutz is rocked!
Le rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Gutz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gutz misses with a head kick.
Gutz staying out of range there.
Gutz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz connects with a single shot there.
Cung Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gutz.
Gutz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le cracks Gutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gutz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Le has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gutz finds it's way round the side to connect with Le's head.
Gutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Le misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
Le throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Gutz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gutz blocks a jab.
Gutz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le throws a head kick that misses
and Gutz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gutz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Le eats them both and turns towards Gutz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Le walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gutz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Cormac Gutz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Gutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gutz 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
A victorious Cormac Gutz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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