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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 2911 p4p, 315 weight class) and Darren Woodley (ranked 3977 p4p, 387 weight class). Woodley has chosen Scorpions - Winds Of Change as his entrance music. Alex Gutierrez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez moves out of range as Woodley throws a body kick.
Woodley fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woodley slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
Woodley misses with a combination
and Gutierrez counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Woodley
and Gutierrez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darren Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
Woodley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutierrez. That did some damage!
Gutierrez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woodley throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Woodley connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gutierrez there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woodley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gutierrez taking a breather.
Gutierrez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gutierrez lands an uppercut.
Woodley manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gutierrez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Woodley.
Gutierrez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Woodley throws out a leg kick but Gutierrez moves out of range and Woodley only half commits.
Woodley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gutierrez if he has to take too many more of those.
Woodley walks into a stiff left hand from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez cracks Woodley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woodley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gutierrez - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodley lands with a good body shot.
Gutierrez catches Woodley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gutierrez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch lands to the side of Gutierrez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gutierrez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woodley at a distance.
A punch combination from Woodley misses.
Woodley looks for the body kick but Gutierrez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley tries to land a leg kick but Gutierrez saw it coming and moves away.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Woodley walks into a jab.
Woodley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gutierrez scores with a kick to the body.
Woodley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodley looks winded!
Gutierrez is looking to clinch but Woodley is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Gutierrez - just one landing.
Woodley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutierrez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Woodley.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gutierrez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woodley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Darren Woodley has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gutierrez.
Woodley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gutierrez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woodley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gutierrez scores with a hook to the body. Woodley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Gutierrez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez delivers a nice body kick.
Gutierrez misses with a kick to the body.
Gutierrez scores with a jab.
Woodley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley thows a leg kick but Gutierrez checks it
letting Gutierrez counter with a right hand.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutierrez. That's going to slow Woodley down.
Woodley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gutierrez moves into range and clinches up with Woodley.
A frustrated look appears on Woodley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gutierrez tries to land a front kick but Woodley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woodley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woodley moves out of range of the body kick from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands a really nice looking cross but Woodley seems unphased.
Woodley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Gutierrez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woodley throws a chopping leg kick but Gutierrez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Woodley scores with a leg kick.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gutierrez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Woodley'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.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woodley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woodley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gutierrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodley moves away.
Woodley blocks a leg kick.
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Woodley throws a leg kick
and Gutierrez counters with a one-two to the body.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gutierrez misses the target.
We've been informed that Woodley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gutierrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
A little feinted left hand from Gutierrez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Woodley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woodley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Woodley delivers a nice body kick.
Woodley tries to keep at a distance but Gutierrez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez dodges the punch combination from Woodley.
Woodley digs a good hook to Gutierrez's body.
Woodley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gutierrez.
Woodley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gutierrez can pounce on him.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Woodley looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutierrez is just out of range.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Woodley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodley can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutierrez.
Woodley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodley avoids a kick to the body.
Gutierrez thuds his right hand into Woodley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gutierrez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woodley. Woodley obviously looking to wear him down.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Woodley avoids it easily.
Woodley throws a push kick but Gutierrez slaps the foot to one side.
As Woodley looks to move away, Gutierrez throws a big counter combo but Woodley just gets out of the way.
Woodley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alex Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodley throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutierrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gutierrez swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley swinging wildly here.
Alex Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Gutierrez. That snapped Woodley's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with a body shot.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gutierrez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley thuds his shin into the meat of Gutierrez's side.
Gutierrez connects with a nice looking jab.
Woodley tries to move into range but Gutierrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gutierrez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gutierrez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gutierrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woodley. Woodley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Gutierrez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodley is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez lands with a right hand.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutierrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
Gutierrez lands with a kick to the temple. Woodley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Woodley throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez jabs Woodley right on the nose. Woodley blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gutierrez moves out of range of the leg kick from Woodley.
Gutierrez throwing a counter right hand but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick which misses Woodley's front leg but catches the back leg as Woodley tries to avoid it.
Woodley throws a front kick aimed at Gutierrez's knee but Gutierrez avoids it well.
Woodley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodley throws a wild body kick that Gutierrez sees coming a mile off.
Gutierrez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
Woodley tries to circle away but Gutierrez has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley wants to break free but Gutierrez has control.
Gutierrez stalling.
Woodley takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Woodley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gutierrez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Woodley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gutierrez moves out of range as Woodley throws a body kick.
Woodley throws a sloppy head kick
and Woodley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woodley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Woodley both land. Nice combination.
Woodley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woodley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley misses the jab.
Woodley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutierrez manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez throwing a counter right hand but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Woodley misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook 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!
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Woodley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez closes the distance and pushes Woodley back into the cage.
Gutierrez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woodley backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez scores with a shoulder strike.
Woodley takes an elbow to the temple.
Woodley is looking to break free of the clinch but Gutierrez has double underhooks.
Gutierrez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodleys head.
Gutierrez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Woodley up against the cage.
Gutierrez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Woodley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gutierrez scores a nice knee to the body.
Woodley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Gutierrez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gutierrez lands a left hand.
Gutierrez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Woodley up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gutierrez.
Woodley is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Woodley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Woodley tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez scores with a jab. Woodley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gutierrez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woodley.
Gutierrez lunges at Woodley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woodley's hand.
Gutierrez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch.
Gutierrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodley is just out of range.
Woodley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woodley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutierrez back to the cage. Woodley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woodley misses with a body kick.
Woodley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gutierrez rather than just go for the knockout.
Gutierrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez digs a good hook to Woodley's body.
Woodley throws a low kick but Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woodley throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Woodley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gutierrez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woodley wants to break free but Gutierrez has control.
Alex Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woodley breaks the clinch.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woodley misses the shot to the body.
Gutierrez lands a jab to the nose.
Woodley ducks right into an uppercut from Gutierrez.
Nice jab there from Gutierrez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley throws a combination that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutierrez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Woodley in his tracks.
Gutierrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Woodley should have avoided that one.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez swings for the body but Woodley moves out of range.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
Woodley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woodley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gutierrez blocks it well.
Woodley throws a combination that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a series of strikes. Woodley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woodley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A leg kick checked by Gutierrez.
Woodley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woodley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gutierrez connects with the punch.
Woodley lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Woodley.
Woodley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gutierrez eats them both and turns towards Woodley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darren Woodley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gutierrez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gutierrez blocks a low kick nicely.
Woodley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gutierrez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutierrez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gutierrez!
A very excited looking Alex Gutierrez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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