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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Cappo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Cappo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klutie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klutie.
Cappo has closed the distance and engaged Klutie in a clinch.
Cappo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cappo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klutie smiles and moves away.
Cappo is looking to clinch.
Cappo wants to clinch
and Klutie counters with a head kick.
Klutie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cappo.
Cappo misses with a combination
and Klutie counters with a good low kick that Cappo was not able to check.
Ray Cappo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cappo moves in looking to clinch but Klutie pushes him off.
Cappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie moves into the clinch successfully.
Cappo breaks from the clinch.
Cappo throws a shot from downtown. Klutie moves away and avoids it.
Klutie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klutie has Cappo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cappo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klutie walks away with a smile on his face. Cappo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Klutie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cappo misses with a wild combination.
Cappo misses with a two punch combination.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klutie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klutie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Klutie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klutie keeps Cappo at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappo looks to land a combination but Klutie avoids it well.
Cappo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klutie manages to avoid it.
Klutie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cappo looks gassed!
Cappo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klutie misses with a body shot.
Klutie lands a head kick that stumbles Cappo and the fighters go to the mat.
Cappo is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Klutie passes Cappo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cappo is still in real trouble! Can Klutie finish him?
Cappo looking for submissions off his back.
Klutie slows the pace down in half guard.
Klutie lands with a punch from half guard.
Cappo has a hand on Klutie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Klutie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cappo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cappo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie lands a heavy elbow.
Klutie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cappo looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klutie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Klutie with the ground and pound from mount.
Klutie lands a nice shot to the head.
Klutie lands a heavy elbow.
Cappo gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Klutie there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Klutie manages to mount him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Cappo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Klutie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klutie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klutie with the ground and pound from mount.
Cappo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Klutie controlling from the full mount.
Klutie with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Cappo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klutie dominating with strikes here.
Cappo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Klutie dominated that round.
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.
Cappo tries to bum rush Klutie with a series of wild strikes but Klutie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cappo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klutie circles away quickly and effectively.
Cappo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cappo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klutie backwards.
Klutie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cappo is defending well for now.
Cappo managing to block the knees to the body from Klutie.
Cappo being controlled against the cage.
Klutie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cappo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klutie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cappo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klutie jumps guard and drags Cappo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cappo trying to control the position from guard on top but Klutie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klutie holds on and takes a little breather.
Cappo throwing strikes but missing.
Cappo trying to control the position from guard on top but Klutie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Cappo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Klutie.
Cappo looks to land a combination but Klutie avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cappo misses.
Klutie gets tackled into the cage by Cappo. Cappo maintains the clinch.
Klutie gets control of Cappo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Klutie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cappo looking to sit in guard and control but Klutie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Klutie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cappo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klutie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Klutie stands and throws Cappo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Klutie working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klutie prevents Cappo from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Klutie trying to control the action but Cappo is working from the bottom.
Cappo tries to buck Klutie off but Klutie is having none of it.
Klutie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cappo down.
Cappo wants to control but Klutie postures up.
Klutie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Klutie working away.
Klutie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Klutie is looking to take a break and control but Cappo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cappo tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klutie working the head with strikes.
Klutie happy to just control the position for now.
Klutie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cappo keeps working.
Klutie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cappo tries to improve position but can't.
Klutie landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klutie gets to mount! Cappo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cappo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Klutie has control of Cappo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cappo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Klutie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cappo clinches with his opponent.
Klutie throws an elbow but it misses.
Cappo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klutie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cappo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klutie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cappo is trying to break the clinch but Klutie has him pressed against the cage.
Klutie lands a nice knee to the body.
Cappo managing to block the knees to the body from Klutie.
Cappo avoiding damage as Klutie throws knees to the body.
Klutie looking to slow down the pace here.
Cappo avoiding damage as Klutie throws knees to the body.
Klutie missing with knees to the body.
Cappo trying to stall but Klutie improves his position.
Cappo drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Klutie defends it easily.
Cappo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klutie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Klutie stands up and waves to Cappo to follow him.
Cappo wants to clinch
and Klutie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klutie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cappo.
Cappo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cappo throws a lazy right hand but Klutie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cappo is looking to clinch but Klutie is avoiding it.
Klutie circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klutie has managed to clinch.
Cappo is looking to control Klutie's arms but Klutie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cappo has his back to the cage.
Klutie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cappo can do to turn this around?
Klutie tries to land knees in the clinch but Cappo avoids the damage to the body.
Klutie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cappo.
Darnell Klutie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Cappo.
Cappo is working Klutie over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klutie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cappo.
Cappo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darnell Klutie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cappo wants a takedown.
Cappo avoiding damage as Klutie throws knees to the body.
Cappo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klutie lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klutie obliges.
Klutie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cappo.
Klutie jumps into guard, dragging Cappo to the mat.
Cappo wants to control from the top but Klutie keeps moving.
Darnell Klutie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cappo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cappo tries to free his leg and advance position but Klutie is retaining full guard.
Cappo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Klutie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cappo wanted to stand there but Klutie had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is looking to work some ground and pound but Klutie has wrist control.
Cappo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klutie is keeping the position for now.
Klutie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klutie holds on and takes a little breather.
Cappo looking to sit in guard and control but Klutie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cappo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klutie defends well.
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 Darnell Klutie.
Well Klutie 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Klutie!
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energy
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hype
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