GAMMA: Rookies #199 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asmodeus Ashimodai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashimodai comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra. Xavier Raines looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ashimodai
vs
Raines

211 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
224 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asmodeus Ashimodai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Raines!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raines takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Raines looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Ashimodai pushes Raines up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Ashimodai.

Ashimodai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ashimodai moves into range and clinches up with Raines.
Ashimodai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ashimodai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ashimodai clinches.
Ashimodai gets through Raines's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ashimodai scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Xavier Raines has been cut.
Ashimodai scores with a shoulder strike.
Ashimodai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ashimodai lands with a left to the head.
Ashimodai lands with a short shot to the head.

Raines is rocked!
A short right from Ashimodai on the inside.
Raines is still on wobbly legs! Can Ashimodai finish him?
A body shot lands from Ashimodai.
Ashimodai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Raines to his knees! Ashimodai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asmodeus Ashimodai!
In his post fight interview, Asmodeus Ashimodai started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gergu Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gergu Dylan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Christofi
vs
Dylan

187 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Christofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gergu Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Christofi drives through and clinches with Dylan against the cage.
Dylan tries to circle away but Christofi has him pinned against the cage.

Christofi pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Christofi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dylan trying to control but Christofi is working from the bottom.
Christofi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christofi is controlling Dylan's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Christofi wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Christofi moves into the clinch successfully.
Christofi tries to pull guard but Dylan won't allow it.
Dylan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Christofi pulls guard successfully.
Dylan wanted to stand there but Christofi had control of the position.
Christofi keeping moving, preventing Dylan from controlling successfully.

Christofi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dylan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to work over Christofi's front leg with a kick but Christofi checks it.
Dylan tries a head kick but it misses.
Christofi has a takedown stuffed.
Dylan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christofi is out of range and Dylan settles back down.

Christofi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christofi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dylan wants to control but Christofi is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christofi stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Christofi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Christofi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dylan's guard.
Christofi landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dylan wants to stand up but Christofi is controlling him.
Christofi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christofi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dylan for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Christofi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Christofi closes the distance and pushes Dylan back into the cage.
Dylan is looking to break free of the clinch but Christofi has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Christofi.

It looks like Gergu Dylan has been cut.

Christofi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dylan gets tackled into the cage by Christofi. Christofi maintains the clinch.

Christofi breaks the clinch.

Christofi looking to score a takedown here. Dylan is defending well but Christofi drives through and ends up in Dylan's guard.
Christofi forces his way into half guard.
Dylan wants to control but Christofi is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi slows the pace down in half guard.
Dylan has hold of Christofi's hands but Christofi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christofi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christofi is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dylan is defending against the submission attempts here by Christofi.
Christofi is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christofi is nestled in close to Dylan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dylan pushes Christofi off but Christofi dives into side control.
Dylan wants to get back to his feet.
Christofi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Christofi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dylan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Christofi advances to full mount.
Christofi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Christofi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dylan hang on?
Chris Christofi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan has given up his back. Will we see Christofi going for some submissions?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Christofi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gergu Dylan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dylan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Christofi.

Christofi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Christofi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Christofi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christofi punishing his opponent with strikes.

Dylan is rocked!
Christofi controlling from mount.
Christofi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dylan can do to turn this around?

Christofi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dylan has worked his arm free - good work by Dylan!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi is putting a hurting on Dylan here, landing some big shots from side control.

That has opened up Gergu Dylan's cut even more.
Christofi works to advance to full mount. Dylan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Christofi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dylan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gergu Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to reverse the position but Christofi maintains control.
Christofi controlling his opponent.
Christofi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Christofi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dylan looks for the body kick but Christofi saw that one coming.

Christofi clinches up against the cage.

Christofi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Christofi tenderised Dylan's leg. Dylan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dylan throws a head kick but Christofi moves out of range.
Christofi tries a head kick but it misses.

Christofi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christofi lands in his opponent's guard.
Dylan can't keep his opponent in guard - Christofi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Christofi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christofi 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 for Chris Christofi!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Chris Christofi!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Chris Christofi!

Chris Christofi wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Gaulamos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbat comes to the cage accompanied by U KNOW I GOT THAT. Eleomar Cabbat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cabbat
vs
Gaulamos

178 cm
33
185 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

185 cm
24
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Gaulamos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Gaulamos.
Cabbat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaulamos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cabbat throws out a loose jab but Gaulamos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaulamos wants to clinch up but Cabbat keeps it at a distance.
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!
Gaulamos throws a right hand that Cabbat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabbat also avoids with ease.
Gaulamos just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaulamos throws an overhand right that lands on Cabbat's shoulder, as Cabbat tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Cabbat. No joy for Gaulamos on that attempt.
Cabbat misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Cabbat.

Gaulamos gets a clinch.

Gaulamos manages to break the clinch.
Gaulamos ducks under a wild hook from Cabbat.
Gaulamos tries to clinch there but Cabbat circles away.
Gaulamos throws out a powerful jab.
Gaulamos just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaulamos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaulamos misses the shot to the body.
Cabbat blocks a head kick by Gaulamos.
A big left from Cabbat misses.
Cabbat throws a series of punches but Gaulamos avoids them all with ease.
Cabbat throws a series of punches but Gaulamos avoids them all with ease.
Cabbat scores with the left hand. Gaulamos knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabbat misses with a head kick.
Cabbat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabbat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaulamos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabbat tries to clinch but Gaulamos moves out of range.
Ronaldo Gaulamos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gaulamos rushes Cabbat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cabbat breaks the clinch.
Gaulamos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cabbat enables Gaulamos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cabbat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cabbat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaulamos stands and throws Cabbat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cabbat is looking for a sweep.
Gaulamos staying calm.

Gaulamos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cabbat to his feet.
Cabbat loads up on a big right hand but Gaulamos slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaulamos finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabbat's head.
Cabbat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaulamos is out of range.
Cabbat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabbat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabbat is looking to land body kicks.
Cabbat avoids the head kick by Gaulamos.
Gaulamos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gaulamos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gaulamos dodges the punch combination from Cabbat.
Gaulamos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabbat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaulamos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaulamos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaulamos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaulamos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabbat.
Cabbat blocks a jab.
Gaulamos cracks the inside of Cabbat's front leg.
Cabbat is breathing heavily.
Gaulamos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaulamos swings for the body but Cabbat moves out of range.

Gaulamos throws a left that rocks Cabbat and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gaulamos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cabbat regain composure!

Cabbat is rocked!
Gaulamos taking a breather here.
Gaulamos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gaulamos slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gaulamos stands up and beckons Cabbat to his feet.
Gaulamos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cabbat sprawls well. Cabbat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaulamos gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Gaulamos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gaulamos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaulamos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaulamos swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabbat.
Gaulamos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cabbat if he has to take too many more of those.
Gaulamos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabbat's head.
Nice takedown defense from Gaulamos. No joy for Cabbat on that attempt.
A lazy left from Gaulamos finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cabbat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eleomar Cabbat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaulamos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabbat's head backwards.
Oh Cabbat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eleomar Cabbat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabbat misses with a double jab.
Cabbat seems to have got his legs back now.
Gaulamos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gaulamos has cracked Cabbat with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gaulamos lands another huge swinging hook and Cabbat tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Cabbat, before Gaulamos can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronaldo Gaulamos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael van Vaart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz has chosen Everyday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

van Vaart
vs
Gutz

185 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
187 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael van Vaart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. van Vaart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gutz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rafael van Vaart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Vaart throws out a leg kick but Gutz moves out of range and van Vaart only half commits.
van Vaart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for van Vaart.
van Vaart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Vaart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gutz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
van Vaart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gutz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gutz dodges the punch combination from van Vaart.
A leg kick checked by van Vaart.
Gutz lands a nice shot that snaps van Vaart's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gutz misses.
van Vaart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gutz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits van Vaarts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gutz there.

van Vaart is rocked!
van Vaart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz scores with a nice body kick.
van Vaart looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
van Vaart misses with a double jab

and Gutz counters by moving into the clinch.
Gutz misses with the head strike.

van Vaart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gutz lands with a hook. van Vaart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
van Vaart connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from van Vaart does no damage.
Gutz throws the left hand but van Vaart avoids the punch easily.
Gutz lands a glancing blow to the side of van Vaart's head.
van Vaart throws a nice looking combination but Gutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Vaart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from van Vaart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Vaart lands a leg kick that knocks Gutz off balance momentarily.
van Vaart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gutz blocks a head kick by van Vaart.
Gutz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
van Vaart lands a jab to the nose.
Gutz is looking to clinch.
Gutz lands a slapping body shot.
van Vaart swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutz.
van Vaart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
van Vaart misses with a low kick.
van Vaart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Vaart moves out of range as Gutz throws a body kick.
Gutz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van Vaart can pounce on him.
van Vaart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
van Vaart throws a quick inside leg kick.
van Vaart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gutz looks gassed!
Gutz throws out a powerful jab.
Gutz throws a wild body kick that van Vaart sees coming a mile off.
van Vaart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
van Vaart scores with a jab. Gutz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van Vaart thumps Gutz with a low kick.
van Vaart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
van Vaart throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Vaart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
van Vaart throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gutz avoids the head kick by van Vaart.
A low kick from van Vaart misses
and Gutz counters with a head kick. That will keep van Vaart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
van Vaart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutz throws a quick inside leg kick.
van Vaart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
van Vaart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
van Vaart is looking to wear down Gutz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
van Vaart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutz scoring well with a low kick there.
Gutz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gutz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gutz blocks a head kick by van Vaart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael van Vaart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gutz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rafael van Vaart is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutz avoids the head kick by van Vaart.
Gutz misses with a body kick.
Gutz looks to land a left hand but van Vaart moved out of range nicely.
van Vaart throws a combination that misses
and Gutz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rafael van Vaart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gutz rushes van Vaart and presses him up against the cage.
Gutz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with van Vaart's elbow.
Gutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning van Vaart up against the cage.
Gutz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gutz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
van Vaart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Vaart has had enough of the clinch but Gutz keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Gutz.
Gutz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
van Vaart just leaning against Gutz, taking a breather.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by van Vaart.
van Vaart is trying to break free.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
van Vaart takes a shot to the head.
Gutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of van Vaart backwards.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutz keeps control of van Vaart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gutz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with van Vaart's elbow.
Gutz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt van Vaart or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Gutz.

van Vaart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
van Vaart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutz thumps van Vaart with a low kick.
Gutz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
van Vaart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gutz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
van Vaart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Gutz blocks the leg kick.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
A jab from Gutz finds it's way through van Vaart's defenses.
van Vaart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from van Vaart.
Gutz 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Vaart throws a head kick but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van Vaart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gutz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
van Vaart thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
van Vaart throws a half hearted mid kick.
van Vaart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Vaart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Vaart tries to bum rush Gutz with a series of wild strikes but Gutz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
van Vaart lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
van Vaart throws a right hand that Gutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutz also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz slips under a jab from van Vaart.
Gutz wants to clinch up but van Vaart keeps it at a distance.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

van Vaart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gutz throws a nice inside leg kick.
van Vaart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gutz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but van Vaart is out of range.

Gutz lands a big head kick that sends van Vaart tumbling to the mat! Gutz takes a step backwards and waves van Vaart back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh van Vaart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Vaart scores with a hook to the body. Gutz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
van Vaart scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutz.
Gutz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van Vaart misses with a low kick.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
van Vaart throws a combination. Gutz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gutz thows a body shot but no joy.
van Vaart seems to have got his legs back now.
van Vaart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Vaart swinging wildly here.
Gutz wants to clinch.
van Vaart connects with a solid leg kick.
Gutz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van Vaart.
A nice combination there by van Vaart.
van Vaart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow van Vaart down.
van Vaart misses with a body punch
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
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!
van Vaart throws a lazy head kick
and Gutz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Vaart misses with a low kick.
Gutz connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Gutz finds it's way through van Vaart's defenses.
Gutz throws an overhand right that lands on van Vaart's shoulder, as van Vaart tries to avoid the shot.
van Vaart fails to land with a series of punches.
Gutz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gutz throws a body kick that misses.
van Vaart misses with a low kick.
van Vaart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Vaart misses with a jab to the body
and Gutz counters with an inside leg kick.
Gutz throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gutz.
Gutz throws a leg kick which misses van Vaart's front leg but catches the back leg as van Vaart tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands with a hook. van Vaart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
van Vaart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gutz can pounce on him.
Gutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van Vaart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and van Vaart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Gutz there.
Gutz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gutz pushes van Vaart up against the cage in a clinch.
van Vaart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gutz taking a breather.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz keeps control of van Vaart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

van Vaart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gutz cracks van Vaart with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gutz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning van Vaart to stand back up!
van Vaart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutz.
van Vaart jabs Gutz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gutz drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks van Vaart right on the button. van Vaart goes down! Gutz follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gutz gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz made sure to mention his sponsor, M/S Paint Fightwear in his post fight interview.