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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mmaubatuba arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariano Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mmaubatuba arts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
arts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
arts content to stall in guard here.
arts advances to half guard.
Cruz tries to kick arts off in order to stand up. arts Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
arts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cruz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
arts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz is trying to buck arts off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
arts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cruz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
arts could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
arts tries to move to mount but Cruz blocks the move with his legs.
An elbow from arts crashes against the mat.
Cruz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
arts is staying tight to Cruz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cruz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of arts.
Cruz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz blocks a head kick by arts.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and arts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
arts winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
arts not doing much here.
arts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
arts prevents Cruz from improving his position.
arts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
arts trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
arts prevents Cruz from standing back up.
Cruz wants to improve his position but arts is controlling well.
arts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
arts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz tries for a takedown but arts circles away easily
and arts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz looks gassed!
arts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
arts passes Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
arts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
arts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
arts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with arts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
arts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mmaubatuba arts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
arts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. arts showed some decent athleticism there.
arts wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
arts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cruz drops arts with a left and a right! Oh, arts is hurt - Cruz dives into side control looking to finish!
arts is rocked!
It looks like mmaubatuba arts has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz wants to stand but arts is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
arts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throwing strikes but arts manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
arts landing strikes.
Cruz is letting arts control him for a moment.
Cruz is trying to buck arts off.
arts advances to mount.
arts looking to ground and pound but Cruz is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cruz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from arts.
arts controlling the position easily from mount.
Cruz tries to hold on but arts pushes him away.
arts controlling the pace for now.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
arts is landing with some decent strikes but Cruz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
arts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cruz can't escape the position.
arts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
arts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
arts controlling his opponent.
arts throwing strikes here but Cruz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
arts punishing his opponent with strikes.
mmaubatuba arts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
arts looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
arts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cruz is surviving well by controlling arts's body position as best he can.
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding arts's attempts to control the action.
arts avoids the attempt from Cruz to control.
arts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that mmaubatuba arts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mmaubatuba arts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and arts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cruz!
Cruz is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! arts has taken his back!
arts is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but arts has full control of the position and if anything, Cruz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
arts looking to break Cruz's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cruz remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise arts will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cruz fending off the submission attempt from arts.
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!
Cruz tries to escape but arts has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the hands but arts won't let him.
arts somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Even with his hooks in, arts manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cruz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cruz just trying to survive but arts is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
arts is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
arts has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Cruz is defending well but eventually arts manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Cruz has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). mmaubatuba arts!
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energy
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hype
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