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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Cutinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy TuTone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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167 lbs
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180 cm
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169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leandro Cutinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy TuTone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TuTone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cutinha avoids the body shot from TuTone.
TuTone is looking to clinch but Cutinha is avoiding it.
TuTone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cutinha ducks under a wild hook from TuTone.
Tommy TuTone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from TuTone.
TuTone wants to clinch.
TuTone tries to clinch but Cutinha is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TuTone tries to clinch up.
TuTone's corner calls for a 1-2. TuTone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
TuTone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutinha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in TuTone's half guard.
Cutinha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but TuTone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutinha is pressing down on TuTone's thigh, looking to free his foot. TuTone is holding on for now.
Cutinha prevents TuTone from improving his position.
TuTone is concentrating on defense, preventing Cutinha from advancing position.
Cutinha prevents TuTone from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cutinha is thwarting TuTone's attempts to control the position.
TuTone looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cutinha slips under a jab from TuTone.
Cutinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
TuTone lands with a right hand.
TuTone is looking to clinch but Cutinha is avoiding it.
TuTone wants to clinch up but Cutinha keeps it at a distance.
TuTone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from TuTone finds it's way through Cutinha's defenses.
TuTone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
TuTone misses the jab.
TuTone throws a right hand that Cutinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutinha also avoids with ease.
Cutinha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
TuTone tries to clinch up.
Cutinha dives in and grabs TuTone's left leg, looking for a takedown. TuTone pushes down on Cutinha's head and hops out.
Cutinha moves forwards but TuTone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TuTone tries to clinch up.
Cutinha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
TuTone just misses with a punch to the body.
TuTone looks to throw the jab but Cutinha is out of range.
TuTone looks to land a right hand but Cutinha moved out of range.
TuTone looks to throw the jab but Cutinha is out of range.
TuTone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cutinha staying out of range there.
Cutinha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
TuTone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutinha moves away.
TuTone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutinha is just out of range.
Jab from TuTone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutinha throws out a powerful jab.
TuTone lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for TuTone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
TuTone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
TuTone throws a shot from downtown. Cutinha moves away and avoids it.
Cutinha drops his hands momentarily and TuTone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
TuTone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutinha is just out of range.
TuTone is looking to clinch.
TuTone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutinha moves away.
TuTone looks gassed!
TuTone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
TuTone throws a big shot that misses.
TuTone looks to land a right hand but Cutinha moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy TuTone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
TuTone cracks Cutinha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as TuTone sprawls well. TuTone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cutinha gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from TuTone misses its intended target.
TuTone jabs at Cutinha's body.
Cutinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from TuTone.
TuTone misses with a looping left.
Cutinha shoots in and bounces TuTone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
TuTone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
TuTone wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutinha trying to control but TuTone is working from the bottom.
TuTone working a defensive guard here.
Cutinha scoring with punches to the head and body.
TuTone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cutinha is trying to escape the mount.
Cutinha is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TuTone wants to control the pace but Cutinha is squirming around nicely.
TuTone lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
TuTone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cutinha because TuTone loaded up on that one.
TuTone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
TuTone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cutinha?
TuTone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
TuTone trying to control but Cutinha is having none of it.
TuTone is breathing heavily.
TuTone looking to ground and pound but Cutinha is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TuTone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
TuTone landing strikes from the mount.
TuTone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
TuTone cracks Cutinha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
TuTone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
TuTone sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
TuTone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cutinha working to try and regain half guard.
TuTone looking to control but Cutinha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TuTone landing strikes, looking to finish!
TuTone moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cutinha has worked his arm free - good work by Cutinha!
TuTone throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cutinha works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
TuTone is just content to waste time from the top position. Cutinha takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy TuTone 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!
TuTone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutinha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cutinha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from TuTone.
TuTone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cutinha.
Cutinha avoids the body shot from TuTone.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with TuTone but TuTone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cutinha moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutinha slips a jab from TuTone.
TuTone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as TuTone sprawls well. TuTone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cutinha gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Cutinha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutinha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. TuTone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cutinha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but TuTone avoids it really well and circles away.
TuTone sizes up Cutinha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
TuTone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutinha manages to avoid it.
TuTone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
TuTone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
TuTone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutinha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Cutinha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by TuTone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of TuTone.
The fighters circling - TuTone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as TuTone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cutinha doesn't seem phased though.
Cutinha swats away the attempt to clinch by TuTone.
A swing and a miss from TuTone.
Cutinha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cutinha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Cutinha or perhaps it was just good defense by TuTone which made him look bad.
TuTone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Cutinha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tommy TuTone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TuTone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cutinha momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from TuTone. No joy for Cutinha on that attempt.
TuTone lands a nice hook to Cutinha's body. Cutinha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
TuTone connects with a body shot.
TuTone scores with a jab. Cutinha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
TuTone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, jab by TuTone - just one landing.
A punch combination from TuTone misses.
TuTone slaps away a takedown attempt from Cutinha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
TuTone scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutinha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tommy TuTone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
TuTone misses with a straight right.
Cutinha slips a jab and a cross from TuTone.
Cutinha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
TuTone punishes Cutinha's body with a nice straight punch.
TuTone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
TuTone just misses with a punch to the body.
TuTone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cutinha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leandro Cutinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TuTone dips to his left and cracks Cutinha with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy TuTone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well TuTone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy TuTone!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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