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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between art art (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Cutting has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 cm
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206 lbs
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185 cm
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 London, art art! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! art tries to clinch up but Cutting circles away and keeps his distance. Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cutting rushes art and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Cutting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cutting has taken the fight to the clinch.
art tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cutting smiles and moves away.
Cutting takes the fight into the clinch. Cutting is pressed up against the cage. art has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cutting down to the mat. Cutting avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. No luck with that takedown attempt from art. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for art art. That's going to take a lot out of him. A punch combination from Cutting misses. Cutting pushes art up against the cage in a clinch. Cutting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cutting keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Cutting looks to land a combination but art avoids it well. art shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cutting pinned against the cage. Cutting gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round. No luck for art with that takedown attempt. A head kick misses from Cutting. Cutting rushes art and presses him up against the cage. art stalling in the clinch but Cutting improves position. art tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cutting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutting misses with a two punch combination.
Cutting swings away with a leg kick that misses. Cutting misses with a wild combination.
art shoots in but no luck this time. Nice uppercut lands for Cutting. That snapped art's head back.
Cutting throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cutting moves into the clinch. Cutting is trying to push art away but art has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cutting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cutting lands with a right hand. art shoots in looking for a takedown but Cutting manages to keep the fight standing, pushing art's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. art is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cutting swinging wildly here.
Cutting misses with the combination.
art avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cutting takes the fight into the clinch. Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cutting clinches. art wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutting won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. art tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cutting smiles and moves away.
Cutting clinches with his opponent.
art is working for takedown but Cutting is calmly controlling the position for now. Cutting makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A short right from Cutting on the inside. Cutting manages to break the clinch.
Cutting scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Cutting finds it's target. art gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cutting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Cutting has knocked art down with a huge combo! Cutting steps away and waves a wobbly art back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
art is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and art moves out of range easily. Oh art is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cutting. art seems to have got his legs back now. Oooooh!!! Cutting has knocked art down with a huge combo! Cutting steps away and waves a wobbly art back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cutting connects with a jab. Bill Cutting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. art walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Cutting instigates a clinch. Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. art slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and art moves out of range easily. Cutting misses with a series of wild punches.
art takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Horrible takedown by art or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutting which made him look bad. A combination from Cutting does no damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A punch combination from Cutting misses. art blocks a head kick by Cutting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cutting 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.
Cutting swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by art. Cutting throws a right and a left that art avoids nicely. Cutting clinches up with art and pushes him back against the cage. art is trying to break free. Cutting breaks the clinch.
Cutting lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cutting throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cutting misses with a head kick.
art avoids the head kick by Cutting.
Cutting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
art shoots in but no luck this time. Cutting darts in and clinches art up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. art tries to land knees in the clinch but Cutting avoids the damage to the body. art tries to pull guard but Cutting won't allow it.
Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for art. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Cutting throws a head kick but art moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cutting throws a head kick but art moves out of range.
Cutting fails to land with a series of punches.
Cutting throws a low kick but art moves out of range easily. A nice combination there by Cutting.
Cutting connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. art slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
art gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cutting misses with a body kick. art takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Cutting throws a leg kick but art moved away. Cutting tries a head kick but it misses.
Cutting displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. art takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sloppy strikes from Cutting. Those never looked like landing. Bill Cutting seems to be getting the better of the standup. Cutting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Cutting has closed the distance and engaged art in a clinch.
Cutting breaks the clinch.
Cutting slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. art slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
Cutting is working the combinations to good effect here. Cutting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Cutting displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Cutting has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A combination from Cutting does no damage. art looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Cutting misses with the combination.
Cutting misses with a series of wild punches.
art art is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Cutting moves into range and clinches up with art.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cutting has art up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutting breaks the clinch.
Cutting misses with a two punch combination.
Cutting rushes art and presses him up against the cage. Cutting scores with a nice hook to the head. Cutting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cutting scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Cutting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cutting moves into the clinch. Cutting lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cutting breaks the clinch.
Cutting throws a series of punches but art moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cutting throws a right and a left that both miss. Sloppy strikes from Cutting. Those never looked like landing. Cutting throws a right hand that art ducks under and follows up with a left that art also avoids with ease. Cutting has art up against the cage in a clinch.
Cutting manages to break the clinch.
Cutting attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Cutting's corner calls for a 1-2. Cutting obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A slow jab from Cutting misses its intended target. art has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. art moves out of range as Cutting strikes. Cutting misses with the combination.
Cutting lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cutting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Cutting.
art slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
art moves out of range of the body kick from Cutting.
Cutting clinches. art tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cutting wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but art has him pressed against the cage. art tries to pull guard but Cutting won't allow it.
Cutting is trying to break the clinch but art is controlling him. art tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for art art. That's going to take a lot out of him. art jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cutting walks away with a smile on his face. art gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Cutting instigates a clinch. Cutting keeps control of art as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cutting breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cutting keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cutting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The fight moves into the clinch position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cutting has clasped his hands together around art's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round. art is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cutting connects with a decent elbow. Cutting landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. art is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Cutting lands a nice forearm strike. Cutting decides to stand back up. Cutting darts in and clinches art up against the cage. Cutting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but art moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Cutting moves into range and clinches up with art. Cutting's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cutting tries to land a leg kick but art saw it coming and moves away.
Cutting rushes art and presses him up against the cage. Cutting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cutting throws a head kick but art moves out of range.
Cutting lands a jab-cross combination. Cutting moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Cutting throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cutting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from art.
Cutting moves into the clinch. Bill Cutting seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Cutting breaks the clinch.
art throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cutting's waist but Cutting gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing art off to one side. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cutting clinches with his opponent.
Cutting breaks from the clinch.
Cutting throws a series of punches but art moves out of range. Cutting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cutting lands a jab to the nose. Cutting throws a right and a left that both miss. Cutting misses with a series of wild punches.
art slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
art slips a jab and a cross from Cutting.
art shoots in for a takedown but Cutting shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Cutting scores with a head kick.
Cutting fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with art, pushing him back against the cage. Cutting gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cutting takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Cutting lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cutting wants to free his trapped foot but art is holding on for dear life with his legs. Cutting slips a nice elbow through art's hands, connecting with art's forehead. Bill Cutting is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cutting takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. art wants to control but Cutting is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Cutting there. Cutting decides to stand up. No joy there for Cutting, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cutting fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with art, pushing him back against the cage. art art has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! art tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cutting avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight! Bill Cutting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Cutting 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Cutting!
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energy
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