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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kill Everybody. Stringer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Loner. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Avon Stringer enters the cage!
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stringer misses with an uppercut.
Stringer clinches with his opponent.
Stringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cutting has had enough of the clinch but Stringer keeps him there for the moment.
Stringer lands a hook that snaps the head of Cutting backwards.
A right hand to the body from Stringer.
Stringer working aggressively here.
Stringer can't find room to land a body shot as Cutting controls the action.
Stringer tries to work over Cutting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cutting stalling in the clinch but Stringer improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Stringer fails to land.
Stringer misses with a body punch.
Stringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Stringer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Stringer fails to land.
Cutting trying to stall but Stringer improves his position.
Cutting lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stringer backwards.
Cutting stalling against the cage.
Stringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stringer misses with a body punch.
Stringer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cutting avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stringer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutting controlling the action here for a moment.
Stringer throws a head punch that misses.
Cutting tries to break free but Stringer pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stringer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stringer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cutting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stringer.
Stringer slips a straight right by Cutting.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stringer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutting throws a head kick that misses.
Stringer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cutting counters with a nice uppercut.
Cutting takes a swing at Stringer's ribcage but misses.
Stringer throws a leg kick but Cutting sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer works Cutting's body with a nice hook.
Stringer scores with a punch to the head.
Cutting shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cutting throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Avon Stringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Stringer finds it's way through Cutting's defenses.
Cutting tries to move into range but Stringer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cutting takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stringer cracks the inside of Cutting's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Stringer blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Stringer moves out of range easily.
Stringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutting.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cutting.
Stringer swings for the body but Cutting moves out of range.
Cutting throws a leg kick that misses.
Stringer connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cutting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stringer clinches.
Cutting is pushing Stringer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cutting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stringer lands with a cross.
Stringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Cutting is just out of range.
Cutting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stringer.
A punch combination from Stringer misses.
Stringer lands with a straight right. Cutting didn't see that one coming.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses.
Cutting throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cutting.
Stringer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cutting drops his hands momentarily and Stringer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting 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.
Cutting throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cutting blocks a head kick by Stringer.
Cutting pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutting throws a head kick that misses.
Cutting misses with a leg kick
and Stringer counters with an inside leg kick.
Cutting displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stringer throws out the jab.
Stringer pushes Cutting away with a front kick.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Stringer moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stringer. Cutting does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stringer jabs Cutting to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutting, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cutting.
Stringer moves into range and clinches up with Cutting.
Cutting can't break the clinch.
Stringer lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Stringer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting scores with a hook to the body.
Stringer misses with a body punch.
Stringer stalling against the cage.
Stringer tries to work over Cutting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Cutting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stringer tries to work over Cutting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stringer pushes Cutting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stringer leaning against his opponent.
Stringer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stringer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cutting avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stringer misses with a punch to the body.
Stringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Cutting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stringer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stringer obliges.
Avon Stringer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stringer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cutting up against the cage.
Stringer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cutting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutting prevents a body shot from Stringer.
Stringer stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer 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.
Cutting uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stringer.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cutting takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stringer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stringer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cutting takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting tries to bum rush Stringer with a series of wild strikes but Stringer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cutting throws an off balance right hand
and Stringer counters with a big head kick but Cutting shrugs it off.
Stringer avoids the head kick by Cutting.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stringer throws a hook but Cutting blocks it.
Stringer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutting's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stringer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cutting scrambles back to his feet.
Cutting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stringer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stringer swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer 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.
Bill Cutting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutting scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cutting throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stringer's head.
Stringer moves out of range of the body kick.
Stringer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cutting counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stringer fails to land with a series of punches.
Stringer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stringer thows a leg kick but Cutting checks it
and Cutting counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Stringer misses.
Cutting misses with a body kick.
A combination from Stringer does no damage.
Cutting misses with the combination.
Cutting misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutting.
Cutting takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a wild body shot.
Cutting takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stringer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cutting makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Stringer missing with a left hand there. Cutting was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutting pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bill Cutting did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Stringer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Stringer misses.
Cutting swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stringer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cutting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stringer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cutting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stringer.
Cutting misses with a low kick.
Stringer scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer connects with a right hand. Cutting shakes it off.
Stringer looks to land a combination but Cutting avoids it well.
Stringer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cutting moves out of range of the body kick from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a hook.
Stringer lands with a right hand.
Stringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stringer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer 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.
Cutting seems keen to control Stringer's posture.
Stringer scoring with some ground and pound.
Cutting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stringer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stringer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cutting is keeping the position for now.
Cutting wants to control the position but Stringer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stringer is trying to control. Cutting wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stringer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cutting knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cutting slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cutting is trying to keep Stringer in close.
Cutting on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutting tries to get out of the position.
Stringer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cutting wants to hit a switch here but Stringer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cutting there!
Stringer throwing strikes here but Cutting is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer looking to control but Cutting is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cutting sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cutting wants to control but Stringer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cutting wants to get back to full guard.
Stringer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stringer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cutting is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stringer lands strikes from half guard.
Cutting is staying active underneath Stringer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stringer scores with a shot to the body.
Cutting throws a head kick that misses
and Stringer counters with a left and a right that stings Cutting.
Some bone on bone action there as Cutting checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cutting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stringer.
Cutting slips under a jab from Stringer.
Stringer wants to land a leg kick but Cutting is out of range.
Cutting takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Stringer.
Stringer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutting as he jumps to the side.
Stringer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Stringer misses.
Stringer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stringer duly obliges.
Cutting slips a jab from Stringer.
Cutting throws a leg kick but Stringer moved away.
Stringer feints and as Cutting raises his hands in defense, Stringer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throwing strikes but missing.
Stringer trying to control but Cutting is working from the bottom.
Stringer wants to pass the guard but Cutting is keeping the position.
Cutting looking for a sweep. Not yet Cutting, not yet.
Cutting is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stringer trying to control but Cutting is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stringer distracts Cutting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting 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.
Cutting wants to improve his position but instead Stringer has moved into half guard.
Cutting keeping control of the position.
Stringer wants to pass to mount but Cutting is defending the position.
Cutting wants to control but Stringer is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stringer drops an elbow to the side of Cutting's head.
Bill Cutting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stringer is keen to just control but Cutting is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutting tries to get to full guard but Stringer has control of the leg.
Cutting is working hard here to advance position.
Nice strikes from Stringer there.
Stringer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stringer throwing shots but Cutting is blocking nicely.
Stringer trying to control from half guard but Cutting is working away.
Stringer controlling the pace.
Cutting trying to hold on to Stringer's head to control him but Stringer postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cutting is not content to let Stringer control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Stringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stringer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Stringer! Avon Stringer retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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