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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Teo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Teo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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210 cm
18
289 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Teo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Cutler! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Teo drives through and clinches with Cutler against the cage.
Teo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Teo breaks the clinch.
Cutler throws a sloppy head kick and Teo moves out of range easily. Teo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cutler quickly recovers to half guard. Cutler tries to get to full guard but Teo has control of the leg. Cutler is trying to maintain the position but Teo is very close to passing his half guard. Teo uses his free foot to push down on Cutler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cutler. Cutler wants to control but Teo is having none of it. Teo content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cutler is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Teo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Teo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cutler is trying desperately to improve position. Teo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cutler because Teo loaded up on that one. Cutler is working to get back to half guard.
Teo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cutler is trying to reverse the position but instead Teo has taken his back - oops! Cutler looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Teo is landing with strikes from the back.
It looks like Josh Cutler has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. Teo misses with punches from the back. Cutler is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
What can Cutler do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teo is persistently looking for the submission but Cutler is defending it well.
Cutler breaks Teo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Teo keeping moving, preventing Cutler from controlling successfully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Teo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Teo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Josh Cutler's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Teo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutler tries a head kick but it misses.
Cutler is looking to clinch but Teo is avoiding it.
Cutler tries to clinch but Teo moves away and Teo counters with a stiff right hand. Teo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cutler 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. Cutler wants to clinch and Teo counters with a crisp one two that drops Cutler! Teo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cutler to his feet! Cutler is in big trouble! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cutler tries to clinch but fails miserably and Teo counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Cutler falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Teo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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