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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Bastardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cutler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Bastardo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastardo tries to bum rush Cutler with a series of wild strikes but Cutler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bastardo!
It looks like David Cutler has been cut.
Cutler stuffs the takedown.
Cutler clinches up against the cage.
Bastardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bastardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Cutler avoids the elbow strike from Bastardo, against the cage.
Cutler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutler landing knees to the head.
Cutler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cutler crunches a lovely knee into Bastardo's ribcage.
Cutler looking to throw knees to the head but Bastardo is blocking nicely.
Cutler lands a knee to the body.
Bastardo is trying to break free.
Cutler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bastardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cutler.
Cutler prevents the takedown attempt.
Cutler avoids the elbow strike from Bastardo, against the cage.
Bastardo missing with knees to the body.
Cutler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastardo looks gassed!
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!
Cutler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cutler lands a knee to the body.
Bastardo breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastardo throws a one two combo.
Cutler instigates a clinch.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cutler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastardo managing to block the knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler lands a knee to the head.
Cutler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bastardo managing to block the knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bastardo.
Bastardo fails to pull guard.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Bastardo.
Cutler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bastardo.
Bastardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cutler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastardo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cutler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bastardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cutler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cutler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutler avoiding damage as Bastardo throws knees to the body.
Cutler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bastardo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Cutler.
Bastardo is rocked!
Cutler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutler finish him?
Bastardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cutler pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler gets a clinch.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but Bastardo blocks it.
Bastardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Bastardo tries for a takedown but Cutler manages to get underhooks.
Bastardo looking to throw knees to the head but Cutler is blocking nicely.
Cutler with a knee to the head.
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!
Knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler lands a nice knee to the body.
Cutler scores a nice knee to the body.
Cutler lands a knee to the head.
Cutler avoiding damage as Bastardo throws knees to the body.
Bastardo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bastardo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bastardo is working for takedown but Cutler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cutler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cutler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastardo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cutler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cutler is pressed up against the cage. Bastardo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cutler down to the mat. Cutler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cutler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastardo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cutler won't be happy with that.
Cutler tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cutler is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler wants to control but Bastardo is having none of it.
Cutler holds on for dear life.
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cutler is trying to stand.
Cutler wants to control but Bastardo is having none of it.
Cutler working to try and regain half guard.
That's four 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.
Cutler is working hard here to advance position.
Bastardo won't let Cutler get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cutler is trying to stand up.
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutler is trying to stand.
Bastardo wants to finish this one by submission but Cutler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bastardo.
Bastardo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cutler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cutler wants to clinch but Bastardo slips to the side
and Bastardo counters with a three punch combo that has Cutler backing up. Cutler nods at Bastardo to acknowledge the strikes.
Bastardo looks for a takedown but Cutler sprawls well.
Bastardo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
David Cutler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutler closes the distance but Bastardo moves to the side
and Bastardo counters with a three punch combo that has Cutler backing up. Cutler nods at Bastardo to acknowledge the strikes.
Bastardo swinging wilding here.
Cutler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cutler tries to clinch but Bastardo moves away
and Bastardo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bastardo won't allow Cutler to sweep him here.
Cutler wants to stand but Bastardo is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastardo thows a big elbow that misses.
Cutler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bastardo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastardo stands and steps away. Cutler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cutler tries to clinch but Bastardo moves away
and Bastardo counters with a good low kick that Cutler was not able to check.
Cutler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastardo counters with a straight right hand.
Bastardo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cutler throws a solid leg kick but Bastardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cutler.
Bastardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cutler, pushing him back against the cage.
David Cutler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastardo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bastardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bastardo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bastardo both land. Nice combination.
Cutler wants to clinch
and Bastardo counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cutler.
Cutler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Cutler.
Bastardo tries to pull guard but Cutler holds him up against the cage and eventually Bastardo drops back down to his feet.
David Cutler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Bastardo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cutler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutler scores with a knee to the head.
Bastardo is trying to break the clinch but Cutler has him pressed against the cage.
Cutler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bastardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cutler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bastardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bastardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cutler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bastardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Cutler missing with knees to the body.
Bastardo looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bastardo throws an elbow but misses.
Bastardo manages to break the clinch.
Cutler takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cutler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bastardo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cutler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bastardo missing with knees to the body.
Cutler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastardo pulls Cutler into guard.
Bastardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cutler manages to get himself to full guard.
Bastardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cutler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastardo stands up and waves to Cutler to follow him.
Cutler gets a clinch.
Bastardo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cutler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cutler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cutler blocks an elbow strike from Bastardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bastardo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cutler smiles and moves away.
Cutler avoids the body shot from Bastardo.
Cutler tries to clinch
and Bastardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutler moves out of range of the body kick.
Cutler clinches up against the cage.
Cutler tries to land a knee to the head but Bastardo blocks with his arms.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cutler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastardo wants a takedown.
Bastardo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cutler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cutler connects with a knee to the head.
Cutler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bastardo's face.
Cutler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bastardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bastardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cutler trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cutler slips a jab and a cross from Bastardo.
Bastardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Bastardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cutler wants to clinch up but Bastardo keeps it at a distance.
Bastardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutler keeps the fight on the outside.
Cutler clinches but Bastardo breaks the clinch
and Bastardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cutler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bastardo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutler swivels and escapes.
Cutler closes the distance but Bastardo moves to the side
and Bastardo counters with a big head kick but Cutler shrugs it off.
A leg kick checked by Bastardo.
Bastardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cutler darts in trying to clinch
and Bastardo counters with a head kick.
Cutler moves in looking to clinch but Bastardo pushes him off.
Bastardo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cutler darts in and clinches Bastardo up against the cage.
Bastardo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cutler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastardo throws a nice looking combination but Cutler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juan Bastardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cutler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastardo counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cutler wants to get back to his feet but Bastardo is dominant here and he's now got Cutler's back!
Bastardo lands a big elbow.
Cutler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cutler tries to lock up and control but Bastardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bastardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bastardo unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutler blocking the ground and pound.
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bastardo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cutler is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bastardo with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bastardo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cutler'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.
Cutler is bucking up trying to escape but Bastardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cutler is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler can't escape the position.
Cutler'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.
Bastardo avoids the attempt from Cutler to control.
Cutler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bastardo is working for a guillotine from mount but Cutler frees his head quite easily.
Cutler is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cutler blocking the ground and pound.
Cutler working to try and regain half guard.
Bastardo lands a big shot there that rocks Cutler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cutler is desperately trying to improve his position but Bastardo has a good base and remains in mount.
Cutler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bastardo raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Bastardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bastardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Bastardo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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