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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pueblo Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steam Roller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pueblo Cortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pueblo Cortez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steam Roller! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cortez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Cortez shoots in but Roller avoids the takedown attempt easily. Cortez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Roller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortez's calf. Roller takes the fight into the clinch. Roller lands a knee to the head.
Roller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cortez's face.
Cortez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pueblo Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cortez is breathing heavily. Roller tries a knee to the head but Cortez blocks it.
Roller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roller duly obliges. Cortez has a takedown stuffed. Roller clinches. Roller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roller manages to break the clinch.
Roller clinches. Roller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roller with the Thai clinch, lands 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! Roller lands a knee to the head.
Roller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Roller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Roller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cortez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roller is working away from the top position though. Cortez tries to get to full guard but Roller has control of the leg. Cortez is working hard here to advance position. Cortez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Roller tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard. Cortez kicks Roller off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Roller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt and Roller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cortez really felt that one! Roller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Cortez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Cortez clinches but Roller breaks the clinch and Roller counters with a good low kick that Cortez was not able to check. Cortez fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Cortez doesn't succeed with the takedown and Roller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cortez's knee momentarily. Cortez lands a two punch combo.
Roller is rocked!
It looks like Steam Roller has been cut. Cortez drops Roller with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cortez follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pueblo Cortez!
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A |
G |
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B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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