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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 24583 p4p, 756 weight class) and Andrew Stecca (ranked 6263 p4p, 597 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Stecca!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz drives through and clinches with Stecca against the cage.
Stecca working hard to break the clinch.
Stecca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stecca wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Stecca blocks it.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stecca blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stecca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Stecca is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Stecca has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stecca's efforts to push away.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stecca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stecca misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz.
Stecca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz is stalling here.
Stecca is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Stecca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stecca is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Stecca is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Stecca wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Stecca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stecca working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stecca backwards.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Stecca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stecca wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Stecca working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Stecca tries to tie him up.
Stecca tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Stecca is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stecca wants to break free but Cruz has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Stecca blocks with his arms.
Stecca is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Stecca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stecca throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stecca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Stecca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz tries to clinch but Stecca moves out of range.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Stecca.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stecca swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stecca stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stecca connects with a nice looking jab.
Stecca throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Stecca. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Stecca scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz darts in and clinches Stecca up against the cage.
Cruz keeps control of Stecca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Stecca's ribcage.
Stecca can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stecca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stecca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stecca throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Stecca.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stecca throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Stecca scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stecca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Stecca in a clinch.
Stecca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Stecca is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stecca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stecca wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz has Stecca pressed against the cage, preventing Stecca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stecca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stecca looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Stecca manages to avoid it.
Stecca throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stecca tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Stecca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Stecca misses its intended target.
Stecca throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stecca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stecca scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Stecca blocks the low kick.
Stecca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Stecca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stecca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stecca throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stecca manages to circle out of the way.
Mark Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Stecca.
Stecca throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Stecca circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stecca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stecca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stecca throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stecca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Stecca in a clinch.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Stecca is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
Stecca tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stecca. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stecca is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Stecca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stecca misses the jab.
Stecca might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cruz tries to move into range but Stecca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Stecca.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stecca connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Stecca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stecca circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cruz to the canvas! Cruz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Stecca keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Stecca!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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