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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cortez (ranked 3216 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Cruciani (ranked 6204 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Cruciani!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Cruciani saw that one coming.
Cruciani lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruciani lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruciani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Fabian Cortez has been cut.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cruciani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cruciani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cruciani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruciani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez scores with a takedown into Cruciani's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruciani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Cortez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruciani 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez postures up and lands a big shot to Cruciani's brow.
Cortez cracks Cruciani with a solid left hand.
Cortez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cruciani trying to keep a closed guard but Cortez is proving a slippery customer.
Cortez throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruciani working a defensive guard here.
Cortez stands up over Cruciani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cortez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruciani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cortez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Cruciani keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruciani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruciani controls Cortez momentarily but Cortez frees himself.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cortez with a nice head shot there.
Cortez landing with the ground and pound.
Cruciani working a defensive guard here.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Cortez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruciani has momentary wrist control but Cortez slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Cortez distracts Cruciani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cortez trying to control but Cruciani is working from the bottom.
Cruciani is trying to keep Cortez in close.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruciani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cortez won't allow Cruciani to sweep him here.
Cruciani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cortez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cortez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabian Cortez's cut.
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.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Cruciani moves away and avoids it.
Cortez throws a body punch but Cruciani moves out of range.
Cortez throws a body punch but Cruciani moves out of range.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cruciani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cortez is thwarting Cruciani's attempts to control the position.
Cruciani tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Cruciani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruciani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cortez prevents Cruciani from improving his position.
Cortez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruciani tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
Cruciani trying to control but Cortez postures up.
Cruciani wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruciani keeps working.
Cruciani trying to control but Cortez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruciani is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cortez is staying active.
Cruciani taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
Cortez is keen to just control but Cruciani is a slippery customer.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but Cruciani defending well.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
Cruciani wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cortez lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruciani is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruciani wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Cruciani is still in real trouble! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cortez working the head and body with strikes.
Cruciani manages to get to full guard.
Cruciani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruciani seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stays in close to Cruciani's body and controls the position.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cortez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruciani's head.
Cortez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cortez working some strikes from top position.
Cortez throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruciani trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez stopping the sweep attempt from Cruciani.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
Cruciani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabian Cortez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruciani just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruciani lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Cruciani saw that one coming.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruciani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruciani catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cruciani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortez has time to react.
Cruciani lands a jab to the head.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruciani can do to turn this around?
Cruciani throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cruciani won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez is staying tight to Cruciani's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cortez working the ground and pound.
Fabian Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cortez is putting a hurting on Cruciani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cortez scoring with punches and elbows.
Cortez wants to control but Cruciani is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cruciani some visible discomfort.
Cortez scoring with punches and elbows.
Cruciani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cortez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cruciani is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cortez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabian Cortez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Fabian Cortez made sure he mentioned YODDHA, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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