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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 444 p4p, 64 weight class) and Cuba Moretti (ranked 964 p4p, 127 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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168 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti clinches.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strunz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Strunz on the inside.
Strunz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Moretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz lands an overhand right.
Moretti looks to land a combination but Strunz avoids it well.
Moretti is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Strunz throws a quick counter head kick but Moretti was just out of range.
Strunz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moretti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strunz cracks Moretti with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moretti. That did some damage!
Moretti dodges the punch combination from Strunz.
Strunz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strunz cracks Moretti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strunz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moretti pinned against the cage. Moretti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti misses with a right hand
and Strunz counters with a low kick, right behind Moretti 's knee.
Moretti tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
Moretti misses with a looping left.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strunz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strunz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moretti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Strunz pushes him off.
Moretti throws a lazy uppercut
and Strunz counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Moretti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strunz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moretti tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
Strunz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moretti if he has to take too many more of those.
Strunz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti tries to clinch up but Strunz circles away and keeps his distance.
It looks like Strunz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jab by Strunz.
Strunz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moretti throws out the jab.
Strunz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Moretti misses.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Strunz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuba Moretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strunz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Strunz.
Moretti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moretti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Moretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strunz. Strunz obviously looking to wear him down.
Moretti rushes Strunz and presses him up against the cage.
Strunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Strunz lands a left hand.
Strunz blocking some punches.
Strunz lands a nice uppercut.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Strunz.
Still in the clinch, Strunz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moretti wants to break free but Strunz has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strunz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moretti's head.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
and Moretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strunz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strunz throws a lazy head kick
letting Moretti counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moretti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strunz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moretti is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Strunz is looking to counter punch.
Strunz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moretti slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Moretti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for Strunz.
Moretti tries to clinch but Strunz is having none of it.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Moretti backs away, Strunz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Moretti misses with a body shot.
Moretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strunz motions for Moretti to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moretti is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Moretti is looking to clinch.
Strunz moves away from the strike by Moretti.
Strunz connects with a body shot that sends Moretti's belly button to the back.
Moretti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strunz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moretti scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Strunz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strunz.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moretti tries to clinch but Strunz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moretti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moretti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Moretti gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
That's time! Strunz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Moretti misses with a looping right.
Moretti 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.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strunz clobbers Moretti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strunz tries to bum rush Moretti with a series of wild strikes but Moretti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Moretti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moretti wants to clinch.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strunz cracks Moretti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moretti looks to clinch
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moretti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strunz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moretti checks a leg kick.
Moretti throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Strunz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Moretti just manages to avoid it.
Moretti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strunz on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Strunz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz thuds his right hand into Moretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Strunz.
Moretti has Strunz up against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti effectively controlling the action here.
Moretti lands with a short shot to the head.
Moretti slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Strunz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moretti taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Strunz.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Strunz.
Moretti misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti tries a body shot but Strunz blocks it.
Moretti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strunz backwards.
Strunz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a body punch.
Strunz lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strunz.
Moretti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Strunz finish him?
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strunz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moretti on the side of the head.
Moretti forces Strunz back against the cage and clinches.
Strunz scores with a shoulder strike.
Strunz lands a big right hand that drops Moretti! The killer instinct kicks in and Strunz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Strunz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronko Strunz!
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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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