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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutler comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock by Damian Marley. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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186 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 6 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler swings for the body but Darwin moves out of range.
Cutler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin closes the distance and clinches up with Cutler, looking for a takedown. Darwin pushes Cutler against the cage but Cutler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darwin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Darwin slips nicely into half guard.
Cutler wants to get back to his feet.
Darwin wants to pass the guard but Cutler is defending well.
Cutler wants to get back to his feet.
Darwin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Darwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cutler is refusing to be controlled, as Darwin sits in half guard.
Darwin is trying to work for a kimura but Cutler is defending well.
Cutler tries to get to full guard but Darwin has control of the leg.
Cutler is trying to stand back up but Darwin is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cutler defending well though.
Darwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Darwin is looking for a kimura but Cutler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darwin to get the leverage.
Cutler wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darwin is looking to advance position but Cutler won't allow it.
Darwin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darwin wants to pass to mount but Cutler is defending the position.
Cutler is staying active underneath Darwin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Darwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cutler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darwin.
Darwin is looking for a kimura but Cutler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darwin to get the leverage.
Darwin wants to pass to mount but Cutler is defending the position.
Cutler is trying to stand.
Darwin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darwin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cutler is just riding it out for now. Darwin eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darwin content just to control the position here.
Darwin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cutler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darwin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cutler can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darwin wants to take Cutler's back here but Cutler is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Darwin raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throwing strikes here but Cutler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cutler squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Darwin avoids the attempt from Cutler to control.
Darwin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin throws a combination. Cutler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Cutler.
Cutler leaves Darwin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Darwin.
Darwin trying to control the action but Cutler is working from the bottom.
Darwin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cutler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Darwin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cutler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Darwin is looking to take a break and control but Cutler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cutler tries to escape but Darwin is in control.
Darwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cutler keeps working.
Darwin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cutler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Darwin stalls from top position.
Cutler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darwin on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Darwin scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Darwin dominated that round.
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.
Cutler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutler.
Darwin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cutler to the mat! Cutler manages to get full guard.
Darwin drops back looking for a leg! Cutler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cutler manages to kick Darwin off! Darwin jumps back into Cutler's guard.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Cutler keeps moving.
Cutler 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.
Darwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cutler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cutler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darwin manages to get to full guard.
Cutler is sitting in close to Darwin's body. Darwin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cutler is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cutler is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Darwin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charles Darwin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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