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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Jankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jankovic's choice of entrance music: Headline - Drake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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232 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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239 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jankovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jankovic off to one side.
Jankovic ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Jankovic moved away.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jankovic's head.
Jankovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Jankovic is having none of it.
Cruz pushes Jankovic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jankovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Jankovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Jankovic settles back down.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jankovic. Jankovic obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jankovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Jankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a body punch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz throws a hook but Jankovic avoids it easily.
Jankovic punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Jankovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jankovic is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Jankovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Jankovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
A jab from Jankovic misses.
Jankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz 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.
Jankovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jankovic throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jankovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jankovic.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Jankovic lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Jankovic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jankovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorge Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Jankovic.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jankovic is just out of range.
Jankovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Jankovic moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Jankovic misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jankovic. Jankovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jankovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Jankovic throws a head kick that misses.
Jankovic pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Jankovic missing with knees to the body.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz wants to break free but Jankovic has control.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jankovic.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jankovic.
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 Jorge Cruz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jankovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jankovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Jankovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Jankovic is controlling him
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jankovic.
Cruz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jankovic misses with a body shot.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jankovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Jankovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Jankovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jankovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic misses the shot to the body.
Jankovic takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Jankovic missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jankovic.
Jankovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Jankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jankovic on the side of the head.
Jankovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Jankovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz jabs Jankovic right on the nose. Jankovic blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Jankovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Jankovic's head but Jankovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jankovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jankovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jankovic misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jankovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jankovic's head backwards.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Jankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Jankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Jankovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jankovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jankovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jankovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jankovic has time to react.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jankovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jankovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jankovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Jankovic.
Jankovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jankovic scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Jankovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jankovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jankovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jankovic tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Jankovic with that takedown attempt.
Jankovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Jankovic is controlling him
Jankovic is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Jankovic with an uppercut!
Jankovic slips a straight right by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jankovic. Jankovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jankovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jankovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Jankovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Jankovic.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Jankovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jorge Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jankovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jankovic tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Jankovic down.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Jankovic.
Cruz lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab when Jankovic was well out of range.
Cruz misses the jab.
Jankovic tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jorge Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Jankovic.
Jankovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jankovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jankovic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Jankovic.
A bone on bone clash there as Jankovic blocks the leg kick.
Jankovic throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Jankovic only half commits.
Jankovic shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jankovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jankovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Jankovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jankovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jankovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Jankovic's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jankovic's head.
Jankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Cruz!
A victorious Jorge Cruz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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