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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 489 p4p, 72 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 35 p4p, 6 weight class). Cruzeiro comes into the arena with Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror blaring out of the sound system. Julio Cruzeiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro staying out of range there.
Trump walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruzeiro.
Trump throws an off balance right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Trump misses with a body shot.
Trump defending well as Cruzeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Trump lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Trump bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trump scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trump stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruzeiro.
Trump moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trump scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruzeiro doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trump takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Trump rushes Cruzeiro and presses him up against the cage.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump tries to work over Cruzeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
Cruzeiro pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Cruzeiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cruzeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Cruzeiro.
A short right from Trump.
Cruzeiro lands with a right to the head.
Cruzeiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Cruzeiro controls the action.
Cruzeiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Cruzeiro blocks an uppercut.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro is leaning against Trump and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Trump lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Trump prevents a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Cruzeiro.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruzeiro.
Good body shot from Cruzeiro.
Trump prevents a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Trump misses with some punches.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruzeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruzeiro gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.
Cruzeiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Cruzeiro breaks the clinch.
Trump fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Trump dips to his left and cracks Cruzeiro with an uppercut!
Trump throws a lazy head kick
and Cruzeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trump takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruzeiro throws a body punch but Trump moves out of range.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Trump ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruzeiro.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Trump's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruzeiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trump scrambles back to his feet.
Trump takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch up.
Trump looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruzeiro is just out of range.
Cruzeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Trump throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Trump tries to clinch up but Cruzeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruzeiro tried to counter with a leg kick but Trump avoided it.
Trump tries to clinch up.
Trump moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruzeiro has Trump pushed against the cage.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump tries a body shot but Cruzeiro blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruzeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trump scores with a head kick. Cruzeiro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Trump takes one on the button.
Cruzeiro clinches up with Trump and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruzeiro prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch.
Cruzeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cruzeiro.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Julio Cruzeiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro blocks an uppercut.
Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruzeiro pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
A short right from Cruzeiro on the inside.
Cruzeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Cruzeiro avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Cruzeiro presses Trump against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro digs a right hand into Trump's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trump's gas tank.
Trump is breathing heavily.
Cruzeiro lands with a right to the head.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch.
Cruzeiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruzeiro is stalling here.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cruzeiro works on Trump's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruzeiro blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro scores with a shot to the side of Trump's head.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?
Cruzeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruzeiro working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Cruzeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro misses with the head strike.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruzeiro pushes Trump back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trump tries to work over Cruzeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruzeiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trump blocks a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruzeiro controls his hands.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trumps head.
Trump working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Cruzeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Cruzeiro avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruzeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Cruzeiro controls the action.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Trump.
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Cruzeiro lands a right hand.
Trump blocks a body shot from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruzeiro.
A short body shot lands from Cruzeiro as the two fighters clinch.
Cruzeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruzeiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump pushes Cruzeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Trump tries to clinch
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trump looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruzeiro.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trump.
Cruzeiro jabs at Trump's body.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump throws a jab when Cruzeiro was well out of range.
Cruzeiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruzeiro at a distance.
Trump scores with a body shot.
Trump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trump throws a lazy right hand but Cruzeiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trump is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruzeiro rather than just go for the knockout.
Trump throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruzeiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruzeiro cracks Trump with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Trump's head but Trump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donald Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruzeiro moves forwards but Trump connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trump works Cruzeiro's body with a nice hook.
Cruzeiro dips to his left and cracks Trump with an uppercut!
Trump tries to clinch but Cruzeiro is having none of it.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter punch.
Donald Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trump is rocked!
Trump digs a good body shot into Cruzeiro's ribs.
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruzeiro finish him?
Cruzeiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trump seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Trump misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Trump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Cruzeiro tests Trump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruzeiro 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.
Cruzeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trump's sensitive parts.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Cruzeiro thumps Trump with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro staying out of range there.
Cruzeiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruzeiro.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump lands with a nice body punch.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trump throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro connects with a high kick.
Trump lands with a straight right. Cruzeiro didn't see that one coming.
Trump tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Cruzeiro misses its target.
Trump wants to clinch
and Cruzeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trump takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro lands an uppercut.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruzeiro's elbow.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump digs a right hand into Cruzeiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruzeiro's gas tank.
Julio Cruzeiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julio Cruzeiro.
Well Cruzeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Julio Cruzeiro!
Julio Cruzeiro wins by unanimous decision!
Julio Cruzeiro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Donald Trump had this to say: 'It was the russians !'.
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