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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalio Cruz (ranked 4621 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renard Gumbur (ranked 5337 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dalio Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renard Gumbur!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumbur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gumbur scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gumbur punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Gumbur.
Gumbur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumbur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Gumbur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gumbur misses with a wild body shot.
Gumbur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumbur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gumbur uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumbur.
Gumbur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gumbur has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Gumbur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Gumbur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gumbur is defending well for now.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Gumbur avoids the damage to the body.
Gumbur working aggressively here.
Gumbur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gumbur.
Gumbur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz wants to break free but Gumbur has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbur keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gumbur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
A short left from Cruz.
Gumbur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gumbur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gumbur swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gumbur throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Gumbur can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Gumbur fails to land.
Gumbur swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumbur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gumbur uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbur working aggressively here.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gumbur backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gumbur fails to land.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Gumbur's head but Gumbur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gumbur tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumbur lands a jab.
Cruz throws a body punch but Gumbur moves out of range.
Gumbur lands a jab to the head.
Gumbur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gumbur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Gumbur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four 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 rushes Gumbur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumbur.
Gumbur blocking some punches.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
Gumbur tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Gumbur back against the cage.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gumbur up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Gumbur prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Gumbur.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumbur lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renard Gumbur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gumbur throws a good cross that connects.
Renard Gumbur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Gumbur against the cage.
Gumbur misses with a punch on the inside.
Gumbur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz manages to pull guard.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Gumbur is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gumbur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gumbur presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gumbur misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gumbur smiles and moves away.
Gumbur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gumbur misses with the combination.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Gumbur.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gumbur swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumbur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumbur working aggressively here.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gumbur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Gumbur moves into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Gumbur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gumbur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Renard Gumbur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumbur walks into a left hand.
Gumbur dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Gumbur thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Gumbur cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gumbur misses with a body shot.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gumbur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gumbur lands a jab.
Gumbur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Gumbur cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Gumbur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gumbur moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gumbur cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Gumbur.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz throws a head kick but Gumbur moves out of range.
Gumbur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz clinches up with Gumbur and pushes him back against the cage.
Gumbur misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gumbur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Gumbur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Gumbur avoids it well.
Cruz tries to bum rush Gumbur with a series of wild strikes but Gumbur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gumbur scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renard Gumbur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gumbur.
Gumbur throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gumbur was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Gumbur has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Gumbur misses with a body punch.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gumbur.
Gumbur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gumbur working aggressively here.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gumbur has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Cruz is pushing Gumbur up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gumbur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gumbur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gumbur moves into the clinch.
Gumbur swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cruz decides to pull guard.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Gumbur is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Gumbur isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz has control of Gumbur's left arm, preventing Gumbur from doing any damage.
Cruz is working an open guard so Gumbur takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gumbur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Gumbur lands an overhand right.
Gumbur lands a head shot.
Gumbur jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Gumbur. Gumbur maintains the clinch.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gumbur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gumbur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Dalio Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumbur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Gumbur looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Nice cross by Gumbur.
Gumbur clinches up against the cage.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gumbur lands with a right hand.
Gumbur misses with a wild body shot.
Gumbur clinches up against the cage.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gumbur up against the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Gumbur won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumbur managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Gumbur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumbur cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Gumbur.
Gumbur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Renard Gumbur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gumbur blocks an uppercut.
Cruz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gumbur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumbur misses with the head strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Gumbur blocks it.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gumbur lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Gumbur works the jab nicely.
Gumbur scores with a jab to the body.
Gumbur lands a left and a right that send Cruz crashing to the mat, dazed. Gumbur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cruz is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Renard Gumbur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gumbur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renard Gumbur!
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