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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beef Testosterone (ranked 5820 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beef Testosterone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beef Testosterone!
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, Pedro Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testosterone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz pushes Testosterone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz tries to circle away but Testosterone has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Testosterone avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Testosterone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Testosterone swivels and escapes.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Cruz tries to get set, Testosterone tries to push him back and clinch up but Cruz manages to avoid the attempt.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Testosterone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cruz wants to break free but Testosterone has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Testosterone has him pressed against the cage.
Testosterone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Testosterone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Testosterone stalling in the clinch.
Cruz tries to circle away but Testosterone has him pinned against the cage.
Testosterone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Testosterone throws a nice head kick!
Cruz goes for a double leg but Testosterone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Testosterone continues to drive forward.
Beef Testosterone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Cruz.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Testosterone, pushing him back against the cage.
Testosterone is looking for a takedown.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Testosterone has the dominant position.
Cruz just leaning against Testosterone, taking a breather.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Testosterone uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testosterone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz looking to control.
Testosterone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cruz is proving hard to escape from.
Cruz wants to stand up but Testosterone is controlling him.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Testosterone with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Testosterone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Testosterone counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Cruz wriggles free and stands up.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz looks winded!
Testosterone dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Testosterone's head and hops out.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Testosterone circles away.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Testosterone tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Testosterone to the ground. Testosterone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testosterone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Testosterone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Testosterone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Testosterone is defended easily by Cruz.
Testosterone closes the distance and clinches.
Testosterone jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Testosterone around his waist. Testosterone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Testosterone has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beef Testosterone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Testosterone darts in looking for a takedown but Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Testosterone into the cage.
Testosterone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cruz has eaten all the pies!
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Testosterone to keep the fight standing.
Cruz fails to pull guard.
Testosterone has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Testosterone has double underhooks.
Cruz wants to take the fight to the mat but Testosterone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beef Testosterone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Cruz.
Testosterone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Cruz jumps guard but Testosterone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Testosterone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Testosterone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Testosterone with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Testosterone moves into the clinch.
Testosterone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Testosterone slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Testosterone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Testosterone.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Testosterone avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Testosterone moves out of range easily.
Testosterone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Testosterone is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Testosterone circles away and we're back to standing.
Beef Testosterone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Testosterone scores with a spinning back kick!
Testosterone clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Testosterone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Testosterone successfully pulls guard.
Testosterone working a defensive guard here.
Testosterone has Cruz pulled in close to control his posture.
Testosterone is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Testosterone is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Testosterone keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Testosterone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Testosterone moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Testosterone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Testosterone gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Testosterone breaks the clinch.
Testosterone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beef Testosterone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Testosterone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Testosterone's waist but Testosterone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Testosterone rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz is working for takedown but Testosterone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Testosterone breaks from the clinch.
Testosterone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Testosterone circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Testosterone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beef Testosterone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Testosterone keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Testosterone is defended easily by Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Testosterone circles away.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Testosterone tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Testosterone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTestosterone.
Testosterone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Testosterone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Testosterone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Testosterone quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Testosterone is working away.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cruz avoids the attempt from Testosterone to control.
Cruz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Testosterone because Cruz loaded up on that one.
Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Testosterone is surviving well by controlling Cruz's body position as best he can.
Pedro Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Testosterone is squirming around nicely.
Cruz punching from mount but Testosterone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Testosterone wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz looking to land elbow strikes but Testosterone uses the position to regain half guard.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Testosterone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Testosterone trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Testosterone's head.
Pedro Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beef Testosterone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Testosterone 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beef Testosterone!
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