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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 964 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 101 p4p, 220 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aalto throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aalto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Aalto should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aalto throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aalto throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Aalto throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aalto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aalto's knee momentarily.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz slips a jab from Aalto.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aalto pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Aalto is working Cruz over against the cage.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pushes Aalto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aalto scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Aalto.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Aalto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aalto blocks an uppercut.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aalto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Aalto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto blocking some punches.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Aalto's ribcage. Aalto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cruz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aalto can turn it around.
Cruz pushes Aalto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aalto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Cruz gets through Aalto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz tries a body shot but Aalto blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz tries a body shot but Aalto blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Aalto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Aalto as the two fighters clinch.
Aalto cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Aalto's ribcage. Aalto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Aalto looks winded!
Cruz blocking some punches.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto misses with a body punch.
Cruz jumps guard and drags Aalto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aalto wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aalto wants to stand and escape but instead Cruz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Cruz moves into full mount!
Cruz looking to control but Aalto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz working for a submission but Aalto is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cruz tries to control but Aalto wriggling away.
Aalto is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cruz tries to control but Aalto wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aalto scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aalto throws an off balance right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Aalto tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aalto misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aalto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aalto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aalto throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz slips a jab from Aalto.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Aalto misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Aalto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Aalto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aalto's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto misses with a hook
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Aalto takes one to the chin there.
Aalto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aalto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Aalto's belly button to the back.
Aalto misses with a right hand
and Aalto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Aalto misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aalto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto moves out of range of the body kick.
Aalto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aalto misses the jab.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Aalto moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Aalto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacinto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Aalto misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Aalto shakes it off.
Aalto lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
Michael Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aalto takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Aalto stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aalto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz keeps Aalto at a distance using the push kick.
Aalto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Aalto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aalto.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Aalto throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Aalto is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aalto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aalto misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aalto's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aalto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aalto missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aalto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aalto throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Aalto off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Aalto.
Cruz rushes Aalto and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz pushes Aalto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Aalto avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz presses Aalto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Aalto.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aalto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aalto's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Aalto.
Aalto presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aalto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Aalto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aalto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz manages to pull guard.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Aalto is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Aalto has his hands clasped together but Cruz extends and breaks Aalto's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cruz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacinto Cruz!
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hype
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