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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barny Stubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 cm
23
287 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 cm
26
225 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barny Stubbs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stubbs dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stubbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A punch combination from Stubbs misses. Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stubbs. Stubbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cruz thuds his right hand into Stubbs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Stubbs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Cruz lands with an overhand left. Stubbs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss. Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stubbs. Cruz dodges the punch combination from Stubbs.
Cruz tests Stubbs's chin there with a solid looking shot. Cruz throws a hook but Stubbs blocks it. 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. Stubbs misses with the combination.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Stubbs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stubbs swinging wildly here.
A combination from Stubbs does no damage. Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cruz throws out a loose jab but Stubbs uses good head movement to avoid it. Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Stubbs moved out of range nicely. Stubbs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A big left from Cruz misses. Cruz throws a right hand that Stubbs ducks under and follows up with a left that Stubbs also avoids with ease. Stubbs misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses. Stubbs scores with a jab to the body. Cruz looks gassed! Stubbs connects with a high kick. Stubbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cruz backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big right from Cruz misses. Cruz staying out of range there. Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stubbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Stubbs misses with a wild combination.
Stubbs lands a left and a right that send Cruz crashing to the mat, dazed. Stubbs thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cruz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good standup being displayed there by Stubbs as he connects with a hook. Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Stubbs finish him? Cruz walks straight into a right hand from Stubbs - that's dropped him! Stubbs jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cruz from any more punishment! Cruz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barny Stubbs!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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