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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knyto Gruffo's chin.
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225 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Gruffo misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gruffo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Gruffo looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz throws a body punch but Gruffo moves out of range.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Gruffo ducks down to avoid it.
Gruffo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruffo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gruffo misses with a body shot.
Gruffo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz digs a good hook to Gruffo's body.
Gruffo looks gassed!
Gruffo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gruffo counters with a nice body shot.
Gruffo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruffo.
Gruffo moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Gruffo drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gruffo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo staying out of range there.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gruffo at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Gruffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruffo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Gruffo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Gruffo avoids them all with ease.
Gruffo misses with a looping right.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Gruffo with an uppercut!
That has opened up Knyto Gruffo's cut even more.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gruffo.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruffo circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Gruffo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruffo.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gruffo digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Nice body punch from Gruffo.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruffo.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Gruffo misses.
A punch combination from Gruffo misses.
Gruffo defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Gruffo is looking to clinch.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gruffo counters with a two punch combo.
Gruffo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Gruffo misses its intended target.
Gruffo thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruffo throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruffo misses with a straight right.
Gruffo throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruffo cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Gruffo misses its intended target.
Gruffo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Gruffo tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Gruffo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Gruffo.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gruffo gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gruffo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Gruffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Gruffo works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a right hand.
Gruffo lands a left hand.
Gruffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gruffo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gruffo.
Gruffo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gruffo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Gruffo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruffo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knyto Gruffo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Knyto Gruffo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruffo throws out the jab.
Gruffo looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Gruffo misses.
Jorge Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Gruffo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Gruffo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Gruffo.
Gruffo staying out of range there.
No joy there for Gruffo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruffo swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Gruffo rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gruffo lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gruffo.
Gruffo misses with the head strike.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Gruffo breaks the clinch.
Cruz misses with a hook. Gruffo ducked under it nicely.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Gruffo.
Gruffo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruffo.
Cruz throws a hook but Gruffo blocks it.
Gruffo closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Cruz tries to break free but Gruffo pushes him back against the cage.
Gruffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruffo lands a shot to the body.
Gruffo lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gruffo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gruffo pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruffo presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gruffo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz defending well as Gruffo loads up on a big left hand.
Gruffo forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Gruffo tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Gruffo back against the cage.
Gruffo misses with the head strike.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Gruffo's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Gruffo as he connects with a hook.
Gruffo missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gruffo darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Gruffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gruffo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Knyto Gruffo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gruffo can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gruffo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Gruffo finds it's target.
Gruffo lands a body shot.
Gruffo sends Cruz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gruffo is motioning to the referee to let Cruz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cruz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruffo throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruffo drops Cruz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cruz! Gruffo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knyto Gruffo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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