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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bye Bye Bye. Cruz has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikes avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz cracks Sikes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Frank Sikes has been cut.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Sikes moves out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick but Sikes moves out of range.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sikes misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Sikes.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sikes checks it well.
Sikes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sikes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sikes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Sikes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sikes stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sikes counters with a takedown into side control.
Sikes working the head and body with strikes.
Sikes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sikes controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Sikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikes taking a breather here.
Sikes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruz is avoiding damage well.
Sikes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vitor Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Sikes.
It looks like Vitor Cruz has been cut.
Sikes avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Sikes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Cruz throws a hook but Sikes blocks it.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikes slips under a jab from Cruz.
A jab from Sikes misses.
Sikes scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Sikes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sikes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sikes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sikes gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikes is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sikes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Sikes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sikes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sikes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Vitor Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a body punch but Sikes moves out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick but Sikes moves out of range.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
and Sikes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikes passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikes trying to control the pace.
Cruz has hold of Sikes's hands but Sikes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sikes controlling the action here.
Sikes uses his free foot to push down on Cruz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikes lands a big shot there that rocks Cruz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cruz is trying to escape the mount.
Sikes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sikes looking to finish Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cruz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frank Sikes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sikes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sikes wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Sikes working the ground and pound effectively.
Sikes controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruz?
Sikes raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sikes controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sikes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz walks into a jab.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Sikes blocks the body kick.
Cruz misses with a hook. Sikes ducked under it nicely.
Sikes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sikes misses with a body shot.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sikes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sikes.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Sikes slips the punch.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sikes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cruz! Sikes lets Cruz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz ducks into an uppercut from Sikes and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Sikes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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