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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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186 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz slows the pace down.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Cruz trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Cruz tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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