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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio da Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Young Gang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fabio da Cruz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fabio da Cruz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio da Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Man Young Gang!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gang dives in and grabs da Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. da Cruz pushes down on Gang's head and hops out.
da Cruz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
da Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
da Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Gang in a clinch.
Gang pulls guard.
Gang seems keen to control da Cruz's posture.
Gang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
da Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Gang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Cruz!
da Cruz tries to hold on but Gang postures up.
Gang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gang lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang scoring with strikes but da Cruz is staying in there.
Gang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. da Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
Gang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as da Cruz is looking to escape.
Gang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gang trying to control but da Cruz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gang with the ground and pound from mount.
Gang content just to control the position here.
Gang landing strikes from the mount and da Cruz is in trouble!
Gang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish da Cruz?
Gang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gang lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gang controlling from mount.
Gang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish da Cruz?
da Cruz wants to control but Gang is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gang controlling the position easily from mount.
Gang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gang controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Man Young Gang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gang shoots in and drives through. da Cruz sprawls well.
Gang swats away the attempt to clinch by da Cruz.
Gang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Man Young Gang.
da Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Gang circles away.
da Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Gang dives in and grabs da Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. da Cruz pushes down on Gang's head and hops out.
Fabio da Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Man Young Gang.
Gang lands a nice shot that snaps da Cruz's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gang fails to land the takedown.
Gang is trying hard to land a takedown here. da Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Gang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gang decides to pull guard.
da Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gang working a defensive guard here.
da Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
da Cruz preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. da Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Gang trying to control but da Cruz is working from the bottom.
Gang looking to sit in guard and control but da Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
da Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
da Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Gang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
da Cruz gets to his feet. Gang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fabio da Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gang is defended easily by da Cruz.
da Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Gang wants to clinch
and da Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
Gang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
da Cruz decides to stand and escape the position.
da Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from da Cruz.
Gang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
da Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
da Cruz taking a break here but Gang is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Cruz decides to stand and escape the position.
da Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches da Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio da Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
da Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Gang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gang closes the distance and clinches.
Gang drags the fight down to the ground.
Gang is pulling down on da Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from da Cruz, at least for the moment.
Gang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
da Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for da Cruz!
Gang landing strikes from the mount and da Cruz is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gang is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gang extends the arm and da Cruz is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Man Young Gang!
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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
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