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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tofano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tofano Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Foster!
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, Tofano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Foster persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Cruz sprawling to the canvas. Foster follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Cruz hang on?
Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Tofano Cruz has been cut.
Foster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Foster finish him?
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Foster manages to pass to mount!
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Foster maintains control.
Foster lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Foster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to lock up and control but Foster gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz tries to hold on but Foster postures up.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Foster maintains control.
Foster will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Foster is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Foster.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Foster tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foster moves into the clinch.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Foster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foster pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster pulls Cruz into guard.
Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruz tries to get out of the position.
Foster trying to control the position.
Cruz trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Foster being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Foster tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Foster is trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Foster some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cruz staying calm.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Foster some visible discomfort.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Foster denies him.
Cruz cracks Foster with a big right hand but Foster just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cruz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Foster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foster to escape.
Cruz trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foster to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Foster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tofano Cruz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foster connects with a couple of short punches.
Foster postures up.
Foster is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
Foster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Foster puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cruz missing with punches from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Foster is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Foster stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz wants to break free but Foster has control.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Foster prevents it.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bill Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tofano Cruz.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Foster prevents it.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bill Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz swinging wilding here.
Foster swinging wilding here.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz wants to clinch but Foster slips to the side
and Foster counters by moving into the clinch.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster instigates a clinch.
Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz checks a low kick from Foster.
Foster drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Foster moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Foster is controlling well.
Cruz moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Foster uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Foster lands with a right and another and another! Cruz is in big trouble! Foster lands again and this time it's lights out for Cruz! A quality knockout there for Foster.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Foster!
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