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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Green has chosen Yeke Yeke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Justin Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Decon Green!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
Decon Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz pushes Green back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Green looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Green wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Green in particular looking to stall.
Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Green is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Green tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Green looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Green is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working for a submission of some sort.
Green is taking a breather. Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Green might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Green tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decon Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Green scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Green happy to just control the position for now.
Decon Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Green stalls from top position.
Let's hope that Green has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cruz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Green yanks on the arm and Cruz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Green.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Decon Green!
Decon Green opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Justin Cruz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I really needed to keep that one standing, once we got to the ground he was just too active for me.'.
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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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