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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Artist!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Artist saw that one coming.
Artist throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Artist has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Artist stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Artist controlling the action here for a moment.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Artist's takedown attempt.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Artist wants a takedown.
Artist presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Artist digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Artist.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz wants to break free but Artist has control.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Artist is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz tries to break free but Artist pushes him back against the cage.
Artist dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Artist is controlling him.
Artist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Artist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Artist has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cruz regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Artist wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Artist throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Artist showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Artist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp one two that drops Artist! Cruz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Artist to his feet! Artist is in big trouble!
Artist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Artist! Cruz lets Artist back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Artist is rocked!
Artist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Artist is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Artist looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Artist seems to have recovered his senses.
Roman Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Artist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz misses with a hook
and Artist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Artist keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artist lands an uppercut.
Artist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Artist has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Artist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Artist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Artist.
Artist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artist throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Artist crashing down! Artist tries to stagger back to his feet but Cruz just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Artist asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Cruz!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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