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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark Terror has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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172 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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
1 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Terror! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Cruz misses. Terror unleashes a big counter combination but Cruz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing. Nice defenses there by Terror. Terror looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Cruz is looking to counter punch. Terror has his takedown stuffed and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cruz misses with an uppercut. And Terror tries to counter it with a takedown but Cruz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cruz throws the left hand but Terror avoids the punch easily. A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target. Terror shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily. Roman Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Terror. Terror closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard. Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Terror looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Terror with a nice head shot there. Terror pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard. Cruz wants to improve his position but Terror is controlling well.
Terror looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Terror wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working. Terror not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Terror not landing any meaningful shots this time. Terror working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Terror sits in half guard. Cruz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Cruz is trying to stand up here but Terror is controlling him well. Cruz won't allow Terror to pass to mount. Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Terror shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Terror drives through with a takedown into Cruz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Terror with a nice head shot there. Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Terror loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Terror stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Terror throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Terror with a nice head shot there. Terror loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Terror stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Cruz is looking to stand up but Terror isn't so interested in that idea. Terror throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Terror dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Cruz does it's job there. Cruz misses with a looping left. Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing. Cruz lands a lovely overhand right. Terror gets the takedown into side control. Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Terror working his ground and pound in the gym. Terror scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK. Terror is putting a hurting on Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cruz defending against the ground and pound. Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terror on the ground. Terror just content to control the position. Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Terror. Terror cracks Cruz with a big right hand but Cruz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Terror lands a decent elbow from side control. Terror has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Terror lands a strong strike to the head of Cruz. That's dazed him! Terror looking to finish here. Cruz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Terror lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Terror!
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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
33% |
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