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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rian MacFarlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacFarlane has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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232 lbs
39 - 27 - 0 |
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247 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
39 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rian MacFarlane!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and MacFarlane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacFarlane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
MacFarlane tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
MacFarlane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jorge Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacFarlane's head.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. MacFarlane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacFarlane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
MacFarlane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacFarlane tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
MacFarlane lands a nice looking body shot.
MacFarlane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
MacFarlane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from MacFarlane.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz blocks a head kick by MacFarlane.
MacFarlane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cruz throws a hook but MacFarlane avoids it easily.
MacFarlane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
MacFarlane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but MacFarlane moved out of range.
MacFarlane slips under a jab from Cruz.
MacFarlane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacFarlane dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
MacFarlane steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
MacFarlane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacFarlane, right into the meat.
MacFarlane throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacFarlane throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane throws a body kick that misses.
MacFarlane instigates a clinch.
MacFarlane prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
MacFarlane can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz letting MacFarlane take a breather here.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacFarlane throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has MacFarlane backing up. MacFarlane nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Nice cross by MacFarlane.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
MacFarlane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacFarlane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
MacFarlane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and MacFarlane counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
MacFarlane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
MacFarlane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MacFarlane is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
MacFarlane connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
MacFarlane misses with a head kick.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacFarlane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacFarlane moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
MacFarlane has Cruz pushed against the cage.
MacFarlane looking to slow down the pace here.
MacFarlane lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz tries to break the clinch but MacFarlane is controlling the position.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but MacFarlane is controlling the position.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz punishes MacFarlane's body with a nice straight punch.
MacFarlane slips under a jab from Cruz.
MacFarlane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacFarlane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Cruz misses.
MacFarlane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
MacFarlane scores with a leg kick.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacFarlane.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacFarlane! But no joy.
MacFarlane lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacFarlane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rian MacFarlane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacFarlane thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
MacFarlane scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacFarlane scores with a hook.
MacFarlane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
MacFarlane tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacFarlane's hands.
MacFarlane tries to clinch up.
A jab from Cruz misses.
MacFarlane throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacFarlane manages to avoid it.
MacFarlane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacFarlane circles away quickly and effectively.
MacFarlane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jorge Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses the body punch
and MacFarlane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
MacFarlane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacFarlane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz blocks a head kick by MacFarlane.
MacFarlane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from MacFarlane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacFarlane.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but MacFarlane moved out of range nicely.
Cruz moves out of range as MacFarlane throws a body kick.
MacFarlane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacFarlane throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacFarlane.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacFarlane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacFarlane tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacFarlane was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
MacFarlane throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
MacFarlane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacFarlane dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacFarlane moves away.
MacFarlane throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacFarlane.
Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
MacFarlane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a right hand that MacFarlane ducks under and follows up with a left that MacFarlane also avoids with ease.
MacFarlane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
enabling MacFarlane to counter with a crisp jab.
MacFarlane misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks MacFarlane with an uppercut!
MacFarlane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
MacFarlane thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
MacFarlane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacFarlane. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacFarlane works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
MacFarlane misses with a wild combination.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacFarlane moves away.
MacFarlane tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
That kick from MacFarlane tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacFarlane lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab, jab by MacFarlane - just one landing.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
MacFarlane thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
MacFarlane misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
MacFarlane lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacFarlane manages to avoid it.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacFarlane.
MacFarlane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacFarlane is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rian MacFarlane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MacFarlane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
MacFarlane scores with a leg kick.
MacFarlane is looking to clinch.
MacFarlane throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz throws a hook but MacFarlane blocks it.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacFarlane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz tries to break free but MacFarlane pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacFarlane connects with a high kick.
MacFarlane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacFarlane is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
MacFarlane throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
MacFarlane throws a body kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a huge right that knocks MacFarlane out cold! Cruz is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorge Cruz!
Jorge Cruz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Rian MacFarlane stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn that was a fun fight! Im ready to go again! LET'S DO THIS!! ...in the parking lot, where ever, Im not DONE!!'.
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hype
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pop
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