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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Great acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tre Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
Cyrus Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Great takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruz tries to move into range but Great moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Great lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz digs a good hook to Great's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Great misses with the combination.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Nice jab there from Great.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
Cruz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Great lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Great throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Great if he has to take too many more of those.
Cruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Great is out of range.
Cruz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Great moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Great throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Great slips under a jab from Cruz.
Great misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Great's head back.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Great counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Great pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the cage. Great follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Cruz.
Great might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Great looks winded!
Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Great.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Great counters with a straight right hand.
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!
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Great counter with a right hand.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tre Cruz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Great tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Great misses.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Great throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Great takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.
Great looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
It looked like Cruz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Great.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tre Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Great cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Great moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Great scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Great counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Great cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Great lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Great counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Great misses with a wild combination.
Great lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Great throws a one two combo.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Great connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Great's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Cruz lands a big right hand that sends Great crashing to the mat! Cruz stays standing though and waves Great back to his feet!
Great is rocked!
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Great throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Great out cold! What a finish! Cruz is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tre Cruz!
Tre Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Underworld Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Cyrus Great was interviewed post fight and said 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
59% |
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