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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Farina (ranked 227 p4p, 35 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 874 p4p, 130 weight class). Farina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Combichrist - Today I Woke to the Rain of Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 cm
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265 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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209 cm
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245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Farina! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cruz Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Jab by Cruz Jr. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz Jr.
Farina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz Jr. Cruz Jr throws out a powerful jab. Cruz Jr misses with a low kick. Nice defenses there by Cruz Jr. Cruz Jr scores with a jab. Farina takes a body punch but keeps moving. Farina looks to land a left hand but Cruz Jr moved out of range nicely. Jorge Cruz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Farina misses with a hook. Cruz Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Farina takes one to the chin there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Farina misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz Jr tries to land a front kick but Farina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Cruz Jr throws a looping overhand right but Farina ducks down to avoid it. Cruz Jr lands a nice looking body kick. Cruz Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farina's hands. Farina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Farina blocks a leg kick. Farina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farina just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz Jr misses the jab. Farina stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz Jr. Farina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz Jr.
Farina throws a right and a left that Cruz Jr avoids nicely. Farina takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Cruz Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farina. A big left from Cruz Jr misses. Farina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Farina tries to clinch but Cruz Jr moves out of range. Cruz Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Farina should have avoided that one. Cruz Jr throws out a loose jab but Farina uses good head movement to avoid it. Cruz Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farina. Farina connects with a body shot that sends Cruz Jr's belly button to the back. Cruz Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Farina cracks a nice hook into Cruz Jr's ribs. This has been an exciting period of action! Farina throws a looping overhand right but Cruz Jr ducks down to avoid it. Cruz Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cruz Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cruz Jr lands with a straight right. Farina didn't see that one coming. Farina swings for the body but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Cruz Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farina. Farina rushes Cruz Jr and presses him up against the cage. Farina misses with a hook from the clinch. Farina swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Cruz Jr blocking some punches.
Farina blocks an uppercut.
Farina working aggressively here.
Farina has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr is trying to push Farina away but Farina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Farina struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz Jr controls his hands.
Cruz Jr is trying to push Farina away but Farina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cruz Jr throws a head punch that misses. Farina works on Cruz Jr's body with a couple of short punches. Cruz Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cruz Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farina. Farina just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Farina lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz Jr off the cage and back into range. Cruz Jr needs to keep his hands up - Farina had a free shot at his head there. Farina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A slow jab from Cruz Jr misses its intended target. Farina looks to throw the jab but Cruz Jr is out of range. Farina lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farina.
It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut. Farina misses with a body shot
and Cruz Jr counters with a straight right hand. Farina slips a straight right by Cruz Jr. Farina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Farina jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cruz Jr misses with a straight right. Farina has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Farina cracks Cruz Jr with a nice body shot. Farina presses Cruz Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Cruz Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farina backwards. Nice body punch from Farina. Cruz Jr looks winded! A right handed body shot lands from Farina.
Farina lands a body shot. Farina scores with a shoulder strike. Farina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right hand to the side of the head by Farina.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Farina gets through Cruz Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Farina scores with a nice hook to the head. Farina digs a right hand into Cruz Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz Jr's gas tank. A nice left hand lands by Farina.
Cruz Jr misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Farina. Farina lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz Jr. Farina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz Jr backwards. A short right from Farina on the inside. Farina tries to throw a body punch but Cruz Jr avoids it by throwing Farina back against the cage. Farina lands a left hand.
Farina lands a hook to the side of the head. Farina lands a body punch. A nice right hand lands inside from Farina.
Cruz Jr is rocked! Farina lands a body punch. Cruz Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Farina finish him? Farina creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cruz Jr with a big uppercut! Cruz Jr tries to clinch up but Farina pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cruz Jr to the mat! Cruz Jr covers up and Farina unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mario Farina! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mario Farina made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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