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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 96 p4p, 18 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 577 p4p, 86 weight class). Cruzeiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror. This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruzeiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Ryan 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.
A punch lands to the side of Ryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ryan.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
A quick step to the side and Cruzeiro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch but Cruzeiro keeps him there for the moment.
Cruzeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro stalls.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands an uppercut.
Ryan tries to break the clinch but Cruzeiro is controlling the position.
Cruzeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan tries to break free but Cruzeiro pushes him back against the cage.
Cruzeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan tries to circle away but Cruzeiro has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruzeiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Cruzeiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Cruzeiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Ryan backs away, Cruzeiro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the body.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryan misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Ryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruzeiro!
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
Ryan looks winded!
Cruzeiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's time! Cruzeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruzeiro on the side of the head.
Cruzeiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Cruzeiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Aran Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro blocks a jab.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab to the head.
Ryan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cruzeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruzeiro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cruzeiro throws a monster overhand right that drops Ryan! Cruzeiro follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Cruzeiro!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Cruzeiro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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