Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2018

#R1#
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oscar Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Boma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boma misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Cruz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma connects with a body shot.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
Boma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!#CL#
Boma moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Boma is working Cruz over against the cage.
Boma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boma blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz is trying to push Boma away but Boma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boma scores with a nice right hand.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Boma lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Boma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Boma settles back down.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz thinks about the counter body kick.
Boma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz slips a jab from Boma.
Boma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Boma. Boma maintains the clinch.
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!
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boma doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Boma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boma working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma lands a body shot.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Boma scores with a hook to the body.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Boma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boma has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Boma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boma avoids it.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Boma is controlling the position.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Boma.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
Boma looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
A short left from Boma. #T4#
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Boma.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Boma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Cruz scores with a one two! Boma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CL#
Boma takes the fight into the clinch.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Boma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz tries to break free but Boma pushes him back against the cage.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Boma has the dominant position.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Boma.
Boma lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Boma.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Boma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Boma has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants a takedown.
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boma cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Boma scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz avoiding damage as Boma throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Boma.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma. #T2#
Boma misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Boma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Boma has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Boma has him pressed against the cage.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Boma has the dominant position.
Boma lands an uppercut.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma lands with a right to the head. #ROC#
Cruz is rocked!
Boma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boma creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cruz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cruz drops to his knees and Boma pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Boma!
A relieved looking Oscar Boma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Mac Airt vs Norris
Date: Aug 18, 2018

#R1#
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Friedrichsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Friedrichsen misses with a body kick.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Friedrichsen counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Cruz to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Friedrichsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erik Friedrichsen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Erik Friedrichsen thanked Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Logan vs Gracie 2
Date: Jul 21, 2018

#R1##CL#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vonshredder. #BC#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz moves out of range as Vonshredder strikes.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Vonshredder.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vonshredder counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Cruz drives through and clinches with Vonshredder against the ropes.
Vonshredder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch. #T1#
Vonshredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz slips a straight right by Vonshredder.#CL#
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Vonshredder back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vonshredder. #BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz shoots in but Vonshredder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vonshredder stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vonshredder.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Cruz forces Vonshredder back against the ropes and clinches.
Vonshredder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2##BC#
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Cruz drives through and clinches with Vonshredder against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonshredder swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Vonshredder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vonshredder loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vonshredder misses with a looping right.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pete Vonshredder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vonshredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vonshredder eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T3#
Vonshredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz jabs Vonshredder right on the nose. Vonshredder blinks but takes it well.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #KD2#
Vonshredder feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cruz sprawling to the canvas! Cruz rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vonshredder finish him?! #ROC2#
Cruz is rocked!#CL#
Cruz pushes Vonshredder up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonshredder throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Vonshredder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vonshredder throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch. #CL#
Cruz clinches up with Vonshredder and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Vonshredder.
Vonshredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vonshredder has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz. #BC#
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vonshredder 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.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Vonshredder shows good takedown defense.
Vonshredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Cruz throws a series of punches but Vonshredder moves out of range.
Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vonshredder will feel that in the morning.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from Cruz lands but Vonshredder takes it in his stride.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vonshredder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vonshredder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vonshredder wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Vonshredder gets tackled into the ropes by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
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 Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Vonshredder sprawls well.
Ricardo Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Vonshredder misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Vonshredder there.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vonshredder throws an overhand right that drops Cruz like a sack of potatoes! Vonshredder dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Vonshredder!
Pete Vonshredder is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Pete Vonshredder started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Laloosh vs Oggleberry - Pip
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Cruz slips under a jab.
Harmbe misses with a right hand
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz defending well as Harmbe loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz throws a head kick but Harmbe moves out of range. #CL2#
Harmbe moves into the clinch.
Harmbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Harmbe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Harmbe has double underhooks. #TD#
Cruz successfully pulls guard.
Cruz controls Harmbe momentarily but Harmbe frees himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmbe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Harmbe prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harmbe tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Harmbe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harmbe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Harmbe isn't so interested in that idea.
Harmbe stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harmbe distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harmbe is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
Harmbe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harmbe cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Harmbe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard. #REVR#
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Harmbe blocks nicely.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harmbe trying to control the position here. #T3#
Cruz postures up in Harmbe's guard and throws a big left but Harmbe blocks it. #SUB2#
Harmbe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Harmbe keeps moving.
Harmbe trying to control the position.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Harmbe blocks nicely.
Harmbe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harmbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harmbe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
A big left from Cruz misses.
It seemed like Harmbe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmbe tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harmbe keeps working.
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 Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Harmbe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Harmbe.
Harold Harmbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing. #TD#
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harmbe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harmbe tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz trying to control the action but Harmbe is working from the bottom.
Harmbe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harmbe keeps trying to improve his position.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Harmbe has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harmbe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harmbe is trying to get back to full guard.
Harmbe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harmbe.
Harmbe wants to sweep but no luck.
Harmbe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harmbe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard. #REVB#
Harold Harmbe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harmbe is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harmbe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harmbe wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Harmbe is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Harmbe is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Harmbe gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Harmbe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harmbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harmbe is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Harmbe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into side control.
Cruz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T4#
Cruz wants to control but Harmbe is keeping him busy.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harmbe some visible discomfort.
Cruz lands an elbow.
Cruz throws an elbow but Harmbe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harmbe is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Harmbe blocks a head kick by Cruz.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#TD2#
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Harmbe prevents Cruz from improving his position.#ES#
Cruz pushes Harmbe off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
Harmbe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cruz is trying to defend but Harmbe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harmbe stops Cruz from getting back to his feet. #T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harmbe lands a nice short elbow.
Harmbe prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Harmbe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harmbe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harmbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#ES#
Cruz pushes Harmbe off and gets back to his feet.
Harmbe misses with the combination. #TD#
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harold Harmbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SU#
Cruz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harmbe lands an overhand right.#TD#
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harmbe's guard.
Cruz is fighting to break Harmbe's control of his arms but Harmbe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Harmbe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harmbe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harmbe keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Harmbe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Harmbe keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Harmbe is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Harmbe misses with a body shot.
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Harmbe misses.
Harmbe looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricardo Cruz!
Ricardo Cruz is the new super heavyweight champion!
The defeated Harold Harmbe had this to say: 'ill be here till i m 35'.

Event: Logan vs Cruz
Date: May 09, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
Logan tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Logan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Logan is having none of it.
Cruz looks to land a strike but Logan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Logan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Logan controlling the position.#T1#
Logan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Logan throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Logan checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Logan throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz 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.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz dives in and grabs Logan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.#T2#
Logan tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Logan.
Logan blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Logan tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Logan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Logan but Logan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T3#
Logan with a nice cross.
Cruz misses with a double jab. #CL#
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Logan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Logan is blocking nicely.
Logan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Logan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logan tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Logan, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Logan against the ropes but Logan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there. #T4#
Logan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Logan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Logan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Logan. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Logan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Logan counters with a left to the body.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Logan throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Logan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Logan misses with a body punch.
Logan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Logan.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Logan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Logan gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the ropes.
Logan connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Logan blocks a head kick by Cruz.
A jab from Logan does it's job there.#ROC#
Cruz is rocked!
Logan scores with a leg kick.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Cruz off his feet! Cruz tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan is the new welterweight champion!

Event: DUEL#134 Arjuna vs Bang
Date: Mar 03, 2018

#R1##CL#
Cruz instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shelby.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Shelby tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shelby.
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shelby - that landed with a thud.
Shelby lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shelby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shelby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shelby lands a right hand.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Shelby blocks it. #BC#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shelby lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.#CL2#
Shelby takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Shelby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shelby.
Shelby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cruz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shelby can turn it around.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Shelby - that landed with a thud.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Shelby is blocking nicely.
Shelby pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shelby digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Shelby connects with the punch.
Shelby scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Shelby clinches up against the cage.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Shelby's ribcage.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Nice body punch from Cruz - that landed with a thud.
Shelby avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shelby lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shelby is keeping busy.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body.
Shelby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Shelby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Shelby. #T4#
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shelby is defending well for now.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
Shelby digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Shelby. #ROC2#
Cruz is rocked!
Nice body punch from Shelby.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shelby lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Shelby.
Shelby is working Cruz over against the cage.
Shelby cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Shelby pushes Cruz against the cage. Shelby is working some dirty boxing. Shelby pushes off with a quick right hook! Cruz goes down! Cruz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Shelby moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Shelby!

Event: DUEL#123 Scarface vs Sigit
Date: Jan 20, 2018

Event: DARE 19
Date: Dec 17, 2017

#R1##TD#
Vargas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Cruz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vargas keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I was talking to Vargas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Cruz lands a nice elbow.
Vargas avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body. #BC#
Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Cruz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vargas defends well and Cruz ends up having to push Vargas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Vargas feinted with a counter takedown.
Vargas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vargas is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T1#
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruz tries to stall but Vargas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vargas is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargas is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Cruz pulls Vargas into guard. #SUB2#
Cruz working for a triangle but Vargas defends it easily.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Vargas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Vargas stops Cruz from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vargas is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Vargas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vargas trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Vargas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Vargas is controlling him well. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vargas in particular looking to stall.
Vargas working Cruz over with strikes.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vargas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vargas drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Still in half guard, Vargas seems content to control.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Vargas seems content to control.
Vargas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz has hold of Vargas's hands but Vargas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vargas in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Vargas is working for a submission of some sort.
Vargas not doing much here.
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Vargas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Vargas shoots in and bounces Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Vargas distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Vargas looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Vargas won't let him.
Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
Cruz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Vargas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vargas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Vargas cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Vargas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vargas tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Vargas content to stall in guard here.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Vargas is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Vargas with a nice head shot there.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.
Vargas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vargas content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vargas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Vargas looks up at the clock and then as Cruz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vargas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cruz is not content to let Vargas control the position. #SUB#
Vargas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cruz down.
Vargas scoring with punches and elbows.
Vargas scores with a couple of short elbows.#T4#
Cruz is not content to let Vargas control the position.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Vargas working the ground and pound from side control.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Vargas working the body and head with strikes.
Vargas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#ROC#
Cruz is rocked!
Vargas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Vargas finish him?
Vargas working the ground and pound.
Vargas in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vargas cracks Cruz with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Vargas immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Cruz is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Vargas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Vargas!
An out of breath Johny Vargas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DARE 13
Date: Nov 12, 2017

#R1#
O Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and O Connor moves out of range easily.
O Connor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
O Connor lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Cruz drives through and clinches with O Connor against the cage.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz pushes off an throws an elbow but O Connor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
O Connor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
O Connor manages to break the clinch.
O Connor misses with a looping left.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor moves away
and O Connor counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Cruz closes the distance and pushes O Connor back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Connor's efforts to push away.#BC2#
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Connor.
O Connor looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and O Connor counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
A frustrated look appears on O Connor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Connor tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
O Connor is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz works on O Connor's body with a couple of short punches.
O Connor tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz working O Connor over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
O Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor is having none of it. #CL#
Cruz has O Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Connor up against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage. #T3#
Cruz pushes off an throws an elbow but O Connor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
O Connor jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Connor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
O Connor thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gregory O Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Connor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
O Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow. #BC2#
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
O Connor takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
O Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz throws a series of punches but O Connor avoids them all with ease.
O Connor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
O Connor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Connor connects with the punch.#CL#
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Connor.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
O Connor tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but O Connor is blocking nicely. #BC2#
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz tries to clinch there but O Connor circles away.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gregory O Connor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but O Connor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from O Connor.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor moves away
and O Connor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Cruz gets a clinch.
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz is working O Connor over against the cage.
O Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz taking a breather.
O Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Connor wants to break free but Cruz has control.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks. #T1#
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz cracks O Connor with a nice body shot.#BC2#
O Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Connor misses the shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from O Connor.
O Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but O Connor is blocking nicely.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but O Connor blocks with his arms. #T2#
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Ricardo Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Connor.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz working O Connor over with knees to the body.
O Connor has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
O Connor wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Connor is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
O Connor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head. #BC2#
O Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor. #CL#
Cruz gets a clinch.
O Connor wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Connor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricardo Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz tries to clinch up but O Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
O Connor digs a good hook to Cruz's body. #CL#
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Connor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from O Connor.
O Connor can't break the clinch. #T4#
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Connor tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz keeps control of O Connor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Connor scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Connor takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz throws a counter high kick but O Connor was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor is having none of it.
Cruz is looking to clinch but O Connor is avoiding it.
O Connor throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - O Connor circles away.
O Connor cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz wants to clinch up but O Connor keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
O Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz looks to clinch
and O Connor counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Cruz drives through and clinches with O Connor against the cage.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz blocks an uppercut. #T1#
O Connor tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on O Connor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Connor tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Connor backwards. #BC2#
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Connor scores with a nice strike.
O Connor thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.#CL#
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
O Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Connor throws out the jab.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
O Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from O Connor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
O Connor connects with the punch.#CL#
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.#CL#
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Connor.
Cruz just leaning against O Connor, taking a breather.
O Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Connor's elbow.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
O Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
O Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor moves out of range. #T3##CL#
Cruz clinches up with O Connor and pushes him back against the cage.
O Connor takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#
It looks like Gregory O Connor has been cut.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Connor prevents a body shot from Cruz.
O Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cruz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T4#
O Connor working aggressively here.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Connor.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Connor's brow. #BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
O Connor is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
O Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but O Connor is blocking nicely.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Connor misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!

Event: DARE MONTREAL
Date: Oct 13, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Welsh pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh wants to stall.
Welsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Welsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Welsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Welsh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Cruz avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
Welsh throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Welsh fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL2#
Welsh has taken the fight to the clinch. #T1#
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Welsh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Welsh looks winded!
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz working Welsh over with knees to the body.
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welsh takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
Cruz lands with a right to the head. #ROC#
Welsh is rocked!
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Welsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Welsh's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Welsh drops to his knees and Cruz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Cruz!

Event: DFC 66: Primal Rage
Date: Aug 04, 2017

#R1#
Wan Soo throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Wan Soo backing up. Wan Soo nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Wan Soo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz lands a head kick!
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wan Soo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Wan Soo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Wan Soo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Wan Soo backs away looking to recover.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Wan Soo is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wan Soo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wan Soo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wan Soo counters with a nice uppercut.
Wan Soo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Wan Soo pushes him off.
Wan Soo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a head kick but Wan Soo moves out of range.
Wan Soo avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wan Soo throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz wants to clinch.
As Cruz backs away, Wan Soo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Wan Soo avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Wan Soo has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Wan Soo working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wan Soo.
Still in the clinch, Wan Soo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wan Soo lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wan Soo lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wan Soo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wan Soo scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Wan Soo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Wan Soo on the inside.
I was talking to Wan Soo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Wan Soo. Wan Soo maintains the clinch. #T3#
Wan Soo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wan Soo lands an uppercut.
Wan Soo misses with a body punch.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wan Soo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wan Soo avoids the damage to the body.
Wan Soo tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Wan Soo back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wan Soo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Wan Soo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wan Soo gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wan Soo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz working Wan Soo over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo misses with an elbow strike. #T4#
A body shot lands from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo throws an elbow but it misses.
Wan Soo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wan Soo lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cruz looks winded!
Wan Soo lands a left hand. #ROC#
Cruz is rocked!
Wan Soo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Wan Soo finish him?
Wan Soo pushes Cruz against the cage. Wan Soo is working some dirty boxing. Wan Soo pushes off with a quick right hook! Cruz goes down! Cruz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wan Soo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Wan Soo!
Jon Wan Soo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CCR 84
Date: May 26, 2017

#R1#
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz wants a takedown. #BC#
Maciel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maciel falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz working Maciel over with knees to the body.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maciel can't break the clinch. #T1#
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maciel is defending well for now.
Maciel blocking some punches.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Maciel backwards. #BC#
Maciel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Maciel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Maciel keeps it at a distance.
Maciel attempts a counter takedown but Cruz avoids it well and moves away.#CL2#
Maciel gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Maciel tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Maciel blocking some punches.
Maciel tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Maciel is breathing heavily.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Maciel avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Maciel's ribcage. Maciel let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Maciel is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciel controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cruz.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Maciel blocks it.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maciel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz keeps control of Maciel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maciel managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maciel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cruz can turn it around.
Maciel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maciel managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz. #T3#
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Maciel is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciel.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maciel's face. #BC#
Maciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Maciel tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Maciel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz lands an elbow inside.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciel's elbow.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Maciel controls the action.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz has Maciel pushed against the cage.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz just leaning against Maciel, taking a breather.
Maciel tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Cruz pushes Maciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz keeps control of Maciel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maciel is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Cruz cracks Maciel with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Maciel blocks it.
Cruz prevents Maciel from breaking the clinch.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Cruz wants a takedown.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maciel up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Maciel improves position.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maciel's efforts to push away.
Maciel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maciel swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maciel keeps the fight on the outside.
Maciel blocks a head kick by Cruz. #CL2#
Cruz drives through and clinches with Maciel against the cage.
Maciel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciel blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciel.
Maciel 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.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maciel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maciel wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Cruz has Maciel pressed against the cage, preventing Maciel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Maciel avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Maciel's ribcage.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cruz.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maciel pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Maciel has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Maciel's ribcage.
Cruz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maciel managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage. #T4#
Cruz is pushing Maciel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Maciel blocks it.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciel controls his hands.
Maciel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maciel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Maciel avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Maciel throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Cruz.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz is working for takedown but Maciel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maciel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Maciel controls the action.
Maciel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Maciel is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maciel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz is looking to slow Maciel down with leg kicks.
Maciel throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely. #CL2#
Cruz darts in and clinches Maciel up against the cage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maciel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maciels head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Maciel takes a knee right on the jaw! #T2#
Maciel wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz is stalling here.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Maciel avoids the damage to the body.
Maciel working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciel blocks an elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maciel blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Maciel blocks it.
Maciel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Maciel won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz pushes off an throws an elbow but Maciel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maciel throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range. #CL2#
Maciel gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
Maciel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz. #T4#
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciel avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciel avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Maciel won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maciel blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano Maciel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!

Event: CCR 77
Date: Apr 07, 2017

#R1##CL#
Maciel clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maciel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Maciel backwards.
Maciel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maciels head. #BC#
Maciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciel swinging wildly here.
Maciel misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Maciel pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Maciel. #CL2#
Maciel gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch. #T1#
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Maciel is blocking nicely.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz tries to break free but Maciel pushes him back against the cage.
Maciel stops a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz prevents Maciel from breaking the clinch.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Maciel. #CL#
Maciel darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Maciel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciel keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Maciel tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Maciel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Maciel clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciel avoids it.#BC2#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciel tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maciel misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Maciel. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maciel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maciel throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Maciel misses with a straight left.
Maciel misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL2#
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Maciel swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Maciel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Cruz has Maciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciel blocks an elbow strike from Cruz.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz prevents Maciel from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Maciel has managed to clinch. #BC#
Maciel manages to break the clinch.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maciel.
A punch combination from Maciel misses. #CL2#
Cruz rushes Maciel and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz tries a body shot but Maciel blocks it. #T4#
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maciel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciel.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Maciel managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciel controls his hands.
Maciel is trying to break free.#BC#
Maciel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!#CL2#
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Maciel in a clinch.
Maciel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Maciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Maciel sprawls well.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cruz shoots in but Maciel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luciano Maciel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maciel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Cruz rushes Maciel and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maciel's efforts to push away.
Maciel dodges an elbow strike from Cruz. #BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Maciel takes the fight into the clinch.
Maciel 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.#BC#
Maciel 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.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Maciel pushes him off.
Maciel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maciel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maciel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Maciel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Maciel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1##CL2#
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Maciel is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maciel throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Maciel throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Luciano Maciel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Maciel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Maciel clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maciel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maciel walks away with a smile on his face. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maciel.#CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Maciel breaks from the clinch.
Maciel just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Maciel misses the target.
Cruz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Maciel has managed to clinch.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciel. #BC2#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciel scores with a three punch combo!
Maciel fails to land with a series of punches. #CL#
Maciel has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciel. #BC#
Maciel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Maciel pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciel avoids it.
Maciel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maciel blocks a body shot from Cruz. #BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz feints a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Cruz has Maciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maciel is defending well for now.#T3#
Maciel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Maciel wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maciel's brow.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maciel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luciano Maciel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Maciel swinging wildly here.
Maciel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maciel scores with a jab.
Maciel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
Maciel darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maciel blocks an elbow strike from Cruz.
A frustrated look appears on Maciel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T4#
Cruz throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Maciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciel misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maciel paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Maciel back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maciel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a big head kick but Maciel shrugs it off.
Cruz tries to clinch but Maciel is having none of it. #CL2#
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Maciel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Maciel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano Maciel is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Maciel misses.
Maciel throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Cruz has Maciel up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Maciel won't allow it. #BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maciel. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz tries to work over Maciel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciel wants to break free but Cruz has control. #T1##BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luciano Maciel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maciel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Maciel throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz unleashes a big counter combination but Maciel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maciel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maciel, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Maciel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maciel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maciel fails to land with a series of punches.
Maciel misses with the combination.
Cruz shapes to counter with a head kick.#T2#
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Maciel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Maciel sprawls well.
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!#CL#
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Maciel. Maciel maintains the clinch.
Cruz wants to stall.
Cruz trying to stall but Maciel improves his position. #BC#
Maciel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maciel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Maciel will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Maciel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Maciel blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Maciel breaks from the clinch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz unleashes a big counter combination but Maciel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maciel throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.#T3##CL2#
Cruz rushes Maciel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciel has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Maciel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Maciel instigates a clinch.
Maciel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maciel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz tries a body shot but Maciel blocks it. #BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch. #CL#
Maciel forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Maciel blocks a body shot from Cruz. #T4#
Maciel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Maciel's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Maciel manages to break the clinch.
Maciel throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
Maciel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Maciel circles away.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Maciel rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cruz has Maciel pressed against the cage, preventing Maciel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Maciel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luciano Maciel.
I think Maciel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Maciel!
Our winner, Luciano Maciel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CCR 72
Date: Mar 03, 2017

#R1#
Cruz misses with a head kick. #CL#
Cruz clinches. #TD2#
Pooh pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Pooh is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Cruz frees his head nicely. Oh but Pooh has switched to an armbar! Cruz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Winnie Pooh!

Event: CCR 65 LHW GP CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: Jan 13, 2017

#R1##CL#
Arnold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Arnold has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position. #SUB#
Arnold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Arnold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arnold can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cruz is keen to just control but Arnold is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold gets back to full guard.
Cruz stays in close to Arnold's body and controls the position.
Arnold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Arnold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arnold seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
Arnold trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz tries to stand but Arnold is controlling from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Arnold's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Arnold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.#SUB#
Arnold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Arnold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Arnold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cruz is wriggling around but Arnold manages to pass to half guard.
Arnold prevents Cruz from standing back up.
Cruz is not content to let Arnold control the position.#SUB2#
Cruz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arnold pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Cruz is not content to let Arnold control the position.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arnold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Arnold is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Arnold keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cruz trying to control here.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cruz pushes Arnold off looking to stand but Arnold dives back in and keeps control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Arnold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cruz quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Arnold is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruz defends it well.
Arnold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Arnold is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arnold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Arnold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Cruz wants to clinch.#CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arnold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arnold tries to counter by clinching up but Cruz breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Arnold has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arnold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.#T1##CL#
Arnold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arnold wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Arnold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Arnold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Arnold tries to tie him up.
Arnold managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arnold is defending well for now.
Arnold throws an elbow but it misses.
Arnold jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Arnold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arnold fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnold controls his hands.
Arnold tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Arnold fails to pull guard.
Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Arnold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cruz working Arnold over with knees to the body.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Arnold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arnold fails to pull guard. #T3#
Cruz pushes Arnold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cruz pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arnold looking for a takedown.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cruz throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Arnold.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Arnold is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz has Arnold pushed against the cage.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T4#
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Arnold can't get the takedown.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Arnold.
Arnold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz keeps control of Arnold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arnold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Cruz has Arnold up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz tries to clinch up#TD#
and Arnold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arnold prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Arnold tries to pass.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Arnold from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold is stalling in the full guard.
Arnold pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T1#
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arnold.
Cruz pushes Arnold off looking to stand but Arnold dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Arnold seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Cruz is not content to let Arnold control the position.
Arnold is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Arnold has control of the leg. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arnold is looking to advance position but Cruz won't allow it.
Arnold keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick by Cruz misses #TD#
and Arnold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arnold trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Arnold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Arnold stands up from Cruz's guard - Arnold perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Cruz tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnold misses its target.
Cruz looks to clinch
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Arnold in a clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Arnold blocks it.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Arnold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Arnold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Arnold circles away. #T4##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Arnold tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Arnold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnold takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arnold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Arnold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!

Event: CCR 58
Date: Nov 25, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Cruz forces Drogo back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drogo wants a takedown. #BC2#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Drogo tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drogo up against the cage.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Cruz misses #TD#
and Drogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drogo won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet. #T1#
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Drogo stops Cruz from standing up.
Drogo chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard. #REVB#
Drogo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cruz trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom. #T2#
Drogo looking for a sweep. Not yet Drogo, not yet.
Drogo pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Drogo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drogo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but instead Drogo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Drogo's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Drogo stops Cruz from standing up.
Cruz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Drogo is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drogo wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Drogo postures up.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Cruz has Drogo up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz closes the distance but Drogo moves to the side #TD#
and Drogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB2#
Drogo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drogo has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz wants to stand up but Drogo is controlling him.
Drogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drogo trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Drogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drogo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Cruz pushes Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogo blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drogo.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Khal Drogo has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz works on Drogo's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Cruz stalling.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drogo's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo dodges an elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz has Drogo pressed against the cage.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T3#
Cruz tries a body shot but Drogo blocks it.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Cruz's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz has Drogo pushed against the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T4#
Drogo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Drogo avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage. #TD2#
Cruz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cruz wants to stand but Drogo is controlling the position.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drogo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drogo controls the pace.
Drogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khal Drogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cruz tries to clinch up#TD#
and Drogo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drogo working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Drogo is controlling him well.
Drogo is pressing down on Cruz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cruz is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Drogo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Drogo wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Khal Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drogo is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drogo passes into half guard.
Cruz tries to kick Drogo off but Drogo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drogo controlling the pace.
Drogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drogo connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drogo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Drogo.
Drogo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Drogo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drogo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Drogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Drogo is working for a submission of some sort. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##CL2#
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Cruz pushes Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Cruz lands a right hand.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it.
Drogo taking a breather.
Drogo dodges an elbow strike from Cruz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Khal Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drogo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!

Event: CCR 54
Date: Oct 28, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Edward has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edward avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Edward misses with a body punch.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Edward. #BC2#
Edward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edward shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Edward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward misses the shot to the body.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Edward darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Edward is trying to break free.#BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Edward gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Edward is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Edward working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz is leaning against Edward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edward taking a breather.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Edward. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
I was talking to Cruz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Edward looks winded!
Edward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz is working Edward over against the cage.#TD#
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz managing to control the position. #ES#
Cruz wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Cruz pushes Edward up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Edward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edward tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edward backwards. #T2#
Cruz stalling.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Edward dodges the punch combination from Cruz. #CL#
Cruz moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cruz lands a left hand. #TD2#
Edward lands a takedown into guard. #ES#
Cruz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Edward has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Edward backwards.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Edward blocks it. #T3#
Cruz lands an elbow just above Edward 's eye.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Edward working aggressively here.
Edward throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Edward wants a takedown.
Ricardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Edward's ribcage.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Edward's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Cruz jumps guard and drags Edward to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Edward is having none of it.
Edward preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Edward stops Cruz from standing up.
Edward stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edward.
Edward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up. #SUB#
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Edward pushes his legs off easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Edward stops Cruz from standing up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Edward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Edward.
Edward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz lands an elbow inside.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Edward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edward throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz tries to counter by clinching up but Edward breaks away and moves out of range.
Edward shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL2#
Edward drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Edward tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricardo Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Edward working aggressively here.
Edward trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Edward drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Edward back into the cage.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Edward is breathing heavily.#T1#
Edward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ricardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Edward.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz pushes Edward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edward jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Edward gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Edward clinches.
Edward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz gets through Edward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Edward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Edward's ribcage.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edward takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2##CL#
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Edward.
Cruz works on Edward's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Edward takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Cruz rushes Edward and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head. #ROC#
Edward is rocked!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edward can do to turn this around?
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Edward is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz cracks Edward with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz jerks Edward's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Edward drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Cruz goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Cruz because Edward was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ricardo Cruz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there. #TD#
Morrison jumps guard and drags Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morrison holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looking to control.
Morrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison trying to control the position here.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Morrison is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Morrison gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Morrison looking for a takedown.
Cruz pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cruz works on Morrison's body with a couple of short punches.#T2##BC2#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison being controlled against the cage.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Cruz slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Cruz lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Quincy Morrison has been cut.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Morrison. #T3#
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz pushes Morrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Morrison avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Cruz working Morrison over with knees to the body.#TD2#
Cruz wants the takedown. Morrison is fighting it off but Cruz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Morrison's guard against the cage.
Morrison pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage. #T4##SUB#
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Morrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Morrison won't let him.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Morrison in his half guard.
Morrison prevents Cruz from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quincy Morrison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Cruz clinches up against the cage.#TD2#
Cruz pulls guard effortlessly.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morrison manages to pass to side control.
Cruz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morrison. #T1#
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morrison manages to pass to side control.
Cruz is trying to stand. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#ES2#
Cruz kicks off Morrison and gets to his feet. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrison being controlled against the cage.
Cruz is trying to push Morrison away but Morrison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrison as Cruz tries to tie him up.
Morrison jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Morrison around his waist. Morrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T4#
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Morrison around his waist. Morrison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quincy Morrison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Cruz rushes Morrison and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz lands a nice elbow.
Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Cruz darts in and clinches Morrison up against the cage.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz taking a breather.#T1#
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Morrison is rocked!
Cruz throws a big uppercut that drops Morrison! More strikes from Cruz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morrison lies dazed against the cage as Cruz celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Cruz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 08, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Suarez is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz presses Suarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Suarez.
Suarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suarez.
Cruz is leaning against Suarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruz lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz. #T1#
Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
A short right from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Cruz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Marcellus Suarez has been cut.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Suarez is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Cruz has Suarez pushed against the cage.
A short right from Cruz.
Oh Suarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Suarez crumples to the floor! Cruz milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Cruz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2016

#R1#
Cruz avoids the head kick by Cox.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Cruz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cruz lands in his opponent's guard.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Cox working for submissions but it's allowed Cruz to get to half guard.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Cox is looking to escape.#SU2#
Cruz stands up out of the half guard.
Jacinto Cox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Cruz has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Cruz pulls Cox into guard. #SUB#
Cox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #ES2#
Cruz pushes Cox off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cruz throws a nice head kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Jacinto Cox has been cut.#T2#
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz slows the pace down.
Cruz advances to full mount.
Cruz controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Cox is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cox is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Cruz working for a guillotine from mount but Cox is in no mood to give up.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Cox is squirming around nicely.
Cruz throwing strikes here but Cox is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T4#
Cox looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Cox trying to get back to his feet but Cruz is in full control for now.
Cruz is hanging on to Cox's back as he tries to escape. #SUB2#
Cruz looking for the choke but no joy.
Cruz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cox, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox is looking to clinch.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cox takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Cox tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Jacinto Cox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Cox.
Cruz lands a high kick!
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Cox tries to clinch
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
As Cruz looks to move away, Cox throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cox tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away. #TD2#
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
Cox tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Cruz manages to move to mount!
Cox really wants to buck Cruz off and get back to his feet.
Cruz controlling the pace for now. #T2#
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #ROC2#
Cox is rocked!
Ricardo Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cox tries to improve his position but instead Cruz has taken his back!
Oh Cox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz lands strikes from the back and Cox isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Cruz!

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