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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 2216 p4p, 1603 weight class) and Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 326 p4p, 242 weight class). Cruzeiro's entrance music is Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beckham Jr on the side of the head.
Cruzeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Cruzeiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckham Jr throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckham Jr is just out of range.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Beckham Jr moves out of range easily.
Beckham Jr throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
Beckham Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beckham Jr slips a jab from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro dodges the punch combination from Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro cracks Beckham Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Beaudell Beckham Jr has been cut.
Beckham Jr blocks a jab.
Cruzeiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruzeiro motions for Beckham Jr to come forward. Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beckham Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro blocks the body kick.
Beckham Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cruzeiro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruzeiro slips a straight right by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruzeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beckham Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Beckham Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruzeiro scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cruzeiro there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckham Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab to the head.
Beckham Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beckham Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Cruzeiro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beckham Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Beckham Jr throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro connects with a crisp jab.
Cruzeiro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr is out of range.
Cruzeiro pushes Beckham Jr away with a front kick.
Cruzeiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruzeiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beckham Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beckham Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice strike.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice head shot.
Cruzeiro swings for the body but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Beckham Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beckham Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick that knocks Beckham Jr off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Beckham Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Beckham Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beckham Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Beckham Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Cruzeiro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Beckham Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Beckham Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beckham Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beckham Jr thinking.
A swing and a miss from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beckham Jr throws a hook but Cruzeiro blocks it.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook.
Cruzeiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Beckham Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Cruzeiro misses its intended target.
Beckham Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruzeiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beckham Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruzeiro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruzeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Beckham Jr avoids it.
Cruzeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beckham Jr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Cruzeiro backs off Beckham Jr throws a huge counter combo but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it all.
Beckham Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beckham Jr tries to bum rush Cruzeiro with a series of wild strikes but Cruzeiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruzeiro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Beckham Jr loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Cruzeiro jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Beckham Jr's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beckham Jr will feel that in the morning.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beckham Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro lands with a cross.
Cruzeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Cruzeiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruzeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beckham Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
Beckham Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beckham Jr avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruzeiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckham Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beckham Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruzeiro on the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a head kick.
Beckham Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beckham Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Beckham Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beckham Jr looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckham Jr can do to turn this around?
Beckham Jr throws a series of punches but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Beckham Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruzeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Beckham Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruzeiro has got the better of the exchanges.
Beckham Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beckham Jr swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro lands a nice hook to Beckham Jr's body. Beckham Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruzeiro connects with a single shot there.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Cruzeiro is looking to slow Beckham Jr down with leg kicks.
Cruzeiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beckham Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckham Jr throws a series of punches but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Beckham Jr throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckham Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckham Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beckham Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beckham Jr loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Cruzeiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beckham Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Beckham Jr checks it.
Good work by Beckham Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Beckham Jr misses.
Beckham Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cruzeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beckham Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckham Jr is out of range and Cruzeiro settles back down.
Beckham Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruzeiro clobbers Beckham Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beckham Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro takes a swing at Beckham Jr's ribcage but misses.
Beckham Jr misses the jab.
Cruzeiro avoids the body shot from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckham Jr misses with the combination.
Cruzeiro is looking to counter punch.
Cruzeiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckham Jr is out of range and Cruzeiro settles back down.
Cruzeiro walks into a stiff left hand from Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beckham Jr's head backwards.
Cruzeiro feints and then cracks Beckham Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beckham Jr down.
Beckham Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckham Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckham Jr. Cruzeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckham Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruzeiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruzeiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cruzeiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruzeiro throws a push kick but Beckham Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Beckham Jr misses with a double jab.
Cruzeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cruzeiro misses with a low kick.
Beckham Jr throws out a counter right but Cruzeiro avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beckham Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruzeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Beckham Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Cruzeiro moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Beckham Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruzeiro.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckham Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Beckham Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Beckham Jr moved away.
Beckham Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruzeiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruzeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beckham Jr loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Beckham Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab from Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the body
and Beckham Jr counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a right hand
and Beckham Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Beckham Jr swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cruzeiro thumps Beckham Jr with a low kick.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cruzeiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruzeiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckham Jr is out of range and Cruzeiro settles back down.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beckham Jr.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Beckham Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Beckham Jr tries to avoid it.
Beckham Jr throws a head kick but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beckham Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Beckham Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruzeiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckham Jr avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr tries to move into range but Cruzeiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beckham Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruzeiro.
Beckham Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckham Jr.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruzeiro!
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beckham Jr throws a series of punches but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro throwing a counter right hand but Beckham Jr manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Beckham Jr avoids it.
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Beckham Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruzeiro connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cruzeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Cruzeiro lands.
Cruzeiro walks into a straight right hand from Beckham Jr.
A low kick lands for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruzeiro slips a jab and a cross from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro misses with the body kick
and Beckham Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruzeiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beckham Jr in his tracks.
Cruzeiro looks to land a left hand but Beckham Jr moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beckham Jr! But no joy.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Beckham Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Beckham Jr tries to avoid it.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beckham Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro feints and then cracks Beckham Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beckham Jr down.
A big left from Beckham Jr misses.
Cruzeiro throws a shot from downtown. Beckham Jr moves away and avoids it.
Cruzeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruzeiro lands a jab.
Cruzeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beckham Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Beckham Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckham Jr throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruzeiro checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Beckham Jr - just one landing.
Beaudell Beckham Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruzeiro checks a leg kick.
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 Julio Cruzeiro.
Well Cruzeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
Julio Cruzeiro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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