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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 1489 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Ryan Bolt (ranked 231 p4p, 181 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro motions for Bolt to come forward. Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruzeiro - that will leave a mark!
Jab from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro cracks a nice hook into Bolt's ribs.
Bolt lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruzeiro off the cage and back into range.
Bolt avoids the head kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick, looking for Bolt's leg but Bolt calmly moves out of range.
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Bolt checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Bolt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Bolt.
Bolt throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bolt counters with a straight right hand.
Bolt cracks a nice hook into Cruzeiro's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bolt checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bolt counter with a right hand.
Bolt walks into a left hand.
Bolt takes one to the chin there.
Cruzeiro misses the jab.
Bolt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Bolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro throws a solid leg kick but Bolt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruzeiro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolt! But no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Bolt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bolt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolt lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Cruzeiro.
It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Bolt loads up on a big right hand but Cruzeiro slips the punch.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.
Cruzeiro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bolt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bolt avoids the head kick by Cruzeiro.
Bolt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruzeiro in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro slips a straight right by Bolt.
Cruzeiro throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruzeiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruzeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolt.
Bolt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Bolt strikes.
Cruzeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruzeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruzeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bolt tries a low kick but Cruzeiro avoids it.
Bolt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bolt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolt scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
Bolt takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Bolt is looking to land body kicks.
Cruzeiro with a nice cross.
Bolt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruzeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruzeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolt throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Bolt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruzeiro.
Bolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
Bolt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruzeiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Bolt shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Bolt misses.
Bolt connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Bolt as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolt dips to his left and cracks Cruzeiro with an uppercut!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolt. Cruzeiro shrugs it off though.
Cruzeiro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Bolt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bolt misses with a looping right.
Cruzeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolt.
Bolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
Bolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolt misses with a double jab.
Bolt lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolt staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Bolt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Bolt takes one to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bolt throws an overhand right that lands on Cruzeiro's shoulder, as Cruzeiro tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Bolt will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cruzeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolt with the inside leg kick.
Bolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruzeiro.
Bolt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruzeiro can pounce on him.
Cruzeiro missing with a left hand there. Bolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruzeiro.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Bolt.
Cruzeiro tries to land a front kick but Bolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Bolt.
Cruzeiro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bolt avoids it.
Nice shot by Bolt.
It looks like Cruzeiro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good exchange - Bolt coming out on top.
Bolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolt connects with a single shot there.
Bolt misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt slips a straight right by Cruzeiro.
Bolt moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolt throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Bolt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruzeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruzeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolt looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
Cruzeiro misses with a right hand
and Bolt counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolt. Cruzeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Bolt.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Bolt avoids it.
Bolt scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolt.
Bolt misses with a wild combination.
Ryan Bolt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro cracks Bolt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bolt lands with a good body shot.
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!
Cruzeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruzeiro cracks Bolt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bolt digs a good hook to Cruzeiro's body.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bolt.
Cruzeiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Bolt should have avoided that one.
Bolt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolt! But no joy.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping right.
Cruzeiro misses with a leg kick.
A left and a right from Bolt both land. Nice combination.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolt moves away.
Cruzeiro tries to land a leg kick but Bolt saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Cruzeiro
and Bolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Cruzeiro as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bolt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt lands with a good body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruzeiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Bolt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice head shot.
Bolt throws a hook to the side of Cruzeiro's head but Cruzeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolt scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruzeiro should have avoided that one.
Bolt swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruzeiro.
Bolt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruzeiro looks to land a right hand but Bolt moved out of range.
Bolt swings for the body but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Bolt throws an overhand right that lands on Cruzeiro's shoulder, as Cruzeiro tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Bolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro feints and then cracks Bolt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolt down.
Cruzeiro blocks a jab.
Bolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruzeiro throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook to the body. Bolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cruzeiro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolt is able to avoid easily.
Cruzeiro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bolt is out of range.
Bolt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruzeiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bolt throws a hook to the side of Cruzeiro's head but Cruzeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruzeiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolt moves away.
Cruzeiro looks to land a right hand but Bolt moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice head shot.
Bolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Bolt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruzeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan Bolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruzeiro scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick lands for Bolt.
Bolt's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bolt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruzeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Bolt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bolt misses with a hook.
Bolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzeiro connects with a body shot.
Cruzeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolt counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolt dips to his left and cracks Cruzeiro with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but Bolt avoids it.
Cruzeiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro lands a lovely overhand right.
Bolt throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Bolt lands a nice hook to Cruzeiro's body. Cruzeiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bolt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruzeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Julio Cruzeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Cruzeiro misses.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruzeiro lands with a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro tries to land a leg kick but Bolt saw it coming and moves away.
Bolt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bolt throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Bolt as he checks the leg kick.
Bolt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cruzeiro with a body shot.
Bolt misses with a few strikes there.
Cruzeiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolt.
Bolt lands with an overhand left.
Bolt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruzeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cruzeiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Bolt moved away.
Bolt scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro slips a jab from Bolt.
Bolt throws a leg kick but Cruzeiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bolt digs a good body shot into Cruzeiro's ribs.
Cruzeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolt.
No joy there for Bolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt blocks a head kick by Cruzeiro.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Bolt missing with a left hand there. Cruzeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice head shot.
Cruzeiro misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolt sizes up Cruzeiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cruzeiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruzeiro scrambles back to his feet.
Bolt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolt checks it well.
Bolt misses with a hook. Cruzeiro ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
Bolt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a straight right.
Bolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Bolt avoids it easily.
Bolt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruzeiro's hands.
Cruzeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruzeiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cruzeiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bolt. Cruzeiro shrugs it off though.
Cruzeiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro tries to land a front kick but Bolt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Bolt.
Well Bolt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bolt!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Bolt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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