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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music. Boris Yurinov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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173 cm
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augusto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yurinov.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Yurinov saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Yurinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yurinov throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Yurinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yurinov throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Yurinov throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Cruz 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.
Yurinov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yurinov dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz throws a low kick but Yurinov avoids it.
Yurinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yurinov avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Yurinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yurinov jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yurinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yurinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yurinov throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yurinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yurinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
A punch combination from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz is thwarting Yurinov's attempts to control the position.
Cruz controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz is controlling the pace.
Yurinov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yurinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Yurinov as Cruz shoots in.
Nice jab there from Yurinov.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Yurinov shows good takedown defense.
Yurinov misses with a hook.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Yurinov keeps it at a distance.
Yurinov throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz throws a low kick but Yurinov avoids it.
Yurinov cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Yurinov. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Cruz is looking to slow Yurinov down with leg kicks.
Yurinov throws a head kick that misses.
Yurinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Yurinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yurinov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cruz under the eye.
Yurinov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yurinov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yurinov misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Nice straight punches there by Yurinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Yurinov lands a nice looking body kick.
Yurinov cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Yurinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yurinov lands a nice looking body kick.
Yurinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz feints a jab promting Yurinov to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yurinov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Yurinov finds it's way through Cruz's defenses.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yurinov throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz blocks the body kick.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yurinov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Yurinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yurinov is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yurinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Yurinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Yurinov stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yurinov scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yurinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yurinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Yurinov counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yurinov avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yurinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Yurinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz checks a low kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yurinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yurinov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yurinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boris Yurinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz throws a head kick but Yurinov moves out of range.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yurinov swinging wildly here.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Yurinov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Yurinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Cruz 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.
Yurinov lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yurinov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yurinov jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Yurinov moved out of range.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries to clinch but Yurinov moves out of range.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yurinov throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yurinov cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yurinov misses with the combination.
Yurinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yurinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yurinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Yurinov jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Yurinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yurinov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yurinov cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yurinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yurinov.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Yurinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Yurinov throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Yurinov moves out of range easily.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yurinov.
Good leg kick by Yurinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yurinov clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yurinov pinned against the cage. Yurinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yurinov throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Yurinov connects with the punch.
Jab, jab by Yurinov - just one landing.
Yurinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yurinov blocks a head kick by Cruz.
A cross from Yurinov lands.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Yurinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yurinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yurinov lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yurinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yurinov jabs at Cruz's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a shot to the body.
Yurinov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Yurinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurinov.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Yurinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yurinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yurinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurinov jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Yurinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yurinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov delivers a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Yurinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Yurinov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yurinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Yurinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yurinov connects with a single shot there.
Yurinov checks a leg kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yurinov connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Yurinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick by Cruz misses
and Yurinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Yurinov is right now.
Yurinov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yurinov tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Yurinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yurinov has Cruz pulled in close to control his posture.
Yurinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boris Yurinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yurinov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cruz to stand up.
Yurinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Good exchange - Yurinov coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Yurinov throws a one two combo.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Yurinov moved away.
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Yurinov with a jab.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yurinov. That's going to slow Cruz down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yurinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz blocks the body kick.
Augusto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yurinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Yurinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Yurinov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yurinov.
Yurinov connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yurinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yurinov 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yurinov!
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energy
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hype
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