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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 3860 p4p, 5221 weight class) and Harris Kobelikos (ranked 380 p4p, 456 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 13 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Determined |
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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 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harris Kobelikos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobelikos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Kobelikos in a clinch.
Cruz gets control of Kobelikos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cruz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kobelikos stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz has control of Kobelikos's left arm, preventing Kobelikos from doing any damage.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobelikos is one step ahead there.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kobelikos manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz is working Kobelikos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Kobelikos controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kobelikos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kobelikos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Kobelikos's legs - danger averted.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kobelikos's head.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Kobelikos is rocked!
Kobelikos is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Kobelikos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kobelikos for as long as he can get away with.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kobelikos wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz stands up over Kobelikos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz distracts Kobelikos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kobelikos being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kobelikos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kobelikos gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cruz 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.
Kobelikos has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kobelikos is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz is controlling the pace.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Kobelikos's hands, connecting with Kobelikos's forehead.
Cruz not doing much here.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ricardo Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Kobelikos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz cracks Kobelikos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kobelikos is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Kobelikos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cruz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kobelikos seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kobelikos!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz cracks Kobelikos with a big shot to the side of the head Kobelikos is covering up - he's in big trouble! Cruz connects with another shot that knocks Kobelikos out cold! Cruz stands above his unconscious opponent and soaks up the roars from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricardo Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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