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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Three (ranked 3817 p4p, 25090 weight class) and Cipriano Cruz (ranked 390 p4p, 488 weight class). Sir Three has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sir Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cipriano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Three manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Three fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz wants to stall.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sir Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cipriano Cruz.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Three wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Three closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Three has him pressed against the cage.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sir Three seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Three tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz throws a counter combo.
Three clinches.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Three as Cruz shoots in.
Three has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Three is looking to clinch.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz blocking some punches.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sir Three is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Three moves into the clinch.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Three pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Three, which made it look bad.
Three tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three.
Three working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Three definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three letting Cruz take a breather here.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cruz has Three pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Three manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Three to keep the fight standing.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Three, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Three against the cage but Three circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Three. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Three takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Three clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Three but Three pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Three.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Three 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.
Three moves into the clinch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz is working for takedown but Three is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Three forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Three working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Three lands an uppercut.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Sir Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cipriano Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three prevents the takedown attempt.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Sir Three has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Three scores with a shoulder strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Three here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right from Three on the inside.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Three is blocking nicely.
Three misses with some punches.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz blocking some punches.
Three misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Three.
It looks like Cipriano Cruz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Three scores with a nice short uppercut.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Three pulls his leg out and moves away.
Three has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Three misses with some punches.
Cruz pulls Three into guard.
Three is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Three throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Three throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Three is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Three postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Three postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Three won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Three throws a big right hand that misses.
Three postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Three throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Three is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Three throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Three's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Three throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Three doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Three wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Three tries to strike from the bottom.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Three throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Three manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Three landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Three accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Three dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cipriano Cruz's cut.
That's time! Three's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Three drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Cipriano Cruz's cut even more.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Three stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Three wants it to stay on the feet.
Three tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Three tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Three is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Three closes the distance and clinches.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three misses with some punches.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz is stalling here.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Three working aggressively here.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Three tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Three sprawls well.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Three saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sir Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cipriano Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Three on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Three doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Three tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Three. Three maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Three throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Three misses with the head strike.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Three is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Three gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Three tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cipriano Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz throws a counter combo.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Three. Three maintains the clinch.
Three scores with a shoulder strike.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Three softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz trying to stall but Three improves his position.
Three misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Three misses with some punches.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Three tries to clinch but Cruz moves away
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Three is looking to clinch.
Three blocks the body kick.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Three against the cage.
Cipriano Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Three.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Three showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Three, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Three!
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energy
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