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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neesum Mo (ranked 2200 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 240 p4p, 329 weight class). Neesum Mo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Neesum Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by P Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of P Cruz.
Mo throws a leg kick but P Cruz checks it.
P Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Mo.
P Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
P Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Mo in the body.
P Cruz throws a lazy head kick
and Mo counters with a head kick.
Mo 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.
P Cruz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and P Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
P Cruz clobbers Mo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
P Cruz stuns Mo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
P Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Mo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by P Cruz.
A telegraphed right hand from P Cruz misses the target.
Mo tries to land a leg kick but P Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Mo throws a leg kick which misses P Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as P Cruz tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as P Cruz checks a leg kick.
P Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mo, pushing him back against the cage.
P Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo blocks an uppercut.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mo lands with a light punch inside.
P Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - P Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mo gets tackled into the cage by P Cruz. P Cruz maintains the clinch.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mo circles away from the clinch attempt.
P Cruz tries to clinch but Mo is having none of it.
Mo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
P Cruz throws a front kick that sends Mo stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from P Cruz.
Mo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mo.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mo scoring well with a low kick there.
P Cruz misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Mo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and P Cruz is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
P Cruz swings for the body but Mo moves out of range.
P Cruz pushes Mo away with a front kick.
P 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. P Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
P Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
P Cruz cracks Mo with a right hand to the side of the head.
P Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mo counters with a straight right hand.
Mo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from P Cruz.
P Cruz scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Mo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
P Cruz checks the leg kick.
P Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
P Cruz misses the body punch
and Mo counters with a leg kick.
Mo clinches up against the cage.
P Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mo.
P Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Mo won't allow it.
Mo misses with the head strike.
P Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
P Cruz lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by P Cruz.
Mo misses with a punch to the body.
Mo lands a body punch in the clinch.
P Cruz looks winded!
P Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mo has him pressed against the cage.
P Cruz blocks a body shot from Mo.
Mo has a couple of punches blocked by P Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mo on the inside.
P Cruz wants to break free but Mo has control.
P Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
P Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mo as P Cruz tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on P Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mo tries a body shot but P Cruz blocks it.
Mo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
P Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mo backwards.
P Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mo struggles to land a body shot inside as P Cruz controls his hands.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
P Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mo doesn't seem bothered though.
P Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo P Cruz will probably get the nod.
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.
P Cruz misses with a body shot.
Mo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from P Cruz.
P Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Mo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
P Cruz throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
P Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
P Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - P Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mo staying out of range there.
P Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Mo moves out of range easily.
Mo avoids the head kick by P Cruz.
Mo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Mo.
Mo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mo tried to counter with a leg kick but P Cruz avoided it.
P Cruz misses with a body shot.
Mo throws a leg kick
enabling P Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Mo throws a jab when P Cruz was well out of range.
Mo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Mo off balance momentarily.
P Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mo tries to clinch up but P Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Mo tries to work over P Cruz's front leg with a kick but P Cruz checks it.
P Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mo throws a low kick but it's checked well by P Cruz.
Mo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo avoids the head kick by P Cruz.
Mo takes one on the button.
P Cruz misses with a left hand
and Mo counters with a good low kick that P Cruz was not able to check.
P Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Mo.
P Cruz throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mo counter with a right hand.
Mo is looking to slow P Cruz down with leg kicks.
Mo moves out of range of the strikes.
P Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo lands a nice leg kick that just misses P Cruz's sensitive parts.
Mo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mo misses with a low kick.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mo tries to close the distance and clinch but P Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
P Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mo.
Mo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
P Cruz throws out a counter right but Mo avoids it with no problem.
P Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Mo.
Mo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt P Cruz.
Mo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mo throws out a leg kick but P Cruz moves out of range and Mo only half commits.
Mo thumps P Cruz with a low kick.
A low kick from P Cruz misses
and Mo counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as P Cruz checks a leg kick.
Mo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
P Cruz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz ducks into an uppercut from Mo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neesum Mo!
A victorious Neesum Mo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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