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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 38 p4p, 115 weight class) and Sargis Petrosyan (ranked 3 p4p, 15 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sargis Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrosyan's sensitive parts.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Petrosyan counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Petrosyan down.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
Petrosyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz checks a low kick from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Petrosyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrosyan walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a low kick but Petrosyan avoids it.
Petrosyan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Petrosyan moved away.
Petrosyan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz feints and then cracks Petrosyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrosyan down.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrosyan throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Petrosyan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Petrosyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a low kick but Petrosyan moves out of range easily.
Cruz takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrosyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrosyan should have avoided that one.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrosyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrosyan should have avoided that one.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrosyan's sensitive parts.
Petrosyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Petrosyan's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Petrosyan's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Petrosyan moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz scores with a jab. Petrosyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruz works Petrosyan's body with a nice hook.
Petrosyan looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Petrosyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jacinto Cruz has been cut.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrosyan should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Jacinto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Petrosyan saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrosyan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Petrosyan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrosyan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a leg kick.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrosyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Petrosyan's shoulder, as Petrosyan tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Petrosyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrosyan has time to react.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cruz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Cruz lands a jab.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrosyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Petrosyan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrosyan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cruz misses with the body kick
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?
Petrosyan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Petrosyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Petrosyan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Petrosyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Petrosyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrosyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Petrosyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrosyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrosyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Petrosyan off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrosyan throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrosyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good work by Petrosyan as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrosyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrosyan throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
As Petrosyan backs away, Cruz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
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.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz sizes up Petrosyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrosyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrosyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Petrosyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan checks a low kick from Cruz.
Petrosyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Petrosyan counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrosyan's head.
Petrosyan lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Petrosyan takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
Petrosyan staying out of range there.
Cruz 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.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrosyan counters with a left and a right... And another left! Cruz is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sargis Petrosyan!
Sargis Petrosyan is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Sargis Petrosyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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