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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 cent P.I.M.P. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Doctor Greenthumb was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
33 - 32 - 2 |
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39
170 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Doctor Greenthumb!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz connects with the punch.
Santa Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Santa Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Greenthumb.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb gets tackled into the cage by Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz maintains the clinch.
Santa Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santa Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Greenthumb lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb landing knees to the head.
Santa Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Greenthumb controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santa Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greenthumb drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb throws a head punch that misses.
Greenthumb has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santa Cruz after a bit of a struggle.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenthumb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Santa Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greenthumb has had enough of the clinch but Santa Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Santa Cruz on the inside.
Greenthumb lands with a right to the head.
Santa Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Greenthumb.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Greenthumb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenthumb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santa Cruz tightens his grip and picks Greenthumb up, before dumping him to the ground. Greenthumb manages to land in guard.
Santa Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Greenthumb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santa Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenthumb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Greenthumb's brow.
Santa Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greenthumb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santa Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenthumb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Santa Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greenthumb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santa Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Greenthumb's legs - danger averted.
Santa Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santa Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Greenthumb is retaining full guard.
Santa Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santa Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santa Cruz with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santa Cruz won't allow Greenthumb to sweep him here.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Greenthumb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greenthumb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Greenthumb looks to throw the jab but Santa Cruz is out of range.
Greenthumb misses with a head kick.
Santa Cruz cracks Greenthumb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santa Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Greenthumb seems unphased.
Santa Cruz throws a body punch but Greenthumb moves out of range.
Greenthumb thinks about the counter body kick.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch there but Greenthumb circles away.
Greenthumb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santa Cruz 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.
Santa Cruz lands with a cross.
A jab from Santa Cruz finds it's way through Greenthumb's defenses.
Santa Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenthumb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greenthumb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santa Cruz.
It seemed like Greenthumb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santa Cruz lands with a straight right. Greenthumb didn't see that one coming.
Greenthumb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santa Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz catches Greenthumb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Santa Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greenthumb needs to keep his hands up - Santa Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb staying out of range there.
Greenthumb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santa Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santa Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greenthumb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santa Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greenthumb ducks right into an uppercut from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santa Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenthumb is just out of range.
Greenthumb keeps the fight on the outside.
Santa Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greenthumb can do to turn this around?
Greenthumb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rafael Santa Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Santa Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Santa Cruz coming out on top.
Greenthumb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Greenthumb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenthumb blocks a jab.
Santa Cruz lunges at Greenthumb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greenthumb's hand.
Good shot there by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greenthumb throws a wild body kick that Santa Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Santa Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Greenthumb.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up.
Santa Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santa Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Greenthumb misses with a left hand
and Santa Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greenthumb thinking.
Greenthumb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greenthumb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santa Cruz.
Greenthumb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Santa Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greenthumb scrambles back to his feet.
Greenthumb throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santa Cruz, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Santa Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santa Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greenthumb! But no joy.
Greenthumb scores with a sloppy right hand. Santa Cruz should have avoided that one.
Greenthumb takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Santa Cruz looks to throw the jab but Greenthumb is out of range.
Greenthumb misses with a body shot
and Santa Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santa Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greenthumb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greenthumb is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Greenthumb lands a brutal head kick. Santa Cruz looks out on his feet and Greenthumb throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Doctor Greenthumb!
A very excited looking Doctor Greenthumb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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