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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dominic Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
It looked like Stark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Cruz rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Stark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stark has his back to the cage.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Stark connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Cruz clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Stark misses.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Stark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stark into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Stark blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Cruz backs away, Stark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
That kick from Stark tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tony Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark walks into a jab.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Tony Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stark misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Stark looking to stall.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
As Cruz looks to move away, Stark throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Stark counters with a nice leg kick.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stark!
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Stark was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Donk. Stark catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Stark lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Dominic Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Dominic Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Stark trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Stark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Cruz rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
After winning the bout, Tony Stark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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