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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 9379 p4p, 780 weight class) and Boriss Bundvich (ranked 9086 p4p, 770 weight class). 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 Boriss Bundvich was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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176 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boriss Bundvich!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundvich moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Bundvich wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz leaves Bundvich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boriss Bundvich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Bundvich.
Bundvich goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Bundvich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boriss Bundvich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bundvich being controlled against the cage.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz rushes Bundvich and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Bundvich wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Bundvich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bundvich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bundvich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Bundvich taking a breather.
Bundvich presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundvich blocks it with crossed arms.
Bundvich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bundvich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Bundvich moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Bundvich darts in looking for a takedown but Cruz gets double underhooks and turns Bundvich into the cage.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bundvich is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Bundvich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Bundvich back into the cage.
Bundvich tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Bundvich is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bundvich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Bundvich jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Bundvich around his waist. Bundvich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks with his arms.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundvich managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Bundvich blocks an elbow strike.
Bundvich tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bundvich up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark 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.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bundvich shoots in but no luck this time.
Bundvich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundvich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Bundvich.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boriss Bundvich.
Cruz is stalling here.
Bundvich is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bundvich up against the cage.
Bundvich tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bundvich drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries a body shot but Bundvich blocks it.
Bundvich 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.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Bundvich wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bundvich is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Bundvich into the cage.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bundvich up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bundvich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz slowing the pace effectively.
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Bundvich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruz.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Bundvich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundvich is defending well for now.
Bundvich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Bundvich fails to land the takedown.
Bundvich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bundvich gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundvich blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Bundvich is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bundvich is trying to stall.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundvich avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Bundvich tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bundvich drops back down to his feet.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundvich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boriss Bundvich.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Mark Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundvich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks with his arms.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bundvich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bundvich managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bundvich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bundvich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundvich lands a nice looking body shot.
Bundvich fails with the takedown.
Bundvich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundvich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bundvich.
Bundvich moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz is looking to counter the offense by Bundvich and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Bundvich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cruz defends well and Bundvich ends up having to push Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bundvich shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz darts in and clinches Bundvich up against the cage.
Bundvich wants a takedown.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Bundvich trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Bundvich fails to pull guard.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Bundvich blocks it.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz has Bundvich pushed against the cage.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bundvich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundvich is trying to stall.
Bundvich taking a breather.
Boriss Bundvich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundvich avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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