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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darian Cruz (ranked 1048 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 129 p4p, 180 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shot throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Shot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darian Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Shot didn't see that one coming.
Cruz defending well as Shot loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz feints a jab promting Shot to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shot throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Shot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Shot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Shot shakes it off.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Shot swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Shot's belly button to the back.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Shot ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sebastian Shot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shot takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Shot fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shot misses with a left hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shot throws an off balance right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz throws a hook but Shot avoids it easily.
Shot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Shot settles back down.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shot tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shot.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Shot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Shot manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A big left from Shot misses.
Shot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Shot does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shot tries to clinch up.
Shot slips a straight right by Cruz.
Shot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz works Shot's body with a nice hook.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Shot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shot to the mat! Shot manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shot lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz keeping control of the position.
Shot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shot.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darian Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shot!
Shot being controlled for a moment.
Shot manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cruz controlling the pace.
Shot is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot is controlling Cruz's trapped leg to prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
Shot tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Shot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shot defending well though.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Shot is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Shot is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruz in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shot wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Shot's ribs.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shot can do to turn this around?
Shot slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Shot.
Shot misses with a looping right.
Shot looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Shot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Shot.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shot tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shot to the ground. Shot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shot looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Darian Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Cruz tries to bum rush Shot with a series of wild strikes but Shot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shot throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Shot's head.
Cruz cracks Shot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Shot counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shot was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Shot doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Shot seems unphased.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darian Cruz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shot slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shot throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Shot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Cruz misses its target.
Shot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Shot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Shot is just out of range.
Shot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darian Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Shot improves position.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shot just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Come on Shot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shot leaning against his opponent.
Shot tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Shot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Shot stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shot fails to land.
Shot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz is trying to trip Shot. He has hold of a leg but Shot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cruz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shot pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Shot keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Darian Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shot keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shot throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shot.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz slips a straight right by Shot.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shot.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shot is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shot wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darian Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darian Cruz!
A very excited looking Darian Cruz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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