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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siul Esor (ranked 4306 p4p, 24080 weight class) and Timo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siul Esor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cruz's guard.
Esor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Esor slips an elbow through the middle.
Esor preventing the sweep.
Cruz controls Esor momentarily but Esor frees himself.
Esor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Esor working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Esor stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Esor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Esor is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esor is looking to stall here but Cruz recovers full guard.
Esor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA St Petersburg inform us that Cruz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Esor trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Esor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Esor tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Esor from controlling successfully.
Esor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Esor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esor throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cruz has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esor shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz throws a big counter head kick but Esor avoids it with no problem.
Cruz wants to clinch but Esor slips to the side
and Esor counters with a straight right hand.
Esor pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Esor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Cruz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Esor fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Esor. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Esor is looking for a counter combo.
Nice takedown defense from Esor. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEsor.
Esor has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siul Esor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has Esor up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz gets control of Esor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cruz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Esor controlling from the top position.
Esor is looking to pass into half guard but Cruz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cruz is in guard.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esor pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Cruz stops Esor from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siul Esor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Esor counters with a left to the body.
Siul Esor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Esor backing up. Esor nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Esor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cruz looks to move to half guard but instead Esor has passed into mount! Damn!
Esor controlling from the full mount.
Esor is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esor instigates a clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Esor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cruz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Esor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esor is adopting a defensive guard.
Timo Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Esor wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esor controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Esor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Esor wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Esor wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Esor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Esor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Esor has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Esor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Esor stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
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.
Esor is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Esor pushes down on Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz trying to control but Esor postures up.
Esor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Esor slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timo Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Esor gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Esor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Esor jumps back.
Esor is looking to counter the offense by Cruz and move into the clinch.
Esor cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Esor moves into the clinch.
Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Esor walks away with a smile on his face. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Esor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cruz did well to prevent Esor getting side control.
Cruz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Esor stands up and beckons Cruz to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Siul Esor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Cruz.
Esor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cruz quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Esor misses with a wild combination.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Esor is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esor looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Esor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Esor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Esor counters by moving into the clinch.
Esor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Esor is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esor stands up from Cruz's guard - Esor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Esor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz wants to counter the offense by Esor and move into the clinch position.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esor tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esor to the ground. Esor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Esor has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Esor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Esor breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Esor was covering up waiting for the punch and Cruz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cruz gets to his feet - Esor follows without any prompting.
Siul Esor is winning the standup battle so far.
Esor gets a double leg takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz is trying to keep Esor in close.
Esor postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Esor slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siul Esor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esor 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siul Esor!
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energy
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RATING
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