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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 3627 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 482 p4p, 490 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
P Cruz taking a breather.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but P Cruz is blocking nicely.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a low kick but P Cruz avoids it.
P Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson drives through and clinches with P Cruz against the cage.
P Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson keeps control of P Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ricardo P Cruz has been cut.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but P Cruz is blocking nicely.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged P Cruz in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson keeps control of P Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
P Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into P Cruz's guard.
P Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
P Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet P Cruz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson trying to control but P Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jackson stands and throws P Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but P Cruz denies him.
P Cruz is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz gets back to half guard.
Jackson works his way into side control.
P Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
P Cruz is not content to let Jackson control the position.
P Cruz trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
P Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
P Cruz is looking to escape.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so P Cruz is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but P Cruz is defending the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo P Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. P Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
P Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and P Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
P Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
P Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy body kick from P Cruz
and P Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
P Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from P Cruz does no damage.
P Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but P Cruz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromP Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Shot Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
P Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
P Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that P Cruz can do to turn this around?
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but P Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson prevents P Cruz from breaking the clinch.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
P Cruz clinches up against the cage.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but P Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from P Cruz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
P Cruz misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
P Cruz misses the jab.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but P Cruz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
P Cruz throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
P Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for P Cruz.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
P Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
P Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
P Cruz misses with the combination.
P Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
P Cruz is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming P Cruz to the mat! P Cruz manages to get full guard.
P Cruz manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jackson prevents P Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Cruz looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
P Cruz cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
P Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
P Cruz thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
P Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
P Cruz is breathing heavily.
Jackson has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kill Shot Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
P Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
P Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but P Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
P Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
P Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo P Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo P Cruz's cut.
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!
P Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
P Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping P Cruz at a distance.
P Cruz looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
P Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
P Cruz misses with a hook.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from P Cruz.
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. P Cruz is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson is thwarting P Cruz's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but P Cruz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
P Cruz moves into full guard.
Jackson prevents P Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control but P Cruz is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but P Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson has P Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing P Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on P Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
P Cruz is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but P Cruz is blocking nicely.
P Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
P Cruz tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
P Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson connects with a right hand. P Cruz shakes it off.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from P Cruz.
P Cruz misses with a looping left.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed P Cruz into the cage.
P Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
P Cruz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
P Cruz tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says P Cruz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Shot Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson looks for a takedown but P Cruz sprawls well.
P Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries to clinch but P Cruz moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo P Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think P Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo P Cruz!
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