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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Piotr (ranked 2864 p4p, 2814 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 342 p4p, 335 weight class). Santa Cruz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Piotr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
No joy there for Piotr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Piotr's ribs.
Piotr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Piotr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Piotr finish him?
Cruz works Piotr's body with a nice hook.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Piotr's shoulder, as Piotr tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Piotr misses the target.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piotr.
Piotr throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Piotr misses with a hook.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Piotr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
Piotr throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piotr ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Piotr lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Piotr ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Piotr had a free shot at his head there.
Piotr throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
A big right from Piotr misses.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Piotr avoids it with no problem.
Piotr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Piotr jabs at Cruz's body.
Cruz stuns Piotr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piotr misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Piotr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Piotr is looking to counter punch.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piotr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piotr moves away.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piotr.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piotr moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
A quick step to the side and Piotr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with a hook. Piotr ducked under it nicely.
Piotr misses with a right hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Piotr ducks down to avoid it.
Piotr throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piotr.
Cruz throws the left hand but Piotr avoids the punch easily.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Piotr moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotr thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Cruz swings for the body but Piotr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piotr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piotr throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Piotr with a body shot.
Cruz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piotr stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Piotr throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Piotr throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Piotr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz slips under a jab from Piotr.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
Piotr lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Piotr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Piotr misses.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Piotr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Piotr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piotr fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piotr tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Piotr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Piotr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piotr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piotr moves away.
Piotr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Piotr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piotr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Piotr slips a straight right by Cruz.
Piotr slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A telegraphed right hand from Piotr misses the target.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Piotr knows he should have avoided that one.
Piotr throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz slips under a jab from Piotr.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piotr throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
Piotr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piotr throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Piotr moves away and avoids it.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piotr.
Piotr lands with a right hand.
Piotr throws a body shot but no joy.
Piotr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piotr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Nice jab there from Piotr.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piotr manages to avoid it.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piotr moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Maciej Piotr is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piotr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Piotr counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piotr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Piotr cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Piotr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Piotr backing up. Piotr nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Piotr.
Piotr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz slips a straight right by Piotr.
Piotr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piotr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Piotr is looking to counter punch.
Piotr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Piotr slips under a jab.
Cruz lands a jab to Piotr's midsection.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Piotr counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Piotr throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Piotr.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Piotr's belly button to the back.
Piotr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piotr takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Piotr throws out the jab.
Piotr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Piotr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piotr misses with a looping left.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piotr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range as Piotr strikes.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piotr cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piotr misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Piotr.
Piotr ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Piotr's head.
Piotr punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Piotr throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz misses with a hook. Piotr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piotr throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piotr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maciej Piotr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Piotr.
Piotr staying out of range there.
Piotr misses with a wild combination.
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Piotr.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piotr misses with a looping left.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz takes a swing at Piotr's ribcage but misses.
Cruz slips a jab from Piotr.
Piotr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Piotr blocks it.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Piotr.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Piotr avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Piotr.
Piotr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piotr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Piotr lands a jab to the head.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Piotr moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Piotr misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piotr.
Piotr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Piotr lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piotr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Piotr.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Piotr's ribs.
Piotr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Piotr.
Piotr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Piotr misses the jab.
Piotr throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piotr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Piotr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Piotr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Piotr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Piotr moves away and avoids it.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Piotr is looking to counter punch.
Piotr scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Piotr.
Cruz takes a swing at Piotr's ribcage but misses.
Cruz slips a jab from Piotr.
Piotr just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Piotr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Piotr slips the punch.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piotr.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and Piotr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piotr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Piotr's head but Piotr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piotr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Piotr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piotr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz throws the left hand but Piotr avoids the punch easily.
Piotr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piotr throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Piotr as he connects with a hook.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Piotr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciej Piotr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Piotr finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maciej Piotr.
Well Piotr 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Piotr!
Maciej Piotr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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