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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 2246 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 191 p4p, 178 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. A fine choice. Martins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monte Tiene Garabato. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Martins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Martins.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martins blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Martins connects with a knee to the head.
Martins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martins'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.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martins's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz being controlled against the cage.
Martins lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Martins blocks a body shot from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Martins blocking some punches.
Martins prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Martins lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Martins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cruz.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martins into the cage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Martins.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Martins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martins misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz scores with a jab. Martins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Martins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz stuns Martins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz tests Martins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martins tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martins's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
A jab from Martins finds it's way through Cruz's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martins throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Martins counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Martins is out of range.
Martins tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Martins's shoulder, as Martins tries to avoid the shot.
Martins needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Cruz cracks Martins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Martins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pablo Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martins blocks a jab.
Martins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Martins misses.
Cruz stuns Martins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Martins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Martins ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Martins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martins lands a jab to the nose.
Martins ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Martins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Martins swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Diogo Martins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Martins.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Martins swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins blocking some punches.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Martins stalls.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Martins.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Martins pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Martins pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Martins.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martins was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz takes a swing at Martins's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martins! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Martins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins with a nice calf kick.
Martins sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Martins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martins moves away.
Cruz throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Martins throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Martins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Martins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Martins's head but Martins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martins throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Martins avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martins working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diogo Martins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Martins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Martins scores with a jab.
Martins is looking to clinch.
Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martins.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Martins.
Martins instigates a clinch.
Martins swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
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 lands a hook that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Martins lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Martins to work.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Martins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Martins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martins lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Martins.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martins's elbow.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Martins lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz tries to work over Martins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Martins controls his hands.
Martins working aggressively here.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Martins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Martins controls his hands.
Martins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martins misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Martins blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins with a knee to the head.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Martins, against the cage.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martins 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Martins!
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