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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 2636 p4p, 2625 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 238 p4p, 237 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. Pablo Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Cruz digs a good hook to Joshy's body.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joshy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Joshy shakes it off.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Joshy lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Joshy avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joshy walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Joshy throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Joshy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshy swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joshy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Joshy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Joshy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Cruz slips a straight right by Joshy.
Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Joshy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Joshy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Joshy manages to circle out of the way.
Joshy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Cruz swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cruz.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Joshy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joshy momentarily.
Joshy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joshy tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Joshy.
Joshy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
A big right from Joshy misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Joshy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Joshy counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Joshy throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruz's knee momentarily.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Joshy didn't see that one coming.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joshy.
Cruz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Joshy.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Cruz works over Joshy's head and body with a nice combination.
Joshy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Joshy.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
A head punch on the inside from Joshy fails to land.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joshy throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Cruz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joshy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joshy's head.
Joshy misses the jab.
Cruz lands a jab to Joshy's midsection.
Joshy punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Joshy misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy tries to counter with a clinch but Cruz shakes him off and moves away.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Joshy counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Joshy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshy cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Joshy.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Joshy scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshy moves away.
Joshy connects with an inside leg kick.
Joshy misses with a hook.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Joshy misses the target.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Joshy catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joshy can pounce on him.
Cruz throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshy's hands.
Joshy tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Joshy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Joshy's head.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Joshy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joshy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Joshy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshy throws a one two combo.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz clobbers Joshy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joshy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joshy lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Joshy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joshy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joshy misses the jab.
Joshy misses with a body kick.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joshy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joshy staying out of range there.
Joshy throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Joshy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy clobbers Cruz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joshy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joshy lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Joshy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz slips a straight right by Joshy.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Joshy's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Joshy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Joshy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy lands a body shot.
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joshy jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Joshy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joshy throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Joshy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joshy connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Joshy slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Joshy misses with a straight left.
Joshy cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joshy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshy's hands.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joshy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Joshy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Joshy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cruz misses.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Joshy counters with an inside leg kick.
Joshy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz throws the left hand but Joshy avoids the punch easily.
Joshy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Joshy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy takes the fight into the clinch.
Joshy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Joshy jumps into guard, dragging Cruz to the mat.
Cruz tries to stand but Joshy is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joshy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Joshy being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Joshy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but instead Joshy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Joshy passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bam Bam Joshy.
Well Joshy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam Joshy!
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