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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty T Bone (ranked 2025 p4p, 2038 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 279 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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11 - 3 - 0 |
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6 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty T Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in T Bone's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cruz wants to take a breather but T Bone is having none of it.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz moves nicely into side control.
T Bone defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cruz controlling from side mount.
T Bone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone dodges the ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Cruz crashes against the mat.
Cruz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but T Bone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cruz taking a breather here.
T Bone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cruz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
T Bone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if T Bone tries to get out of the position.
T Bone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but T Bone is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
T Bone being controlled for a moment.
T Bone is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but T Bone keeps working.
T Bone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down T Bone's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but T Bone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cruz looks up at the clock and then as T Bone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Cruz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cruz cracks T Bone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
T Bone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and T Bone works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
T Bone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cruz.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
T Bone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz takes a swing at T Bone's ribcage but misses.
T Bone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
T Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
It looked like T Bone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged T Bone in a clinch.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz has picked T Bone up - he's going for a ride! Cruz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but T Bone is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
T Bone tries to kick Cruz off but Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but T Bone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz prevents T Bone from standing back up.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but T Bone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Cruz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed T Bone's head.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but T Bone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz working over T Bone with some ground and pound. T Bone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
T Bone is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ricardo Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from T Bone misses the target.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Cruz catches T Bone right on the button with a cross.
Scotty T Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cruz scores with a takedown into T Bone's guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but T Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stays in close to T Bone's body and controls the position.
Cruz cracks T Bone with a solid left hand.
Cruz trying to control but T Bone is working from the bottom.
Cruz stays in close to T Bone's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Cruz.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as T Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! T Bone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by T Bone's head coaches at Steel Penn Training Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Cruz catches T Bone right on the button with a cross.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
T Bone tries to counter with a takedown but Cruz is quick to defend against it.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but T Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz tries for a takedown but T Bone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
T Bone tries to counter with a takedown but Cruz is quick to defend against it.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz walks into a jab.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and T Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from T Bone.
Cruz throws a body punch but T Bone moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone stuffs the takedown.
Scotty T Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped T Bone in his tracks.
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and T Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like T Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
T Bone avoids the body shot from Cruz.
It looked like T Bone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
T Bone slips under a jab.
T Bone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
T Bone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to clinch up but T Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
T Bone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
T Bone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down T Bone rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by T Bone as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body punch
and T Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
T Bone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cruz throws a leg kick but T Bone checks it.
Cruz sizes up T Bone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
T Bone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz throws a leg kick but T Bone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donk. T Bone catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Donk. T Bone catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but T Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
T Bone appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a left hand
letting T Bone counter with a right hand.
Cruz is looking to clinch but T Bone is avoiding it.
Cruz connects with a jab.
T Bone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
T Bone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
T Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
T Bone feinted with a counter takedown.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but T Bone slips the punch.
Cruz swings for the body but T Bone moves out of range.
T Bone changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. T Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like T Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
T Bone defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into T Bone's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but T Bone pushes him off.
Cruz lands the left hand.
T Bone jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and T Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz wants to clinch
and T Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
T Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? T Bone is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, T Bone circles away and we're back to standing.
T Bone feinted with a counter takedown.
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz throws a hook but T Bone avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Cruz.
Well Cruz 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!
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RATING
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