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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between One Punch One Sub (ranked 25252 p4p, 2849 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 511 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, One Punch One Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between One Sub's hands.
One Sub has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cruz lands a nice hook to One Sub's body. One Sub takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
One Sub with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from One Sub.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Cruz tenderised One Sub's leg. One Sub is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
One Sub throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. One Sub should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from One Sub. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
One Sub takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as One Sub shoots in.
One Sub looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz thuds a left hand into One Sub's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles One Sub. One Sub circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
One Sub shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends One Sub's belly button to the back.
One Sub throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of punches but One Sub avoids them all with ease.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. One Sub eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One Sub doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped One Sub in his tracks.
One Sub throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
One Sub was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz throws the left hand but One Sub avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a jab.
One Sub shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for One Punch One Sub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One Sub shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz jabs at One Sub's body.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between One Sub's hands.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a hook. One Sub ducked under it nicely.
One Sub tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! One Sub had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
One Sub displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for One Sub.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One Sub lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
One Sub takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cruz sizes up One Sub with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Cruz.
One Sub shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cruz is trying to defend but One Sub finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cruz pushes One Sub off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One Sub throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz lands a nice hook to One Sub's body. One Sub takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through One Sub's defenses.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
One Sub is looking to counter punch.
Cruz throws a series of punches but One Sub avoids them all with ease.
One Sub closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One Sub uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
One Sub swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
One Sub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
One Sub takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a right and a left that One Sub avoids nicely.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from One Sub misses its target.
One Sub misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of One Sub's head but One Sub sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
One Sub ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
One Sub throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
One Sub missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz takes a swing at One Sub's ribcage but misses.
One Sub missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a push kick.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
One Sub throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
One Sub looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz jabs One Sub right on the nose. One Sub blinks but takes it well.
One Sub misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
One Sub with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. One Sub takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
One Sub with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One Sub shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but One Sub moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
A little feinted left hand from One Sub on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz lands a nice hook to One Sub's body. One Sub takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz misses with a right hand
enabling One Sub to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz misses with a hook
and One Sub counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but One Sub moved 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 body punch but One Sub moves out of range.
One Sub tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped One Sub in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One Sub steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz jabs One Sub right on the nose. One Sub blinks but takes it well.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of One Sub's head.
One Sub displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
One Sub half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz throws a body punch but One Sub moves out of range.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from One Sub.
It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of One Sub's head but One Sub sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
One Sub misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
One Sub looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and One Sub counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One Sub misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz slips a straight right by One Sub.
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
One Sub shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for One Punch One Sub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz looks to land a combination but One Sub avoids it well.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
One Sub takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santa Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
One Sub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and One Sub has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
One Sub throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz connects with a right hand. One Sub shakes it off.
One Sub drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a hook.
One Sub takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Cruz cracks One Sub with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
One Sub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santa Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
One Sub feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz is looking to slow One Sub down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One Sub moves away from the strike by Cruz.
One Sub uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. One Sub doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cruz misses with a hook. One Sub ducked under it nicely.
One Sub is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
One Sub takes one to the side of the head.
One Sub bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from One Sub misses the target.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz throws a hook but One Sub blocks it.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
One Sub takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps One Sub's head back.
One Punch One Sub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz with the inside leg kick.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps One Sub's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into One Sub's ribs.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent One Sub stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
One Sub fails to land the takedown.
One Sub shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cruz wants to stand back up but One Sub manages to pass into side control.
One Sub has hold of Cruz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Cruz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - One Sub cranks the arm and Cruz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Cruz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). One Punch One Sub!
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