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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santa Cruz (ranked 2080 p4p, 3475 weight class) and Rufus Dugout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rufus Dugout!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Dugout looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Dugout's shoulder, as Dugout tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Dugout fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dugout.
Dugout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Dugout.
Dugout takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dugout misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Dugout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dugout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dugout is just out of range.
Dugout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grapple in the buildup to the fight.
Dugout on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Dugout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dugout ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dugout looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dugout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dugout swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Dugout counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruz slips under a jab from Dugout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dugout tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dugout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dugout moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Cruz backs off Dugout throws a huge counter combo but Cruz manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dugout.
Dugout throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Dugout avoids it well.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Cruz backs off Dugout throws a huge counter combo but Cruz manages to avoid it all.
Dugout takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Dugout fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dugout flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Dugout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Dugout swinging wildly here.
Dugout just misses with a punch to the body.
Dugout throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dugout goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dugout ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dugout is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Dugout ducks down to avoid it.
Dugout shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dugout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dugout ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dugout misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Dugout throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Dugout lands a two punch combo.
Dugout ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dugout throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dugout shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Dugout avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dugout.
It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Dugout is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dugout misses with a series of wild punches.
Dugout misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dugout ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dugout slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Dugout didn't see that one coming.
Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dugout takes a step back to recover.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dugout counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dugout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz throws a hook but Dugout blocks it.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Cruz.
Dugout throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dugout can do to turn this around?
Cruz jabs Dugout right on the nose. Dugout blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Dugout coming out on top.
Dugout throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz misses with a hook. Dugout ducked under it nicely.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rufus Dugout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dugout on the side of the head.
Dugout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dugout might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cruz has got the better of the exchanges.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Dugout avoids it.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Dugout moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dugout throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Dugout moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Dugout releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugout moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dugout backs up against the cage.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dugout lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Dugout is out of range.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Dugout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Dugout.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Dugout's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dugout throws out the jab.
Dugout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Dugout slips a jab from Cruz.
Dugout throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dugout has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dugout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Dugout throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Dugout moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugout slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dugout on the side of the head.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Dugout bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Dugout seems unphased.
Dugout is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dugout's hands.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Dugout throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dugout thinking.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Dugout with an uppercut!
Dugout blocks a jab.
Dugout jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Dugout drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dugout goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Dugout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Dugout misses.
Santa Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dugout throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Dugout shakes it off.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Dugout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dugout lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dugout swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dugout misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Dugout looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Dugout misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Dugout manages to avoid it.
Dugout takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dugout counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Dugout to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dugout.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Dugout is out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Dugout pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the cage. Dugout follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dugout stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dugout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Dugout's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Dugout.
Dugout throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz moves out of range as Dugout strikes.
Dugout misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Dugout was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dugout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santa Cruz's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Dugout moved out of range nicely.
Dugout misses with a double jab.
Dugout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dugout.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dugout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Dugout with an uppercut!
Cruz swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Dugout throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Dugout. Those never looked like landing.
Dugout moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz clobbers Dugout with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz throws the left hand but Dugout avoids the punch easily.
Dugout tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dugout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dugout throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dugout throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dugout moves out of range of the strikes.
Dugout throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Dugout's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dugout scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dugout momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dugout moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz cracks Dugout with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dugout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dugout slips under a jab from Cruz.
A head kick misses from Dugout.
Dugout fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz punishes Dugout's body with a nice straight punch.
Dugout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dugout ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Dugout throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dugout blocks a jab.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dugout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dugout throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Dugout's ribs.
Dugout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dugout throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dugout tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
Dugout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Dugout avoids it well.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Dugout takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dugout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dugout.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jabs at Dugout's body.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Dugout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dugout.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dugout moves away.
Dugout blocks a jab.
Dugout is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dugout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dugout back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dugout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Dugout's belly button to the back.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dugout moves away.
Dugout only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz takes a swing at Dugout's ribcage but misses.
Rufus Dugout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dugouts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz throws a right and a left that Dugout avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santa Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santa Cruz!
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