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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El BiJay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El BiJay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz wants to clinch.
BiJay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BiJay wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BiJay sprawls well. BiJay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
El BiJay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BiJay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BiJay with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
BiJay is looking for a triangle here but Cruz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
BiJay tries to improve position but can't.
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 BiJay's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BiJay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but BiJay keeps working.
Cruz working the strikes but BiJay uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BiJay with a poor takedown
and Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for BiJay!
BiJay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, BiJay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
BiJay is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiJay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BiJay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BiJay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BiJay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BiJay is trying to escape the mount.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz looking to control but BiJay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BiJay can't escape the position.
BiJay throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BiJay is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and BiJay counters with a takedown into side control.
Cruz wants to control but BiJay postures up.
BiJay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, BiJay asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from BiJay crashes against the mat.
BiJay fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BiJay is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
BiJay is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
BiJay working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
BiJay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
BiJay throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cruz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BiJay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BiJay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but BiJay is controlling him well.
BiJay throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with BiJay in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BiJay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
BiJay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with BiJay in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BiJay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cruz is just riding it out for now. BiJay eventually gives up the hold.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but BiJay is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz has hold of BiJay's hands but BiJay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
BiJay misses with a head shot. Cruz uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiJay cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
El BiJay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BiJay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
BiJay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BiJay is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
BiJay throwing strikes but missing.
BiJay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BiJay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El BiJay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cruz feints and as BiJay raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from BiJay.
BiJay looking for submissions off his back.
BiJay is not content to let Cruz control the position.
BiJay throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
BiJay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
BiJay actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BiJay throws a strike from the bottom but Cruz passes into side control!
BiJay throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
BiJay throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BiJay throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and BiJay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
BiJay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to kick BiJay off but BiJay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
BiJay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
BiJay working Cruz over with strikes.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from BiJay.
BiJay seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Cruz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from BiJay.
BiJay is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BiJay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz wants to stand but BiJay is controlling the position.
BiJay postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and BiJay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
BiJay works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
BiJay drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cruz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now BiJay has Cruz in his guard.
BiJay striking off his back but it's not causing Cruz any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BiJay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
BiJay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cruz has passed into half guard!
BiJay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
BiJay is trying to stand.
Cruz is keen to just control but BiJay is a slippery customer.
BiJay misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cruz blocks the strikes from BiJay.
BiJay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
El BiJay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BiJay 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El BiJay!
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