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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Crowley's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Crowley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowley circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crowley.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowley fails to land the takedown.
Tiger Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Crowley.
Crowley ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a combination. Crowley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crowley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Crowley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cruz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crowley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Crowley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crowley scores with a leg kick.
Crowley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crowley moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowley jumps guard and drags Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Crowley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crowley dives on top into guard.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crowley on the ground.
Crowley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Crowley is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Crowley wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Crowley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Crowley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crowley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Crowley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cruz!
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Crowley looking to finish with strikes here!
Crowley controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Crowley 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Crowley moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Crowley.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crowley wants the takedown. Cruz is fighting it off but Crowley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cruz's guard against the cage.
Crowley preventing the sweep.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Crowley from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crowley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley gets to his feet - Cruz follows without any prompting.
Crowley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Crowley persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Crowley forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Crowley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Crowley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Crowley closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Crowley pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiger Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Crowley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Crowley jumps into guard, dragging Cruz to the mat.
Crowley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cruz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Crowley persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Crowley shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crowley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley tries for a takedown but Cruz manages to get underhooks.
Crowley stalling against the cage.
Crowley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Crowley moves into the clinch.
Crowley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crowley breaks the clinch.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Crowley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Crowley improves position.
Crowley scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crowley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Crowley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crowley.
Crowley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cruz prevents it.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crowley gets control of Cruz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crowley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crowley pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Cruz postures up.
Crowley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Crowley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz tries to clinch but Crowley moves away
and Crowley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Crowley counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crowley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crowley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cruz tries to circle away but Crowley has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz tries to circle away but Crowley has him pinned against the cage.
Crowley lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Crowley jumps into guard, dragging Cruz to the mat.
Crowley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowley won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crowley is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Crowley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crowley is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crowley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crowley is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruz tries to get out of the position.
Crowley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Crowley just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crowley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crowley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crowley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Crowley persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Crowley.
Tiger Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowley looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Tiger Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Crowley.
Crowley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crowley connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Crowley counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crowley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gabriel Crowley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crowley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruz sprawls well initially but Crowley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Crowley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crowley 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Crowley!
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energy
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hype
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