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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shaun london (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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233 lbs
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250 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, shaun london!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
london shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
london is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
london misses with a wild combination.
london is looking to clinch.
london shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but london keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from london.
Santiago Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shaun london.
Cruz slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
london tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
london shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than london was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruz bucks up and throws london to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for london with that takedown attempt.
london tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
london looks gassed!
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. london sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but london defends it.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz uses his free foot to push down on london's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for london.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Cruz 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.
london taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if london can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
london really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
london wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. london can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - london looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
london in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
london is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz cracks london with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
london tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That has opened up shaun london's cut even more.
Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can london hang on?
Cruz prevents london from getting the reversal.
london is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
london tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
london takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cruz working london over with strikes here.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
london takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
london tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
london is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cruz is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
london keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz landing punches.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can london hang on?
Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
london can't escape the position.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
london in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz working london over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on shaun london's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
london throws a head kick that half lands.
london gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz working london over with strikes.
Cruz is nestled in close to london, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cruz winds up and cracks london with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of london's head.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
london wants to get back to full guard.
london tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
london has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
london wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz working london over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
london is looking to improve his position.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks london with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz working london over with strikes.
Cruz working over london with some ground and pound. london looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
london is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of london's head.
Cruz passes to full mount!
london is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. london looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
london is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of london's face.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
london is looking to get to half guard.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. london can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
london is wriggling around trying to escape.
london in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks london but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
london is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. london can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
london is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
london tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. london can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
london can't escape the position.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
london is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
london is trying to escape the mount.
Cruz working london over with strikes here.
That's four 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.
The referee warns london that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
london really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
london is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Santiago Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - london looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
london is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz avoids the attempt from london to control.
london is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on shaun london's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
london has his takedown stuffed
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz cracks london with a solid left hand.
Cruz is working london over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
london has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz cracks london with a solid left hand.
Cruz won't allow london to sweep him here.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
london is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
london tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz distracts london with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to london's temple.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
london is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
london is looking to escape.
london on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
london is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
london tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
london tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
london misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
london has his takedown stuffed
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
london is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to london's temple.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
london pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
london misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
london is trying to stand up here but Cruz is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruz scores with a takedown into london's guard.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
london had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
london controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of london's head.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
london looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
london feints and as Cruz raises his hands in defense, london changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
london must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
london throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
london scores with a nice strike.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
london looks to clinch
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. london fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
shaun london has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
london is trying to control the position from the bottom.
london wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Cruz!
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