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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz has chosen mama said knock you out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw tries to move into range but D Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
D Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
D Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
D Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
D Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
D Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaw.
D Cruz tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but D Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Shaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D Cruz's efforts to push away.
Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
Shaw tests D Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaw slips a jab from D Cruz.
Shaw instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on D Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
D Cruz rushes Shaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
D Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
D Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Shaw scores with a shot to the side of D Cruz's head.
A frustrated look appears on D Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
D Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from D Cruz misses the target.
D Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
D Cruz throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
D Cruz throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Shaw moves into the clinch successfully.
D Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of D Cruz backwards.
A short right from Shaw.
D Cruz can't break the clinch.
D Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Don Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shaw misses with a hook.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw walks into a straight right hand from D Cruz.
Shaw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from D Cruz does it's job there.
D Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
Nice uppercut lands for D Cruz. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Shaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good work by D Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Shaw moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Nice defenses there by D Cruz.
D Cruz throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Shaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by D Cruz.
D Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shaw misses with a double jab
and D Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Shaw - just one landing.
Shaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
D Cruz misses with an uppercut.
D Cruz tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw blocks a head kick by D Cruz.
D Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
D Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaw lands with a good body shot.
Shaw tries to clinch but D Cruz moves out of range.
D Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaw.
D Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Shaw scores with a hook.
Shaw throws a right and a left that D Cruz avoids nicely.
Shaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but D Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by D Cruz. D Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches.
D Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shaw lands a right hand.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shaw cracks D Cruz with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shaw backs up against the cage.
D Cruz with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
D Cruz drives through and clinches with Shaw against the cage.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Shaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
D Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from D Cruz misses.
Shaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Don Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
D Cruz lands a body shot.
D Cruz closes the distance and pushes Shaw back into the cage.
D Cruz breaks the clinch.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
Shaw rushes D Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of D Cruz backwards.
D Cruz wants to break free but Shaw has control.
D Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
D Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
D Cruz blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Shaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
D Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
D Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw has closed the distance and engaged D Cruz in a clinch.
Shaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
D Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Shaw seems unphased.
Shaw wants to clinch but D Cruz slips to the side
and D Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Shaw scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from D Cruz does it's job there.
No joy there for D Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
D Cruz clobbers Shaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
Shaw wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Don Shaw is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from D Cruz.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaw momentarily.
D Cruz has Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
D Cruz tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
D Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
D Cruz can't break the clinch.
D Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by D Cruz.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shaw on the side of the head.
Shaw tries to clinch up but D Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
D Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz slips under a jab.
Shaw wants to clinch.
D Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Cruz.
Shaw is looking to clinch but D Cruz is avoiding it.
D Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Cruz tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
D Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaw's hands.
D Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
D Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw is looking to clinch but D Cruz is avoiding it.
D Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
D Cruz lands with a cross.
Shaw moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Shaw tries a low kick but D Cruz avoids it.
Shaw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
D Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
D Cruz throws a hook but Shaw blocks it.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaw wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
D Cruz lands a jab.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with D Cruz.
D Cruz breaks the clinch.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from D Cruz is defended easily by Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
D Cruz misses the jab.
Shaw tries to clinch up
and Shaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
D Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Cruz misses with a looping left.
D Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Shaw takes one on the button.
D Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but D Cruz pushes him off.
D Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
D Cruz cracks Shaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from D Cruz misses the target.
Shaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from D Cruz.
Shaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
D Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Shaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. D Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
D Cruz swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
D Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shaw tries to clinch up
and D Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
D Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from D Cruz misses.
Shaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
D Cruz connects with a body shot.
Shaw wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
D Cruz lands with an overhand left.
D Cruz misses with a straight left.
Shaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shaw wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
D Cruz misses with a double jab.
D Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaw's hands.
Shaw defending well as D Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
D Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaw at a distance.
Don Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz sizes up Shaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
D Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Shaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by D Cruz.
D Cruz blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Shaw.
D Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw prevents D Cruz from breaking the clinch.
D Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
D Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
D Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
D Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for D Cruz.
D Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. D Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Cruz misses with an uppercut.
D Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
D Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Xavi D Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with D Cruz.
A right handed body shot lands from D Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but D Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Cruz lands an uppercut.
D Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Shaw avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shaw prevents D Cruz from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaw 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Shaw!
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energy
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hype
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