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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rick james jefferues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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26
206 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, rick james jefferues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrell Cruise!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruise closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. jefferues did well to prevent Cruise getting side control.
jefferues regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cruise.
Cruise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
jefferues working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruise.
Cruise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with jefferues. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
jefferues lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruise!
jefferues looking to control but Cruise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruise is trying to escape the mount.
jefferues blocks Cruise's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
jefferues has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruise's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jefferues controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruise has given up his back here. Will jefferues look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's one minute gone in the round.
jefferues has good solid back control here.
jefferues has the hooks in. Cruise is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
jefferues controlling the position well here. Cruise rolled but jefferues kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cruise defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
jefferues controlling well, preventing Cruise from escaping the position.
jefferues wants to control but Cruise is keeping busy.
Cruise is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cruise prevents jefferues from getting a body triangle.
jefferues scores with punches and elbows.
jefferues is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Cruise up.
jefferues looking to break Cruise's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cruise remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise jefferues will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
jefferues controls the action.
jefferues trying to control momentarily.
Cruise can't escape the position.
Cruise is keeping busy.
Cruise tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise looks gassed!
jefferues patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
jefferues is hanging on to Cruise's back as he tries to escape.
jefferues looking for the choke but no joy.
Cruise tries to break free.
jefferues cracks Cruise with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cruise from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Cruise is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by jefferues.
Cruise is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jefferues is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cruise knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cruise for a finish.
jefferues has the hooks in. Cruise is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
jefferues is landing with strikes from the back.
jefferues has good solid back control here.
Cruise is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
jefferues has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cruise's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rick james jefferues dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rick james jefferues'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.
Cruise misses with a takedown attempt - jefferues sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
jefferues wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
jefferues scores a takedown into full mount!
Cruise tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and jefferues has taken his back.
I really don't envy Cruise right now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
jefferues trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
jefferues scores with punches and elbows.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
jefferues lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jefferues tries to keep control of the position but Cruise is staying busy.
jefferues is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
jefferues throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cruise!
jefferues controls the action.
Cruise grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruise prevents jefferues from getting a body triangle.
The referee stands the fighters back up. rick james jefferues just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cruise shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jefferues counters with a takedown into side control.
jefferues works to advance to full mount. Cruise defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
jefferues is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruise is trying to escape the mount.
jefferues dominating with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruise can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cruise flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
jefferues has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruise's face.
jefferues postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cruise looks a forlorn figure.
Cruise looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
jefferues scores with punches to the body.
jefferues working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
jefferues is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cruise knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cruise for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jefferues scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Cruise is looking for a way out.
I really don't envy Cruise right now.
jefferues lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
jefferues lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cruise hold on?!
Cruise is keeping busy.
Can Cruise hold on?! jefferues is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cruise is in bad spot here.
jefferues controlling from the back.
Cruise preventing the rear naked choke attempt from jefferues.
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.
Cruise showing good submission defense here.
jefferues has the hooks in. Cruise is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
rick james jefferues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruise is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruise is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
jefferues 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.
jefferues working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cruise has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from jefferues.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rick james jefferues dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on rick james jefferues's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruise shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jefferues counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
jefferues is figuring out what he wants to do next.
jefferues lands with a punch from half guard.
jefferues is figuring out what he wants to do next.
jefferues looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
jefferues is controlling the pace.
Cruise strikes from the bottom but jefferues uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jefferues slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Cruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jefferues with shots to the head and body - Cruise looks very uncomfortable down there.
jefferues looking to control and managing it successfully.
jefferues connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruise is trying to reverse the position but instead jefferues has taken his back - oops!
jefferues lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruise wants to escape the position.
Cruise is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
jefferues scores with strikes from the back.
jefferues has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cruise's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of jefferues's arms.
Cruise tries to roll but jefferues sticks to his back.
jefferues is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cruise has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cruise is trying to break free.
jefferues is landing with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards jefferues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Cruise do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Cruise is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from jefferues.
jefferues lands punches and elbows.
Cruise is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
jefferues is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cruise tries to escape the position.
jefferues has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here.
Cruise is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Cruise right now.
jefferues's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
jefferues is punishing Cruise with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that's the end of the fight!
rick james jefferues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well jefferues 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rick james jefferues!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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