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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonnie Boardwalk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boardwalk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boardwalk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Boardwalk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boardwalk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boardwalk shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boardwalk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boardwalk slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boardwalk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boardwalk misses with a head shot. Cruz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Boardwalk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Boardwalk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boardwalk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boardwalk cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonnie Boardwalk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Boardwalk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boardwalk's head.
Boardwalk gets a double leg takedown into Cruz's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boardwalk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boardwalk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boardwalk controlling from the top position.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnie Boardwalk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dominick Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a head kick but Boardwalk moves out of range.
Boardwalk fails with a takedown attempt.
Boardwalk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Boardwalk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
Boardwalk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boardwalk throwing strikes but missing.
Boardwalk wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
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.
Boardwalk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Boardwalk advances to half guard.
Boardwalk thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Boardwalk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boardwalk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Boardwalk shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boardwalk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boardwalk working the strikes but Cruz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Boardwalk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Boardwalk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boardwalk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Boardwalk looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnie Boardwalk dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boardwalk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Boardwalk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cruz trying to control but Boardwalk flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Boardwalk landing with strikes.
Cruz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Boardwalk.
Boardwalk missing with strikes.
Boardwalk 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boardwalk throwing sloppy strikes.
Boardwalk throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Can Cruz hold on?! Boardwalk is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Boardwalk is striking well from the back but Cruz escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Boardwalk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk throws a strike but Cruz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Boardwalk from controlling successfully.
Boardwalk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Boardwalk from controlling successfully.
Boardwalk is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonnie Boardwalk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boardwalk slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Jonnie Boardwalk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boardwalk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boardwalk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jonnie Boardwalk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boardwalk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dominick Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boardwalk controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonnie Boardwalk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boardwalk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnie Boardwalk!
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RATING
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