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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Desmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desmond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never Miss a Beat. Cruz has chosen Go To Sleep by Eminem feat. DMX, Obie Trice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Desmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiger Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desmond throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Desmond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Desmond.
Cruz throws a jab when Desmond was well out of range.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Desmond.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Desmond's body.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Desmond.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Desmond moved out of range.
Erik Desmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Desmond blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Desmond. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Desmond blocks a low kick nicely.
Desmond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Desmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Desmond throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Desmond with an uppercut!
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Desmond off the cage and back into range.
Desmond misses the jab.
Cruz cracks Desmond with a good jab.
Desmond ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throws a hook but Desmond blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Desmond.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Desmond misses with a body shot.
Desmond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Desmond misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Desmond gets the takedown into side control.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Desmond's best efforts.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Desmond looking to pass the guard.
Desmond is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz controls Desmond momentarily but Desmond frees himself.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but Desmond is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiger Cruz wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Desmond feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Desmond then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Desmond throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Desmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Tiger Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Desmond moves away and avoids it.
Cruz checks a low kick from Desmond.
Desmond throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Desmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz tries to bum rush Desmond with a series of wild strikes but Desmond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz lands with a hook. Desmond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz throws a hook but Desmond blocks it.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left lands for Cruz.
Desmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Desmond.
Desmond misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz lands a jab to Desmond's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Desmond had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Desmond wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Desmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desmond moves away.
Desmond shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Desmond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Desmond has a takedown stuffed.
Desmond tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Desmond fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Desmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz clobbers Desmond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Desmond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Desmond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good shot there by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz cracks Desmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Desmond takes one on the button.
Desmond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz tries to sprawl but Desmond drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Desmond is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz trying to control here.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desmond wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Desmond seems to be looking for submissions.
Desmond is looking to advance position but Cruz won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desmond stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Desmond is working away from the top position though.
Desmond is working for a kimura but Cruz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to control but Desmond is keeping busy.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Desmond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Desmond isn't so interested in that idea.
Desmond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desmond passes into half guard.
Desmond is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cruz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cruz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Desmond knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Erik Desmond overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desmond is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tiger Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Desmond takes one on the button.
Cruz jabs Desmond right on the nose. Desmond blinks but takes it well.
Desmond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desmond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Desmond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Desmond settles back down.
Desmond fails with the takedown.
Desmond misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Desmond misses with a low kick.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Desmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Desmond throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmond throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Desmond moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Desmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Desmond throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desmond walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Desmond fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Desmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desmond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Desmond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz digs a good hook to Desmond's body.
Desmond thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Desmond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Desmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Desmond tries to move into range but Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Desmond misses with a body kick.
Desmond shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Desmond momentarily.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Desmond throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Tiger Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Desmond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Desmond doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Desmond didn't see that one coming.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Desmond has time to react.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Desmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz misses with a hook. Desmond ducked under it nicely.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Desmond under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Desmond or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz which made him look bad.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Desmond.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Desmond ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Desmond's head back.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Desmond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz jabs Desmond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Desmond on the side of the head.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz cracks Desmond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Erik Desmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desmond misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiger Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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