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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dande (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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Dande!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dande moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dande shoots in and gets a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Dande cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Dande lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dande won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dande accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dande throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dande stands up from Cruz's guard - Dande perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dande rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Dande won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Dande.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Dande.
Dande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dande is struggling to control the position.
Dande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dande managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Dande scores with a shoulder strike.
Dande scores with a shoulder strike.
Dande holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Dande to work.
Dande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dande's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Dande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Dande.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dande gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dande taking a breather.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Dande has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to push Dande away but Dande has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Dande scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz is rocked!
Dande looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Dande drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
Oh Cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Dande keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Dande slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dande creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dande working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dande cracks Cruz with a big right hand but Cruz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A big shot lands for Dande! That's hurt Cruz! Will he recover? Dande fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dande!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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