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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Wiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Wiman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiman delivers a nice body kick.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wiman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cruz is trying to defend but Wiman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wiman seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wiman.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wiman on the ground.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wiman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Wiman is controlling well.
Cruz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wiman.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wiman chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz is pulling down on Wiman's head. It's preventing any offense from Wiman, at least for the moment.
Wiman trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phil Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Wiman shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Wiman moved away.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phil Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz leaves Wiman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Wiman scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz misses with a hook. Wiman ducked under it nicely.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiman's calf.
Wiman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiman tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phil Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Wiman.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Wiman drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wiman blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz wants to slow Wiman down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws the left hand but Wiman avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matt Wiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wiman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wiman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiman looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz looking to control.
Wiman won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Wiman tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phil Cruz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Wiman off balance momentarily.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wiman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wiman throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Wiman misses with a double jab.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiman shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Wiman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matt Wiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Wiman saw it coming and moves away.
Wiman shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Wiman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wiman is breathing heavily.
Wiman slips under a jab from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Wiman moved away.
Wiman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Wiman is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wiman.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wiman.
Phil Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Wiman.
Wiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiman.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Wiman's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiman tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Wiman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Wiman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wiman throws a body kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wiman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz misses the jab.
Wiman cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wiman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Wiman.
Wiman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Wiman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws a hook but Wiman avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Wiman blocks the low kick.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Wiman moves away and avoids it.
Cruz misses with a low kick as Wiman jumps back.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiman.
Cruz throws a body punch but Wiman moves out of range.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wiman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Wiman ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiman.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz cracks the inside of Wiman's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Cruz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cruz feints and then cracks Wiman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wiman down.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiman clinches.
Wiman tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiman has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Wiman has the dominant position.
Wiman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz takes a swing at Wiman's ribcage but misses.
Wiman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wiman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Wiman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wiman misses with the combination.
Wiman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Wiman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Wiman avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Wiman ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Wiman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz swings for the body but Wiman moves out of range.
Wiman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Wiman throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wiman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Wiman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiman looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Phil Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Wiman.
Cruz tries to bum rush Wiman with a series of wild strikes but Wiman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz scores with a head kick.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wiman's sensitive parts.
Wiman shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruz!
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wiman moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Wiman slips the punch.
Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wiman takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Wiman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cruz throws a hook but Wiman blocks it.
Wiman tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wiman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Wiman defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiman ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Wiman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Phil Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiman misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiman slips a straight right by Cruz.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matt Wiman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Cruz!
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