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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the ring accompanied by Headstrong-Trapt. Hamadoui has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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180 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Hamadoui both land. Nice combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hamadoui enables Cruz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hamadoui manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamadoui is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Hamadoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Hamadoui uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Hamadoui!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pulls Hamadoui in close to prevent any damage.
Hamadoui avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cruz is pulling down on Hamadoui's head to control his posture.
Hamadoui tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz is pulling down on Hamadoui's head to control his posture.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamadoui manages to get himself to full guard.
Hamadoui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Hamadoui keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz 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.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hamadoui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamadoui blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hamadoui looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hamadoui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Hamadoui is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Hamadoui is having none of it.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hamadoui is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamadoui's head.
Cruz working over Hamadoui with some ground and pound. Hamadoui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamadoui pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamadoui defending well though.
Hamadoui tries to kick Cruz off but Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hamadoui leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hamadoui slips a jab from Cruz.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamadoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamadoui blocks a jab.
Hamadoui tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Hamadoui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamadoui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Nate Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hamadoui's guard.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamadoui has wrist control.
Cruz stays in close to Hamadoui's body and controls the position.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamadoui is keeping the position for now.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Hamadoui blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Hamadoui keeps moving.
Cruz is pushing down on Hamadoui's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hamadoui is fighting to maintain full guard but Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cruz trying to advance position but Hamadoui counters by regaining guard.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamadoui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamadoui is retaining full guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamadoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up in Hamadoui's guard and throws a big left but Hamadoui blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz postures up in Hamadoui's guard and throws a big left but Hamadoui blocks it.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamadoui wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz drives through with a takedown into Hamadoui's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Hamadoui scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Hamadoui cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamadoui lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hamadoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hamadoui napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadoui wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the position.
Hamadoui tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Cruz scores with punches from side control.
Cruz throws an elbow but Hamadoui slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz trying to control the action but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Cruz has hold of Hamadoui's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hamadoui tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Cruz cranks the arm and Hamadoui screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hamadoui, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nate Cruz!
After the big win, Nate Cruz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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