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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sanders (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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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Chad Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanders pinned against the cage. Sanders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cruz laying and praying for a moment but Sanders takes advantage and regains half guard.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Sanders is working away.
Cruz stops Sanders from getting back to his feet.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanders keeps working.
Cruz passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanders tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cruz throws a strike aimed at the side of Sanders's head but Sanders avoids it well.
Cruz landing a few strikes.
Sanders is trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanders down.
Cruz lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanders, who protects the arm well.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanders is avoiding damage well.
A lull in the action here as Cruz stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanders is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sanders!
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz controlling from mount.
Sanders in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sanders is now in Cruz's guard. A big mistake from Cruz there, giving up the dominant position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanders clinches up against the cage.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz moves into full mount! Sanders won't be happy about that!
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Sanders has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cruz controlling the positon.
Sanders is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sanders defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Can Sanders hold on?! Cruz is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cruz tries to get the hooks in deep but Sanders pushed the leg off.
Cruz working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz punches Sanders on the ear.
Cruz tightening his grip on Sanders, looking for the choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cruz controlling the positon.
Chad Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanders defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sanders trying to get back to his feet but Cruz is in full control for now.
Cruz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sanders has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Cruz has Sanders flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps control of the position easily here as Sanders tries to buck him off.
Sanders defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cruz's arms.
Cruz throwing sloppy strikes.
Sanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz is punishing Sanders with some ground and pound.
Sanders preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cruz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanders looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanders down to the mat. Sanders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Sanders tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Chad Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Sanders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanders clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanders is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanders down to the mat. Sanders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Sanders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sanders still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sanders has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanders is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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