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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duck Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Cruz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duck Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joey Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Rhodes persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhodes cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rhodes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duck Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rhodes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhodes dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Rhodes misses with a head kick.
Rhodes slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rhodes throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Rhodes. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rhodes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rhodes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rhodes postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Rhodes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rhodes won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Rhodes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Duck Rhodes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rhodes clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rhodes drags the fight down to the ground.
Rhodes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhodes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rhodes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cruz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rhodes looking to ground and pound but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Rhodes landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rhodes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rhodes controlling his opponent.
Rhodes throwing strikes here but Cruz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rhodes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhodes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rhodes tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Rhodes lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhodes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes shoots in looking for a takedown but Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhodes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rhodes's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes fails to land the takedown.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Rhodes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Rhodes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Rhodes jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rhodes rushes Cruz and presses him up against the cage.
Rhodes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rhodes pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Rhodes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
Rhodes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Rhodes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rhodes trying to control the position.
Rhodes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz is pushing down on Rhodes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rhodes is fighting to maintain full guard but Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rhodes trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rhodes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rhodes working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhodes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
Rhodes pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rhodes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rhodes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rhodes is proving hard to escape from.
Rhodes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Duck Rhodes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is fighting to break Rhodes's control of his arms but Rhodes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but instead Rhodes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rhodes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rhodes has passed into half guard!
Rhodes is controlling the pace.
Cruz pushes Rhodes off but Rhodes dives into side control.
Rhodes decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhodes gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Rhodes circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Rhodes circles away.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Rhodes pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duck Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rhodes throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Rhodes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rhodes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duck Rhodes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhodes shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhodes lands a two punch combo.
Rhodes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cruz circles away.
Rhodes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duck Rhodes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhodes pinned against the cage. Rhodes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rhodes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rhodes shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Rhodes circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Rhodes on that attempt.
Rhodes shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhodes.
Rhodes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Rhodes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rhodes is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Rhodes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rhodes throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rhodes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cruz!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cruz wants to control but Rhodes postures up.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Rhodes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rhodes prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Rhodes moves into full mount!
Rhodes content just to control the position here.
Rhodes blocks Cruz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rhodes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cruz tries to hold on but Rhodes pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rhodes.
Rhodes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rhodes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cruz swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Joey Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duck Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duck Rhodes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhodes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duck Rhodes!
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energy
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hype
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