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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Joey Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson 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 has managed to clinch.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cruz won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson 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.
Johnson kicks Cruz off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a head kick that Cruz semi-blocks.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
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.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Johnson is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson 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.
Johnson 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.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard.
Cruz postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Dick Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Cruz stops Johnson from standing up.
Cruz cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Johnson thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Johnson will probably get the nod.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson 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 moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Dick Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Joey Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Johnson pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Cruz.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Johnson!
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