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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). Dick Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 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 - 8 - 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
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.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Cruz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joey Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
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 Dick Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Johnson wants to clinch.
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.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson taking a breather.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Dick Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Cruz is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cruz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Cruz clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Dick Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dick Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cruz.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cruz forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Cruz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Johnson slips a straight right by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Cruz!
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