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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Wilde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilde pushes Cruise up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruise is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilde has double underhooks.
Cruise wants to break free but Wilde has control.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Wilde using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cruise is working for takedown but Wilde is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilde lands a knee to the body.
Wilde connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Cruise has been cut.
Wilde blocks a body shot from Cruise.
Wilde lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruise won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruise is looking for a takedown.
Cruise fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Cruise is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilde has double underhooks.
Wilde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruise blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilde obliges.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Wilde lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cruise's brow.
Wilde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilde lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilde.
Wilde is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruise blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilde working Cruise over with knees to the body.
Cruise really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilde throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Wilde.
Cruise takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilde landing knees to the head.
Cruise wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruise blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruise goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilde prevents it.
Wilde scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilde.
Wilde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilde scores with a knee to the head.
Wilde misses with a knee strike.
Cruise is trying to force a seperation but Wilde has the dominant position.
Cruise is trying to pull guard but Wilde has him pressed against the cage.
Wilde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilde just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilde obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilde throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruise is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilde to keep the fight standing.
Wilde lands a knee to the head.
Wilde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruise is trying to pull guard but Wilde has him pressed against the cage.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Cruise tries to pull guard but Wilde forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wilde tries to land a knee to the head but Cruise blocks with his arms.
Cruise fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilde looking to throw knees to the head but Cruise is blocking nicely.
Wilde prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilde lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilde fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilde is fending him off so far but Cruise persists. Nope, Wilde circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mike Cruise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruise circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Wilde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Cruise's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruise shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilde defends it nicely.
Wilde wants to clinch.
Cruise gets tackled into the cage by Wilde. Wilde maintains the clinch.
Alex Wilde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilde lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilde throws an elbow but misses.
Wilde tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruise avoids the damage to the body.
Cruise wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise tries to break the clinch but Wilde is controlling the position.
Wilde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilde crunches a lovely knee into Cruise's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Wilde.
Wilde lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruise won't want to take too many of those.
Wilde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruise has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Wilde tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruise avoids the damage to the body.
Cruise jumps guard but Wilde stands there with Cruise around his waist. Cruise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruise manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cruise misses.
Wilde has managed to clinch.
Wilde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruise is defending well for now.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Wilde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruise avoids it.
Cruise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilde looking to throw knees to the head but Cruise is blocking nicely.
Cruise managing to block the knees to the body from Wilde.
Wilde is pressed up against the cage. Cruise has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilde down to the mat. Wilde avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruise avoids the body shot from Wilde.
Cruise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise clinches up with Wilde and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilde lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruise won't want to take too many of those.
Cruise misses with a body punch.
Wilde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruise blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruise managing to block the knees to the body from Wilde.
Wilde tries a knee to the head but Cruise blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilde as Cruise tries to tie him up.
Cruise tries to circle away but Wilde has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruise avoids it.
Cruise jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilde walks away with a smile on his face. Cruise gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilde throws out a powerful jab.
Cruise darts in looking for a takedown but Wilde gets double underhooks and turns Cruise into the cage.
Cruise is trying to pull guard but Wilde turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruise jumps guard and drags Wilde to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruise will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cruise scrambles 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.
Cruise darts in and clinches Wilde up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Wilde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Cruise's cut.
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!
Cruise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruise has Wilde up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilde just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cruise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilde misses with a knee to the head.
Cruise jumps guard but Wilde stands there with Cruise around his waist. Cruise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruise takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilde connects with a knee to the head.
Wilde connects with a knee to the head.
Cruise is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilde landing knees to the head.
Wilde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruise blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise wants a takedown.
Wilde with a knee to the head.
Wilde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilde is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilde landing knees to the body.
Wilde with a knee to the head.
Cruise is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilde gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruise jumps into guard, dragging Wilde to the mat.
Cruise wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise keeping moving, preventing Wilde from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilde misses with a low kick.
Cruise bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilde's head.
Wilde moves to clinch but Cruise breaks away
and Cruise counters with a leg kick.
Cruise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilde's waist but Wilde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruise off to one side.
Alex Wilde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise moves out of range as Wilde strikes.
Cruise swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilde.
Cruise looks to land a combination but Wilde avoids it well.
Wilde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilde tries to clinch up
and Cruise counters with a good low kick that Wilde was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruise tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilde defends well and Cruise ends up having to push Wilde into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wilde tries a knee to the head but Cruise blocks it.
Wilde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruise decides to pull guard.
Cruise is trying to keep Wilde in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruise pulls Wilde in close to his closed guard and prevents Wilde from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Wilde.
I've got Wilde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Wilde!
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