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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 cent P.I.M.P. Wildstein is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Do It Right. JD Wildstein acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, JD Wildstein!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildstein wants to clinch up but Santa Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Wildstein has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Santa Cruz throws a push kick but Wildstein slaps the foot to one side.
Wildstein checks a low kick from Santa Cruz.
Wildstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santa Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santa Cruz punishes Wildstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wildstein misses with a looping right.
Wildstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santa Cruz.
Wildstein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santa Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildstein takes one to the side of the head.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wildstein throws a wild body kick that Santa Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Santa Cruz tried to counter with a leg kick but Wildstein avoided it.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santa Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Wildstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Santa Cruz moves out of range as Wildstein throws a body kick.
Santa Cruz cracks a nice hook into Wildstein's ribs.
Santa Cruz slips under a jab.
Wildstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santa Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wildstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santa Cruz.
Wildstein blocks the body kick.
Wildstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wildstein lands an uppercut.
Wildstein lands a nice uppercut.
Santa Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Wildstein controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santa Cruz.
A short right from Santa Cruz on the inside.
Santa Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wildstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wildstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santa Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santa Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Wildstein backwards.
Wildstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wildstein cracks Santa Cruz with a nice body shot.
Wildstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Wildstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wildstein throws out a leg kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range and Wildstein only half commits.
Wildstein throws a hook to the side of Santa Cruz's head but Santa Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santa Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wildstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wildstein throws out a loose jab but Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wildstein throws a body kick that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Santa Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz throws a hook but Wildstein blocks it.
It seemed like Wildstein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santa Cruz blocks the body kick.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Santa Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wildstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Santa Cruz blocks the low kick.
Santa Cruz takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Santa Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santa Cruz cracks the inside of Wildstein's front leg.
Santa Cruz works Wildstein's body with a nice hook.
Wildstein misses with a hook.
Santa Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Santa Cruz cracks Wildstein with a good jab.
Santa Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santa Cruz looks for the body kick but Wildstein saw that one coming.
Santa Cruz is looking to wear down Wildstein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wildstein is looking to land body kicks.
Wildstein misses with a straight left.
Wildstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Santa Cruz is just out of range.
Wildstein throws a solid leg kick but Santa Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wildstein.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
Wildstein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Santa Cruz.
Wildstein looks to land a body kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
Santa Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wildstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wildstein avoids the body shot from Santa Cruz.
Wildstein throws a sloppy head kick
and Santa Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Santa Cruz avoids the body shot from Wildstein.
Santa Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santa Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wildstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Santa Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wildstein.
Wildstein avoids a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz throws a lazy body kick
and Wildstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Wildstein.
Santa Cruz throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wildstein avoids a kick to the body.
Wildstein throws a push kick but Santa Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Santa Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Santa Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wildstein.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santa Cruz.
Rafael Santa Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Wildstein throws a lazy right hand but Santa Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Cruz throws a head kick but Wildstein moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santa Cruz wants to clinch up but Wildstein keeps it at a distance.
Wildstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Santa Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santa Cruz swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wildstein.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santa Cruz, right into the meat.
Wildstein avoids a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wildstein takes a step back to recover.
Wildstein misses with a body kick.
Santa Cruz tries to bum rush Wildstein with a series of wild strikes but Wildstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wildstein.
Santa Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Wildstein lands with a good body shot.
Wildstein throws a looping overhand right but Santa Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wildstein.
Santa Cruz backing away here, and Wildstein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santa Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Wildstein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Wildstein in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santa Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wildstein.
Santa Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Wildstein's belly button to the back.
Santa Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wildstein. Wildstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Santa Cruz wants to clinch up but Wildstein keeps it at a distance.
Santa Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wildstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Santa Cruz.
A little jabbing left from Wildstein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wildstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santa Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santa Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Wildstein avoids it.
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wildstein takes a step back to recover.
Wildstein throws a lazy right hand but Santa Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Santa Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Santa Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Wildstein.
Santa Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wildstein.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santa Cruz. That's going to slow Wildstein down.
Santa Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but Wildstein moves out of range easily.
Santa Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wildstein can do to turn this around?
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wildstein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wildstein is looking to slow Santa Cruz down with leg kicks.
Santa Cruz checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz tries a low kick but Wildstein avoids it.
Wildstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Wildstein.
Santa Cruz cracks the inside of Wildstein's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Santa Cruz.
Wildstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santa Cruz. Wildstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santa Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Santa Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Santa Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wildstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wildstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santa Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wildstein - that will leave a mark!
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 Rafael Santa Cruz 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!
Santa Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santa Cruz tries to land a front kick but Wildstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santa Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wildstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wildstein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wildstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wildstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santa Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildstein throws a head kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Wildstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wildstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wildstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Wildstein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Wildstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wildstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santa Cruz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wildstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Wildstein down with leg kicks.
Wildstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wildstein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santa Cruz's hands.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick but Wildstein moves out of range.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wildstein is just out of range.
Santa Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wildstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wildstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santa Cruz's sensitive parts.
Santa Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
JD Wildstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Wildstein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wildstein blocks a low kick nicely.
Wildstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Wildstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wildstein tries for a takedown but Santa Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santa Cruz misses with a head kick.
Wildstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wildstein throws a sloppy head kick and Santa Cruz moves out of range easily.
Santa Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wildstein manages to avoid it.
Wildstein is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santa Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wildstein misses with a straight left.
Wildstein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santa Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wildstein moves into range and clinches up with Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wildstein.
Wildstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rafael Santa Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wildstein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santa Cruz is trying to break free.
Wildstein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santa Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Wildstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santa Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
Wildstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein checks the leg kick.
Wildstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santa Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wildstein shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wildstein misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santa Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wildstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Santa Cruz.
Wildstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Santa Cruz is just out of range.
Wildstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santa Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Wildstein avoids a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wildstein misses the target.
Santa Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Wildstein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wildstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santa Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JD Wildstein.
I think Santa Cruz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Santa Cruz!
In his post fight interview, Rafael Santa Cruz gave a big smile as he said 'I'm a fucking beast. Been a pleasure. You best get me the god dam champ!'.
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