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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lemming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Lemming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemming counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Lemming clinches.
Cruz is trying to push Lemming away but Lemming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lemming lands with a short shot to the head.
Lemming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemming cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lemming closes the distance and clinches.
Lemming breaks from the clinch.
Cruz cracks the inside of Lemming's front leg.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lemming counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lemming.
Lemming tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lemming throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Cruz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santa Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Lemming.
Cruz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Lemming on that attempt.
Cruz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lemming tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemming throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lemming is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Lemming manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemming misses with a double jab.
Lemming takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lemming tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lemming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lemming throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lemming is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemming scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Lemming slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lemming misses the target.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Lemming moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemming tries to clinch up.
Lemming takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lemming looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice defenses there by Lemming.
Lemming throws a big counter combination but Cruz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Lemming takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lemming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz throws a jab when Lemming was well out of range.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemming is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lemming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
It looked like Lemming wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lemming is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Lemming attempts a counter takedown but Cruz avoids it well and moves away.
Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lemming takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lemming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemming shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santa Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lemming's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lemming gets a clinch.
Cruz wants to break free but Lemming has control.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Lemming successfully pulls guard.
Lemming has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemming wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemming is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemming is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lemming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Lemming keeps moving.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lemming is retaining full guard.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lemming. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lemming trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lemming wants to clinch.
Cruz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Lemming blocks it.
Lemming tries to counter by clinching up but Cruz breaks away and moves out of range.
Lemming closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Lemming pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz thumps Lemming with a low kick.
Lemming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but Lemming steps away.
Lemming shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Lemming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but Lemming steps away.
Lemming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemming seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lemming fails with the takedown
and Cruz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lemming is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Lemming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemming.
A countering left hand to the body from Cruz misses.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lemming checks the leg kick.
Lemming scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz with the counter takedown but Lemming avoids it easily.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santa Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Lemming shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Lemming on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Lemming's shoulder, as Lemming tries to avoid the shot.
Paul Lemming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Lemming counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Lemming on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lemming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Lemming seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lemming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Lemming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemming fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemming is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lemming tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a jab when Lemming was well out of range.
Lemming appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Lemming shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz is looking to slow Lemming down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Lemming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Lemming counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Lemming avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemming stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Lemming off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemming fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Lemming moves away and avoids it.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemming moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Lemming's front leg but catches the back leg as Lemming tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Lemming is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Lemming as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Lemming's head but Lemming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemming works the jab nicely.
Lemming tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Lemming's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cruz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lemming scrambles back to his feet.
Lemming avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Lemming.
Santa Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemming blocks a jab.
Lemming is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lemming tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Lemming.
Lemming swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lemming is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lemming is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz is looking to slow Lemming down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemming throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santa Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santa Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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