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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 3098 p4p, 353 weight class) and Mark Cruz (ranked 24006 p4p, 737 weight class). Arthur Dayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Cruz tries to counter with a clinch but Dayne shakes him off and moves away.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Dayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayne stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
I was talking to Dayne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dayne has Cruz pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Cruz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Dayne.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Dayne's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Dayne stalling against the cage.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dayne tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
That's time! Dayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dayne throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dayne.
Arthur Dayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Cruz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Dayne finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Dayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Dayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Dayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayne throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Dayne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dayne's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Dayne is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Cruz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Dayne is controlling the pace.
Dayne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz is pressing down on Dayne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controls Dayne momentarily but Dayne frees himself.
Dayne throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dayne manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cruz has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Dayne is blocking nicely.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dayne fails to land.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Dayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Dayne.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Dayne.
Dayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dayne sets himself, and Cruz steps forward looking for the clinch! Dayne avoids it this time.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne with a nice cross.
Dayne throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz wants to counter with a clinch but Dayne pushes him away.
Dayne throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
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!
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dayne duly obliges.
Dayne lands a body shot.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dayne.
Dayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dayne misses with a wild combination.
Dayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dayne misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne misses with the combination.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arthur Dayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne lands a shoulder strike.
Dayne wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dayne scores with a decent looking hook.
Dayne cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Nice jab there from Dayne.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Dayne is looking for a counter combo.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dayne! Cruz is backing up but he can't get away as Dayne lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cruz and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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