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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 610 p4p, 26 weight class) and Josh Turner (ranked 696 p4p, 36 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Turner's choice of entrance music: Next Episode by Dr. Dre. Josh Turner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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18 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Turner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Turner gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
Turner with the counter takedown but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turner on his heels. He'll look to pass Turner's guard now, I'm sure.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz is stalling in the full guard.
Turner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Turner is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner 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.
Cruz passes Turner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cruz trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Cruz is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turner is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cruz scores with punches from side control.
Turner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Turner.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Turner throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz attempts a counter takedown but Turner avoids it well and moves away.
Turner throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Cruz scores with a one two! Turner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dom Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz with a jab.
Turner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Cruz won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
Cruz is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cruz!
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turner is landing with some decent strikes but Cruz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Turner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Turner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz regains half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turner trying to pass the guard but Cruz defending well.
Turner trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
Turner is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Cruz has his hands clasped together around Turner's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz controlling the position well.
Turner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Turner's guard.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Turner controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
Turner is fighting to break Cruz's control of his arms but Cruz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Turner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turner preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Turner working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Turner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Turner to see if he's OK.
Turner is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner struggling a bit here.
Turner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Turner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turner is trying to improve his position.
Turner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Turner is defending well.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Turner prevents Cruz from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Post fight, Dom Cruz stared into the camera and said 'Ive said it over and over. No one can match my training, my speed, my intelligence. I won this fight before I stepped into the ring.'.
In defeat, Josh Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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hype
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