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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Draven!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven throws a one two combo.
It looks like John Cruz has been cut.
Draven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Draven closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Draven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz is trying to drag Draven to the mat but Draven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Draven.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven lands a right hand.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Draven can do anything to dispel that myth.
Draven is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draven is looking to reverse the position.
Draven wants to control but Cruz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven is looking to reverse the position.
Cruz taking a breather here.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cruz decides to stand back up.
Draven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Draven showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Draven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Draven's back!
Cruz wants to control but Draven is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cruz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Draven is defending well though. Cruz let's go of the attempt for now.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Draven is trying to get back to his feet but Cruz has full control of the position and if anything, Draven has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cruz is hanging on to Draven's back as he tries to escape.
Cruz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Cruz is looking to control Draven but Draven is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cruz working for a choke but Draven is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Draven's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cruz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Draven surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
That's four 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.
Draven rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Draven wants to get back to full guard.
Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Cruz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Draven tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Draven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz letting Draven take a breather here.
Cruz wants a takedown.
Draven scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draven.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Draven manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Draven won't allow it.
Draven is pushing Cruz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Draven.
Draven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cruz is controlling the pace.
Cruz wants to control but Draven is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruz in particular looking to stall.
Draven is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven is wriggling around trying to escape.
Draven is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cruz working for a guillotine from mount but Draven is in no mood to give up.
Cruz trying to control but Draven is having none of it.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Draven has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Draven is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing punches.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Draven is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Cruz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Draven fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Cruz gets to his feet. Draven looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Draven misses.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Draven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Draven can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Cruz'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!
Draven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Draven's takedown attempt.
Draven is pressed up against the cage. Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draven down to the mat. Draven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Draven's guard now.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draven trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is really struggling to control Draven but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Draven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz has Draven pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Draven - that landed with a thud.
Draven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Draven's guard now.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Draven is retaining full guard.
Draven throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Draven is retaining full guard.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draven is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Draven is looking for a sweep.
Draven sneaks out the side door and pushes Cruz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Draven pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Draven drops back down to his feet.
Draven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Draven.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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