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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 1694 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Bishop Bonesteel (ranked 126 p4p, 82 weight class). Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bishop Bonesteel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bonesteel misses its intended target.
Bonesteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonesteel.
Cruz swings for the body but Bonesteel moves out of range.
Bonesteel scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonesteel counters with a good low kick that Cruz was not able to check.
Bonesteel throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Bonesteel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonesteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Bonesteel cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Bonesteel slips under a jab.
It seemed like Bonesteel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonesteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Bonesteel saw that one coming.
Bonesteel avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Bonesteel avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but Bonesteel blocks it.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonesteel tried to score with a low kick but Cruz checks it.
Bonesteel catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonesteel circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Bonesteel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonesteel moves away.
Cruz works Bonesteel's body with a nice hook.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonesteel lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Bonesteel misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Bonesteel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonesteel slips a jab from Cruz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonesteel. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Bonesteel misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonesteel avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonesteel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Bonesteel.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Bonesteel avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Bonesteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonesteel.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonesteel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Decent striking displayed by Bonesteel there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Bonesteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonesteel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Bonesteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonesteel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Bonesteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz is looking to wear down Bonesteel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonesteel tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Bonesteel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
Bonesteel scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonesteel is just out of range.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz takes a swing at Bonesteel's ribcage but misses.
Bonesteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonesteel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bonesteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonesteel tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel with a jab.
Bonesteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonesteel tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Bonesteel is out of range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Bonesteel saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Bonesteel cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz swings for the body but Bonesteel moves out of range.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Bonesteel tries to clinch up.
Bonesteel misses with an uppercut.
Bonesteel doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Bonesteel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonesteel.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonesteel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonesteel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cruz throws a hook but Bonesteel avoids it easily.
Bonesteel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonesteel feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Bonesteel misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonesteel throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Bonesteel 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.
Bonesteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz takes a swing at Bonesteel's ribcage but misses.
Bonesteel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonesteel lands a jab to the nose.
Bonesteel connects with the punch.
Bonesteel throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruz tries to move into range but Bonesteel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonesteel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Bonesteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz throws a hook but Bonesteel avoids it easily.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonesteel instigates a clinch.
Bonesteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Bonesteel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bonesteel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonesteel misses with a punch to the body.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Bonesteel.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonesteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonesteel tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is working Bonesteel over against the cage.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonesteel blocks an uppercut.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonesteel lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonesteel.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonesteel lands with a light punch inside.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
Bonesteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonesteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonesteel.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Bonesteel.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Bonesteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonesteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Bonesteel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz blocks the body kick.
Bonesteel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Bonesteel backs away looking to recover.
Bonesteel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonesteel feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Cruz tries to bum rush Bonesteel with a series of wild strikes but Bonesteel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonesteel misses with a body kick.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonesteel with a nice cross.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonesteel is just out of range.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonesteel moves away.
Bonesteel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 forwards but Bonesteel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonesteel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lunges at Bonesteel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonesteel's hand.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bonesteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonesteel throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Bishop Bonesteel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonesteel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Bonesteel with the inside leg kick.
Bonesteel avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Bonesteel scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Bonesteel looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Bonesteel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonesteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonesteel.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz backing away here, and Bonesteel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonesteel misses with a body shot.
Cruz throws a jab when Bonesteel was well out of range.
Bonesteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonesteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonesteel tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bonesteel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Bonesteel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonesteel has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Bonesteel controls the action.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz tries a body shot but Bonesteel blocks it.
Bonesteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonesteel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonesteel tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonesteel lands with a light punch inside.
Bonesteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonesteel lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel lands a body punch.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Bonesteel controls the action.
Cruz tries to work over Bonesteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop Bonesteel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Bonesteel controls the action.
Cruz misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bonesteel.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonesteel works the jab nicely.
Bonesteel connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Bonesteel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonesteel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonesteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonesteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz digs a good hook to Bonesteel's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Bonesteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonesteel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonesteel manages to avoid it.
Bonesteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Bonesteel.
Bonesteel forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Bonesteel misses with a body punch.
Bonesteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonesteel lands a nice uppercut.
Bonesteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pushes Bonesteel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonesteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonesteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonesteel.
A short body shot lands from Bonesteel as the two fighters clinch.
Bonesteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cruz.
Bonesteel working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonesteel gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Bonesteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonesteel's elbow.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonesteel backwards.
Bonesteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Bonesteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Bonesteel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonesteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonesteel cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonesteel.
A shot in the inside from Bonesteel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonesteel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonesteel gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonesteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonesteel lands a nice uppercut.
Bonesteel tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel lands with a light punch inside.
Bonesteel tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonesteel controls his hands.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Bonesteel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonesteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonesteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pablo Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonesteel lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonesteel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bishop Bonesteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonesteel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bishop Bonesteel!
Bishop Bonesteel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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