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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cruz (ranked 927 p4p, 1055 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 76 p4p, 88 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Prince has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Prince misses with a hook.
Pablo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prince misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Prince misses with a leg kick.
Prince cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Prince's ribs.
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!
Prince looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Prince defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Prince throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Prince avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a jab. Prince acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Prince scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Prince off the cage and back into range.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Prince scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Prince is just out of range.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Prince lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz backing away here, and Prince unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Prince fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prince in his tracks.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prince walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
Cruz cracks Prince with a good jab.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Prince lands a slapping body shot.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prince backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Prince bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince wants to counter the offense by Cruz and move into the clinch position.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
A jab lands there for Prince.
Prince misses with a looping left.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Prince lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Prince throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Prince throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Prince.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Prince slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Cruz sets himself, and Prince steps forward looking for the clinch! Cruz avoids it this time.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Prince lands.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Cruz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prince lands a body shot.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
Cruz sets himself, and Prince steps forward looking for the clinch! Cruz avoids it this time.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Prince with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prince on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Prince.
Cruz takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Prince wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Prince throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prince throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prince throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Prince staying out of range there.
Prince flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prince throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prince moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Prince connects with a nice looking jab.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz stalks Prince and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Prince's face. Prince staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz slips a straight right by Prince.
Prince throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prince with a nice cross.
Prince moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prince moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Prince's head.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz slips a jab from Prince.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz jabs Prince to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Prince had a free shot at his head there.
Prince lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
enabling Prince to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Prince looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz throws the left hand but Prince avoids the punch easily.
Cruz moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Cruz throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Prince counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
A big left from Cruz misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Prince scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Prince cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prince lands a jab to the head.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prince stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Prince.
Prince connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Prince getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Prince misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prince throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Donk. Cruz catches Prince right on the button with a cross.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Prince misses.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Prince counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prince with a hook.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Prince takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Prince avoids the body shot from Cruz.
A big right from Prince misses.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince slips a straight right by Cruz.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Prince lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
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. Prince ducked under it nicely.
Cruz tests Prince's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Prince looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prince has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cruz takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prince misses with the combination.
Prince has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Prince throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Nasir Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Prince.
Prince scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prince lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Prince counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Prince to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prince lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prince lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Prince scores with a jab to the head.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A nice leg kick from Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Prince slips a jab from Cruz.
Prince lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Prince slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
A jab from Prince misses.
Prince fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Cruz.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Cruz tests Prince's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz works Prince's body with a nice hook.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Prince misses with a straight left.
A big right from Prince misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prince connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Prince.
Prince 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.
Prince is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Prince avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz sets himself, and Prince steps forward looking for the clinch! Cruz avoids it this time.
Prince misses with a looping left.
Cruz jabs Prince right on the nose. Prince blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince tries to counter by closing the distance.
Prince moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nasir Prince.
Well Prince 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!
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