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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffy Domer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeffy Domer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffy Domer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Domer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Cruz throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Domer decides to stand back up.
Domer is looking to clinch.
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Domer wants to get back to full guard.
Domer is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz working Domer over with strikes.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Domer is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Domer avoid being mounted?
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Domer's hands, connecting with Domer's forehead.
Domer manages to get to full guard.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Domer working for submissions but it's allowed Cruz to get to half guard.
Domer is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domer pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Domer's head.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Domer trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Domer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Domer as he jumps to the side.
Domer is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Domer misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Domer.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Domer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Domer moves into the clinch.
Domer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Domer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domer wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Domer sprawls well.
Domer tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Domer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Domer counters with a three punch combo that has Cruz backing up. Cruz nods at Domer to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Domer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Domer.
Cruz jumps guard but Domer stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Domer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Domer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffy Domer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Domer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cruz was covering up waiting for the punch and Domer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cruz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz pushes Domer off and gets back to his feet.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Domer counters with a head kick that drops Cruz to the mat! Cruz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cruz is rocked!
Domer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Domer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jeffy Domer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domer tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Domer. Domer obviously looking to wear him down.
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 defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Domer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Domer manages to get underhooks.
Cruz is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Domer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Domer lands in his opponent's guard.
Domer wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Domer wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Domer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Domer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Domer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz is trying to keep Domer in close.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Domer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Domer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Domer wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Domer is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
Domer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Domer misses with a takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Domer won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer is trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Domer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz working away.
Domer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Domer struggling a bit here.
Domer parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Domer to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Domer tries to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Domer thows a body kick. Cruz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Domer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cruz's guard.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Domer slips an elbow through the middle.
Domer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Domer throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
Domer isn't going anywhere.
Domer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domer falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffy Domer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Domer shoots and misses
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz.
Domer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz uses from the top position.
Cruz thows a big elbow that misses.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jeffy Domer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Domer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Domer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Domer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cruz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Domer's back instead.
Domer is trying to get back to his feet but Cruz has full control of the position and if anything, Domer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz scores with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't have the hooks in and Domer manages to turn into his guard.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz striking off his back but it's not causing Domer any problems.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Domer controlling him for the moment.
Domer gets to his feet. Cruz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Domer moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Domer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Domer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Domer keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz trying his best to control but Domer has mounted him.
Domer tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Cruz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cruz can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Domer landing shots from mount.
Domer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz tries to hold on but Domer pushes him away.
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Domer has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cruz's face.
Domer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cruz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cruz is trying to escape the mount.
Cruz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Domer has a good base and remains in mount.
Domer wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Domer controlling from the full mount.
Cruz tries to hold on but Domer postures up.
Cruz can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffy Domer really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Domer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Domer.
Domer stands up and waves to Cruz to follow him.
Domer wants to clinch
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Domer fights it but they end up in guard.
Domer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz throws and elbow that misses. Domer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Domer!
Domer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domer wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Domer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Domer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cruz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Domer's back instead.
Cruz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Domer is trying to get back to his feet but Cruz has full control of the position and if anything, Domer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cruz is striking well from the back but Domer escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Cruz throwing shots but Domer is blocking nicely.
Cruz stops Domer from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Domer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Domer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz trying to control but Domer postures up.
Domer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Domer slows the pace down in half guard.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Domer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Domer won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz trying to strike off his back.
Domer wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Domer pushes him off.
That's four 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.
Domer tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Domer really felt that one!
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cruz throws an elbow but Domer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Domer sneaks out the side door and pushes Cruz away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Domer is looking to clinch.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Domer circles away easily
and Domer counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Domer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Domer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffy Domer dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
Cruz blocks the strikes from Domer.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz winds up and cracks Domer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Domer is defending well.
Cruz wants to control but Domer is keeping him busy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Domer tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Domer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Domer moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Domer closes the distance and clinches.
Domer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domer darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Domer wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Domer wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Domer keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Domer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Domer.
Domer lands with a slapping head kick.
Domer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Domer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Domer tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Domer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Domer moves into full guard.
Domer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Domer controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Domer wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Domer darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Domer didn't expect that.
Domer looking to control.
Eric Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeffy Domer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Domer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Domer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffy Domer!
Jeffy Domer is the new light heavyweight champion!
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