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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by hollywood undead. 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 Richard Blackmore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blackmore!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Blackmore sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blackmore looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Blackmore sprawls well.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Blackmore is in trouble!
Cruz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackmore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cruz.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blackmore on the ground.
Blackmore blocking the ground and pound.
Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cruz cracks Blackmore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz wants to finish this one by submission but Blackmore is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cruz.
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Blackmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cruz looking to finish with strikes here!
Cruz looking to ground and pound but Blackmore is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blackmore manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cruz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The strikes coming from Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. Blackmore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blackmore can't do much from the bottom here.
Cruz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blackmore!
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blackmore hang on?
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blackmore?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz cracks Blackmore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blackmore is surviving well by controlling Cruz's body position as best he can.
Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blackmore working to try and regain half guard.
Blackmore is trying to stand.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blackmore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackmore's head.
Blackmore is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blackmore is pressing down on Cruz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz wanted to stand there but Blackmore had control of the position.
Blackmore wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackmore looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz wants to stand but Blackmore is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruz takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
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.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Blackmore won't let him.
Blackmore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruz!
Cruz wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cruz can't escape the position.
Blackmore get's back to his feet.
Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blackmore has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
Blackmore striking off his back but it's not causing Cruz any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blackmore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blackmore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cruz wants to stand but Blackmore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz wants to stand but Blackmore is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blackmore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackmore wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackmore working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackmore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore is trying to keep Cruz in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Blackmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blackmore shoots and misses
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blackmore won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blackmore sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cruz wants to stand but Blackmore has his arm trapped.
Blackmore dodges the ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz stands up and beckons Blackmore to his feet.
Blackmore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Blackmore, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Blackmore against the cage but Blackmore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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 is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blackmore's head.
Blackmore is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Blackmore keeps control of the position as Cruz tries to break free.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz showing good submission defense here.
Blackmore tightening his grip on Cruz, looking for the choke.
Blackmore is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cruz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Blackmore is looking to control Cruz but Cruz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore looking for the choke from the back.
Cruz tries to escape the position.
Blackmore is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Cruz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cruz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cruz is keeping busy.
Cruz is trying to stand back up.
Blackmore missing with strikes from the back.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but Blackmore has full control of the position and if anything, Cruz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Blackmore looking for the choke but no joy.
Cruz is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timothy Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackmore.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Blackmore has a takedown stuffed.
Blackmore fails with the takedown.
Timothy Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Blackmore.
Blackmore closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blackmore is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz tries to escape but Blackmore is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Timothy Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blackmore is controlling him well.
Cruz tries to bench press Blackmore off him but Blackmore keeps the position.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Blackmore drags him back down.
Blackmore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cruz down.
Cruz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz stalks Blackmore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blackmore's face. Blackmore staggers backwards, shaken.
Blackmore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cruz tries to escape but Blackmore is in control.
Blackmore looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore is chipping away with strikes.
Cruz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice sprawl there from Blackmore as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blackmore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blackmore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cruz.
Cruz wants to stand but Blackmore has his arm trapped.
Cruz is trying to ground and pound but Blackmore uses the momentary lack of control by Cruz to regain half guard.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz wants to stand but Blackmore has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands up out of the half guard.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Blackmore lands a high kick!
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Blackmore sprawls well.
Blackmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackmore fails with the takedown.
Timothy Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blackmore's waist but Blackmore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Blackmore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz as he avoids it easily.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blackmore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Blackmore. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Blackmore shoots in.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blackmore is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmore shoots in but no luck this time.
Richard Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timothy Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackmore shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Cruz!
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