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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Cruz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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233 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santiago Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Li!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Santiago Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Li.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Li misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cruz is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Li throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
It looks like Santiago Cruz has been cut.
Jin Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li wants to clinch.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li looking to control.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz cracks Li with a big right hand but Li just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Li is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cruz connects with a decent elbow.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Cruz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Li tries for a takedown but Cruz circles away easily
and Cruz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Cruz is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li is adopting a defensive guard.
Cruz passes Li's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
Santiago Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz moves into full mount! Li won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Li?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li tries to lock up and control but Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Li can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz landing punches.
Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is working to get back to half guard.
Li wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Li might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cruz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Li trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Li trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Li is trying to control but can't.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 works over Li with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Li!
Li is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Li looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Li that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Cruz landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Li is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li tries to buck Cruz off but he can't manage it.
Li is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Cruz working Li over with strikes here.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Li hang on?
Li is rocked!
Cruz working Li over with strikes here.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Li tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz looking to finish Li with some ground and pound. This is bad for Li!
Cruz lands a big elbow.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Li wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Li working to try and regain half guard.
Li wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Li is looking to get to half guard.
Cruz breaks from Li's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Li is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Li manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cruz is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Cruz blocks the strikes from Li.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li has one foot on Cruz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Cruz!
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