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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen loss your self 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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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Master!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Master counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Master.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Master gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
Cruz stops a takedown attempt from Master.
Master has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Master on the inside.
Master pulls guard successfully.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Master is keeping the position for now.
Cruz pushing down on Master's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruz in particular looking to stall.
Master wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz is taking a breather. Master says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Phil Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Master misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Master.
Master tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master avoids the head kick by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Master saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Master counters with a nice uppercut.
Master thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Master swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master shoots in but no luck this time.
Phil Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Master.
A clash of legs there as Master blocks the low kick.
Master shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Master counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Master's sensitive parts.
Master looks winded!
Master takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruz feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
Master fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Master checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Master's side.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws a leg kick but Master checks it.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Master blocks a leg kick.
Phil Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Master tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Master checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz misses with the body kick
and Master counters with a series of strikes. Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Royce Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Master makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Master looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Master persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Master misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Master is breathing heavily.
Cruz throws a head kick that Master semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Master takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Master counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Master's side.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Master checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Master moved away.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Master.
Cruz sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Master to the ground! Cruz dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Phil Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Master checks it.
Master blocks a low kick nicely.
Royce Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Master counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Master avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Master checks a leg kick.
Master blocks a leg kick.
Master avoids the head kick by Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Cruz dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Master, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cruz looks to throw a body kick
and Master counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Master.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master fails with a takedown attempt.
Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Master checks it.
Master wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz counters with a head kick that drops Master!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz passes into half guard.
Cruz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Phil Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Master checks it
and Master counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Master counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Master moves out of range easily.
Master shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Master's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Phil Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Master.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Master counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruz throws a lazy head kick
and Master counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
Master blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Phil Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Master blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Royce Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Cruz!
An out of breath Phil Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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