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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morning Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morning Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunshine closes the distance and clinches.
Sunshine avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Sunshine 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sunshine has a closed guard, preventing Cruz from standing up.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Sunshine is retaining full guard.
Sunshine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Sunshine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sunshine manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Sunshine's guard.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Sunshine.
Sunshine managing to control the position.
Sunshine doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cruz trying to control but Sunshine is working from the bottom.
Sunshine is working an open guard so Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sunshine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Sunshine shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Sunshine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sunshine clinches with his opponent.
Sunshine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Sunshine pushes him off.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sunshine as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Sunshine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Sunshine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sunshine clinches.
Cruz trying to stall but Sunshine improves his position.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Sunshine blocks it.
Sunshine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sunshine pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Sunshine is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sunshine holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sunshine 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 trying to control but Sunshine is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sunshine is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunshine uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morning Sunshine 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 feints and then cracks Sunshine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sunshine down.
Rodrigo Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sunshine counters by moving into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sunshine tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sunshine pulls guard successfully.
Sunshine looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into half guard.
Cruz decides to return to a standing position.
Sunshine is breathing heavily.
Sunshine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodrigo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morning Sunshine.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sunshine stuffs the takedown.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Sunshine tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sunshine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sunshine is defended easily by Cruz.
Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sunshine, up you get!
Cruz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sunshine to the ground. Cruz is now in Sunshine's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunshine managing to control the position.
Sunshine trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sunshine keeps moving.
Sunshine managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sunshine controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Morning Sunshine.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Sunshine's guard.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sunshine pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sunshine keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sunshine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sunshine has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sunshine is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Cruz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sunshine fails to land the takedown.
Sunshine misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sunshine quickly recovers to half guard.
Sunshine trying to control here.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Sunshine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sunshine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sunshine pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Cruz seems content to control.
Sunshine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sunshine's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz cracks Sunshine with a big elbow.
Cruz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rodrigo Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cruz trying to control the action but Sunshine is working from the bottom.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz working the body and head with strikes.
Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cruz swings around for an armbar but Sunshine sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cruz's guard.
Sunshine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sunshine.
Rodrigo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morning Sunshine.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Sunshine pushes him off.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Sunshine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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