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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ma Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma Chao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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193 cm
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217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ma Chao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Chao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Chao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Chao ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Chao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Chao slips the punch.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Chao off the cage and back into rage.
Ma Chao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chao swinging wildly here.
Chao misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Chao.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chao in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chao tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
A punch combination from Chao misses.
Chao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Chao does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Chao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chao tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Chao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chao has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Chao lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chao is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Chao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Chao has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Chao throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Chao gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Chao moves out of range.
Chao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chao throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Chao.
Chao slips a jab from Cruz.
Chao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a jab to Chao's midsection.
Chao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chao scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chao.
Chao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chao.
Chao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Chao jabs at Cruz's body.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz misses with a hook. Chao ducked under it nicely.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chao at a distance.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz throws a jab when Chao was well out of range.
Chao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Chao didn't see that one coming.
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!
Chao throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Chao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Chao closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Chao instigates a clinch.
Cruz wants to stall.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chao misses with a double jab.
Chao fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Chao misses.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chao manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Chao misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chao on the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Chao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Chao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chao throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Chao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Chao moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Chao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Chao misses.
Chao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chao doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Chao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a hook that stumbles Chao back into the cage. Cruz follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Chao to the canvas! Cruz pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Chao has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Benedict Cruz!
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