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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Touch Me. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings for the body but Experiment V moves out of range.
Experiment V lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Experiment V fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz staying out of range there.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Experiment V's leg. Experiment V is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Experiment V looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Experiment V at a distance.
Experiment V lands with a right hand.
Experiment V swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Experiment V looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Experiment V looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Experiment V drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a jab to Experiment V's midsection.
Experiment V takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruz clobbers Experiment V with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Experiment V moved away.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Experiment V's body. Experiment V takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment V counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Experiment V is breathing heavily.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Experiment V's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment V tries to avoid it.
Experiment V ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Experiment V works the jab nicely.
Experiment V lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Experiment V avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment V on the side of the head.
Experiment V connects with a single shot there.
Experiment V lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Experiment V's ribs.
Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
Russian Experiment V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment V throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz jabs Experiment V right on the nose. Experiment V blinks but takes it well.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz jabs Experiment V right on the nose. Experiment V blinks but takes it well.
Cruz tests Experiment V's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Experiment V.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Experiment V swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Experiment V looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Experiment V moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz swings for the body but Experiment V moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Experiment V misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Experiment V checks it.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Experiment V is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Experiment V moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz lands a nice hook to Experiment V's body. Experiment V takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Experiment V saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Experiment V has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Experiment V's head.
A right-left combo lands from Experiment V.
Cruz misses with the body kick
and Experiment V counters with an outside leg kick.
Humberto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Experiment V manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Experiment V scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz jabs at Experiment V's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment V manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Experiment V slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Humberto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment V's head backwards.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Experiment V.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment V is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Experiment V throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment V lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Experiment V showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Experiment V takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment V.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Experiment V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment V looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Experiment V looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Experiment V's ribs.
Experiment V is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
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 with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment V takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment V manages to avoid it.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Experiment V rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment V is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Nice body kick there by Experiment V.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Experiment V connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Experiment V's defenses.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Experiment V sprawls well.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Experiment V.
Experiment V throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment V.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Experiment V connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Experiment V throws a head kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Experiment V might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Experiment V.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment V thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment V takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Experiment V chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Experiment V sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russian Experiment V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humberto Cruz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Experiment V's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Experiment V takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A clash of legs there as Experiment V blocks the low kick.
Experiment V throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
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 throws a left that rocks Experiment V and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cruz dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Experiment V regain composure!
Experiment V is rocked!
Experiment V is trying to work for a sweep but Cruz has mounted him!
Oh Experiment V is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Experiment V's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment V is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Experiment V covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humberto Cruz!
An out of breath Humberto 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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