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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East's entrance music is Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
East connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
East needs to keep his hands up - Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz is looking to slow East down with leg kicks.
East lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
East throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
East swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz avoids the body shot from East.
East is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
East connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but East ducks down to avoid it.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from East.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
East lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
East letting Cruz take a breather here.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but East blocks it.
Cruz wants to stall.
East 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
East keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
East is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
East seems to be working for a kimura but Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
East trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
East throws a big elbow that misses.
East drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cruz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cruz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cruz!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Klein East will probably get the nod.
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 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with East, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
East can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
East goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
East misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
East throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
Benedict Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
East misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
East lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
East has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but East is out of range.
Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and East counters with a leg kick.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
East feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from East.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
East on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on East's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but East is controlling the position.
East misses with a body punch.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East working aggressively here.
East escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz throws a low kick but East moves out of range easily.
Benedict Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
East pulls out of a head kick attempt.
East scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping East under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles East. East circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of East's head but East sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
East takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but East is out of range.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
East misses with a low kick.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz slips a straight right by East.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East lands a body shot.
Nice body kick from East.
East lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East avoids a punch combination nicely.
East misses with a looping right.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
East ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
East throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but East manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz works over East's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
East connects with a body shot.
East throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
East looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
East wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cruz as East shoots in.
East lands a jab.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and East counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt East.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and East counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
East turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
East throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
East misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz lands a nice hook to East's body. East takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and East counters with a straight right hand.
East's corner calls for a 1-2. East obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East avoids the head kick by Cruz.
East clinches.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
East can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but East has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz throws an elbow but it misses.
Cruz prevents a body shot from East.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
East jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
East tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
East has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klein East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
East is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
East breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from East.
East misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from East. Those never looked like landing.
East misses the shot to the body.
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz throws a hook but East avoids it easily.
East looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
East takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but East avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with East's elbow.
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 misses with some punches.
East blocking some punches.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
East has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
East manages to pull guard.
East 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 the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East looking for subs off his back but Cruz has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benedict Cruz.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedict Cruz!
Benedict Cruz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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