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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jos Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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209 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good kicks
KO power
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jos Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Townsley connects with a body shot.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Townsley closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the ropes.
Cruz wants to stall.
Townsley avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.
Townsley manages to break the clinch.
Townsley avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Townsley down.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Townsley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cruz really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Cruz.
Cruz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Townsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Townsley moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Townsley moves into the clinch.
Townsley stalling.
Townsley trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Townsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Townsley gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the ropes.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Townsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Townsley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Townsley lands with a light punch inside.
Townsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Townsley.
It looks like Jos Cruz has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Townsley throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Jos Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Townsley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Townsley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Townsley blocks it.
Townsley breaks the clinch.
Townsley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Townsley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Townsley avoids it.
Townsley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley lands a right hand.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Townsley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the ropes.
Townsley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Townsley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Townsley just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Townsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Townsley closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Townsley is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Townsley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jos Cruz's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Townsley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Townsley moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Townsley throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Townsley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Cruz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cruz is looking to slow Townsley down with leg kicks.
Ben Townsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Townsley swinging wildly here.
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Townsley's calf.
Townsley avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz gets tackled into the ropes by Townsley. Townsley maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley avoids the elbow strike from Cruz, against the ropes.
Cruz taking a breather.
Townsley has Cruz pressed against the ropes.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Townsley has double underhooks.
Townsley breaks the clinch.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Townsley shrugs it off though.
Townsley moves into the clinch.
Townsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Townsley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruz.
Townsley is breathing heavily.
Cruz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jos Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruz!
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a front kick that sends Townsley stumbling back into the ropes.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz gets tackled into the ropes by Townsley. Townsley maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Townsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Ben Townsley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Townsley avoids it.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Townsley.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Townsley, against the ropes.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Townsley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Townsley is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jos Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Townsley moved away.
Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Townsley's leg but Townsley calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jos Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jos Cruz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Townsley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Townsley.
Cruz keeps Townsley at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Townsley avoids a kick to the body.
Townsley moves out of range of the body kick.
Townsley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Townsley has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Townsley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Townsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Townsley is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Townsley scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Townsley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz trying to stall but Townsley improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jos Cruz.
Townsley misses with the combination.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Townsley avoids it.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Townsley avoids it.
Townsley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Townsley moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz throws a push kick but Townsley slaps the foot to one side.
Jos Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Townsley moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Townsley sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Townsley effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Townsley - that landed with a thud.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz avoiding damage as Townsley throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Townsley.
Townsley works on Cruz's body with a couple of short punches.
Townsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Townsley moves into the clinch.
Townsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Townsley has Cruz up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Townsley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
The referee calls for Townsley to work.
Townsley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Townsley.
Cruz is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Townsley.
I think Townsley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Townsley!
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