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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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178 cm
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143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is working Cruz over against the ropes.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson is working Cruz over against the ropes.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Nelson lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz slips a jab from Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Liam Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz unleashes a big counter combination but Nelson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Nelson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nelson misses the jab.
Nelson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz counters with a crisp one two that drops Nelson! Cruz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nelson to his feet! Nelson is in big trouble!
Nelson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Liam Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Cruz slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson misses with a shot to the body
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.
Cruz is rocked!
Nelson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Cruz - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Nelson!
In his post fight interview, Liam Nelson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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