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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bidon Cruz (ranked 4725 p4p, 364 weight class) and Tenshin Kitano (ranked 5103 p4p, 381 weight class). Kitano has chosen 逆境無頼カイジ as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Bidon Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tenshin Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kitano lands with a cross.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Kitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Kitano tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Kitano misses with a hook.
Cruz slips under a jab from Kitano.
Kitano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Kitano settles back down.
Kitano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kitano connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Kitano sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Tenshin Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Kitano.
Kitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Kitano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kitano avoids it.
Kitano lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kitano wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Kitano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kitano lands a jab to the nose.
Kitano throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kitano.
Kitano scores with a head kick. Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kitano throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz throws a head kick but Kitano moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Kitano feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Kitano cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Kitano with a hook.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kitano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitano.
Kitano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kitano throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Kitano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws a counter high kick but Kitano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kitano misses with a body kick.
Kitano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kitano throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Kitano works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Kitano.
Kitano throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Kitano.
Kitano blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Kitano lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Kitano connects with a looping right hand.
Kitano thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitano throws a lazy body kick
and Kitano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kitano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz with a jab.
Kitano misses with an uppercut.
Kitano scores with a push kick.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz half committed to a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kitano.
Kitano 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.
Kitano wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kitano thinking.
Kitano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kitano looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Kitano misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitano works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kitano wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kitano looks to throw a body kick
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruz blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Kitano misses.
Kitano tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Kitano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kitano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kitano misses with a leg kick.
Kitano lands the left hand.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kitano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kitano punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Kitano dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Kitano moves out of range easily.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kitano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Kitano had a free shot at his head there.
Kitano with a hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitano swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Kitano misses.
Kitano misses with a wild body shot.
Kitano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Kitano misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Kitano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kitano avoids the head kick by Cruz.
An inside leg kick from Kitano misses.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kitano misses with a straight left.
Kitano sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Kitano misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Kitano.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Kitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kitano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kitano tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kitano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kitano misses with a looping right.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Kitano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kitano scores with a jab.
Kitano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Kitano misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tenshin Kitano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Kitano.
Kitano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kitano jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Kitano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Kitano lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kitano tried to score with a low kick but Cruz checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kitano checks it well.
Kitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kitano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitano throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kitano.
Kitano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kitano lands a head shot.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Kitano.
Kitano throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Kitano throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Kitano thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Kitano coming out on top.
Kitano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Kitano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kitano misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Kitano does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Kitano throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Kitano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kitano throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Kitano coming out on top.
Cruz scores with a head kick.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kitano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Kitano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Kitano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kitano punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kitano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kitano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tenshin Kitano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
A cross from Kitano lands.
Kitano misses with a left hand
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitano blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range as Kitano strikes.
A low kick from Kitano misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominick Bidon Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitano throws a leg kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Kitano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kitano.
Kitano throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kitano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Kitano was just out of range.
Kitano sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kitano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kitano avoids a kick to the body.
Kitano flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Jab by Kitano.
Kitano stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz checks a low kick from Kitano.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kitano avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kitano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kitano takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Kitano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitano slips a jab from Cruz.
Kitano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kitano stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
Kitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kitano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kitano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kitano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Good leg kick by Kitano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kitano connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitano throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Kitano lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Kitano throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Kitano misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Kitano 's knee.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Kitano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
As Kitano looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Kitano just gets out of the way.
Kitano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kitano lands an overhand right.
Cruz slips under a jab from Kitano.
Kitano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Kitano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitano throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Kitano with a jab.
Kitano scores with a body shot.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range as Kitano throws a body kick.
Kitano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kitano.
Kitano's corner calls for a 1-2. Kitano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kitano tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kitano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kitano misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kitano sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano with a hook.
Kitano scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz cracks Kitano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kitano misses with a wild body shot.
Dominick Bidon Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kitano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
A head kick by Kitano misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kitano.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Kitano manages to avoid it.
Kitano tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kitano.
A jab lands there for Kitano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tenshin Kitano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kitano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tenshin Kitano!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tenshin Kitano!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tenshin Kitano!
Tenshin Kitano wins by unanimous decision!
Tenshin Kitano decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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