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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cruz (ranked 5824 p4p, 6569 weight class) and Billy Smurder (ranked 634 p4p, 679 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smurder!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cruz does it's job there.
Smurder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smurder under the eye.
Cruz stalks Smurder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smurder's face. Smurder staggers backwards, shaken.
Smurder tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smurder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smurder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smurder there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smurder doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smurders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Smurder saw that one coming.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smurder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smurder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz scores with a jab.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Smurder with the counter takedown but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Smurder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smurder or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz, which made it look bad.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Smurder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Smurder's head.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smurder is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smurder walks straight into a right hand from Cruz - that's dropped him! Cruz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Smurder from any more punishment! Smurder complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Cruz!
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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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