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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruz (ranked 5 p4p, 34 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Cruz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is FEEL SOMETHING. Danny Cruz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Hohenthal.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Hohenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Hohenthal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hohenthal working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cruz is defending against the submission attempts here by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hohenthal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Hohenthal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hohenthal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Hohenthal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hohenthal throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz has control of Hohenthal's left arm, preventing Hohenthal from doing any damage.
Hohenthal passes Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hohenthal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hohenthal trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hohenthal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hohenthal is thwarting Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz keeping hold of Hohenthal's head, controlling as best he can.
Hohenthal is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Hohenthal keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Hohenthal misses its intended target.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hohenthal working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hohenthal tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Hohenthal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hohenthal looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Hohenthal was just out of range.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Hohenthal misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz counters with a big head kick but Hohenthal shrugs it off.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hohenthal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Cruz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hohenthal throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal misses with a right hand
and Cruz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hohenthal jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Hohenthal on that attempt.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hohenthal throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Hohenthal.
Cruz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hohenthal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cruz rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Hohenthal does no damage.
Hohenthal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Hohenthal is having none of it.
Hohenthal throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a good, hard body kick but Hohenthal shrugs it off.
Hohenthal is breathing heavily.
Hohenthal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hohenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hohenthal.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Hohenthal is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Hohenthal scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hohenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hohenthal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hohenthal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
Hohenthal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Hohenthal in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohenthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hohenthal, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hohenthal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hohenthal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hohenthal misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Hohenthal jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Hohenthal back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hohenthal lands a body shot.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hohenthal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hohenthal is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Hohenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Hohenthal on the inside.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hohenthal blocks it with crossed arms.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hohenthal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hohenthal tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Hohenthal is trying to stall.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Hohenthal has Cruz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cruz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
Hohenthal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hohenthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hohenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Hohenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hohenthal managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hohenthal is defending well for now.
Hohenthal has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hohenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Hohenthal misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Hohenthal controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Hohenthal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Hohenthal blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz working Hohenthal over with knees to the body.
Hohenthal is trying to stall.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hohenthal backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Hohenthal avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danny Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal blocking some punches.
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!
Hohenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hohenthal backwards.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hohenthal won't want to take too many of those.
Hohenthal wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hohenthal won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohenthal backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Hohenthal prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hohenthal or not.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Cruz cracks Hohenthal with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cruz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hohenthal misses with a wild combination.
Cruz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Hohenthal.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Hohenthal circles away.
Hohenthal tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hohenthal throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hohenthal thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz counters with a head kick.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a body kick.
Hohenthal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hohenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Hohenthal's head.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Hohenthal.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Hohenthal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohenthal backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hohenthal working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz presses Hohenthal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hohenthal misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Hohenthal tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Hohenthal back against the cage.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Hohenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hohenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohenthal backwards.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hohenthal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working Hohenthal over against the cage.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hohenthal is defending well for now.
A short left from Cruz.
Hohenthal tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Hohenthal manages to break the clinch.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hohenthal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz gets through Hohenthal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal blocks an uppercut.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hohenthal wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz prevents Hohenthal from breaking the clinch.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to 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 lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz keeps control of Hohenthal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Hohenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hohenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Hohenthal tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Hohenthal back against the cage.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hohenthal blocks a body shot from Cruz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cruz had his way with Lennart Hohenthal in that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hohenthal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hohenthal throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Hohenthal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCruz.
Hohenthal tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to clinch but Hohenthal is having none of it.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hohenthal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hohenthal.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Hohenthal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hohenthal.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Hohenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps control of Hohenthal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hohenthal tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Danny Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
Hohenthal lands a shot to the body.
Lennart Hohenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hohenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hohenthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hohenthal digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Hohenthal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a head kick that drops Hohenthal to the mat! Hohenthal scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Hohenthal is rocked!
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohenthal misses with a takedown
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hohenthal is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz counters with a crisp right that sends Hohenthal to the canvas! Cruz follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cruz!
Danny Cruz retains his bantamweight title!
Danny Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Lennart Hohenthal was interviewed post fight and said 'We will meet again.'.
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