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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 2384 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 288 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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12 - 7 - 0 |
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225
14 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from King misses.
P Cruz misses with a straight left.
P Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
P Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King throws out a loose jab but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by P Cruz. P Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
King connects with a single shot there.
King throws the left hand but P Cruz avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
P Cruz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
P Cruz moves into range and clinches up with King.
King misses with the head strike.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from P Cruz.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! P Cruz has knocked King down with a huge combo! P Cruz steps away and waves a wobbly King back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Klayton King has been cut.
P Cruz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King missing with knees to the body.
P Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with the head strike.
P Cruz scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
P Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
P Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
P Cruz clinches with his opponent.
P Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a straight right.
P Cruz throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
King is looking to slow P Cruz down with leg kicks.
P Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - P Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King lands a jab to the nose.
P Cruz tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but P Cruz is just out of range.
P Cruz slips a jab and a cross from King.
King throws a looping overhand right but P Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
King 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.
P Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
P Cruz has King up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz misses with the head strike.
P Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from P Cruz.
King has a couple of punches blocked by P Cruz.
P Cruz scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by P Cruz.
King throws a head punch that misses.
P Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if P Cruz can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and P Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by P Cruz as he connects with a hook.
King tries to keep at a distance but P Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
P Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that P Cruz semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Cruz rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from P Cruz.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by P Cruz.
P Cruz darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
P Cruz lands with a left to the head.
King working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King digs a right hand underneath P Cruz's ribcage. P Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P Cruz throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
P Cruz drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo P Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klayton King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King misses with a hook
and P Cruz counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
P Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
P Cruz misses with a looping right.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from P Cruz.
P Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
P Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
P Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King misses with a hook
and P Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King is rocked!
P Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
P Cruz throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
P Cruz blocks a jab.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
P Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P Cruz pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
P Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
P Cruz avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
P Cruz rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from P Cruz.
P Cruz slows down the pace here.
King misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.
P Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
P Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King avoiding damage as P Cruz throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
P Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with an uppercut.
King throws a shot from downtown. P Cruz moves away and avoids it.
P Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! P Cruz takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
P Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
P Cruz lands a big knee! That's hurt King! Oh, he's all over the place! P Cruz lands another knee that sends King to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo P Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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