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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 207 p4p, 110 weight class) and Jacinto Cruz (ranked 27 p4p, 16 weight class). Ferkingstad's entrance music is Try That In A Small Town. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad checks a leg kick.
Ferkingstad connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Ferkingstad lands a high kick!
Ferkingstad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferkingstad throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Ferkingstad saw that one coming.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Ferkingstad's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferkingstad tries to avoid it.
Ferkingstad thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferkingstad looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Ferkingstad throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
A low kick from Ferkingstad misses
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad misses with a left hand
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferkingstad missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ferkingstad tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Ferkingstad throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Ferkingstad saw it coming and moves away.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Ferkingstad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferkingstad thinking.
Ferkingstad feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but Ferkingstad steps away.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Cruz slams his shin into Ferkingstad's torso.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Ferkingstad.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Ferkingstad slips a straight right by Cruz.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferkingstad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ferkingstad moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferkingstad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ferkingstad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz punishes Ferkingstad's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferkingstad throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but Ferkingstad is wise to it.
Ferkingstad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Ferkingstad looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Ferkingstad looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ferkingstad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Ferkingstad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferkingstad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferkingstad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferkingstad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz lands with a hook. Ferkingstad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferkingstad tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz moves out of range as Ferkingstad strikes.
Ferkingstad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferkingstad looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ferkingstad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Ferkingstad ducks down to avoid it.
Ferkingstad lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Ferkingstad moved away.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cruz throws out a leg kick but Ferkingstad moves out of range and Cruz only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferkingstad misses the target.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Ferkingstad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferkingstad. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferkingstad tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Ferkingstad misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacinto Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Ferkingstad finds it's way through Cruz's defenses.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Cruz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFerkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Nice cross by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferkingstad. Cruz shrugs it off though.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferkingstad moves away.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferkingstad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ferkingstad.
Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Ferkingstad avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferkingstad.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ferkingstad lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight right.
Ferkingstad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz feints a counter leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad lands with a cross.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferkingstad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferkingstad throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ferkingstad looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Ferkingstad.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cruz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferkingstad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cruz slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad connects with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Ferkingstad had a free shot at his head there.
Ferkingstad throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferkingstad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferkingstad misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ferkingstad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz moves out of range as Ferkingstad throws a body kick.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ferkingstad.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz stuns Ferkingstad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferkingstad cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a body punch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad misses the jab.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz motions for Ferkingstad to come forward. Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferkingstad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferkingstad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but Ferkingstad steps away.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Ferkingstad misses.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferkingstad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Ferkingstad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight left.
Ferkingstad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws the left hand but Ferkingstad avoids the punch easily.
Ferkingstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Ferkingstad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferkingstad moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Ferkingstad misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Ferkingstad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ferkingstad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferkingstad throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad backing away here, and Cruz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferkingstad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Ferkingstad ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Ferkingstad does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Ferkingstad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Ferkingstad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz takes a swing at Ferkingstad's ribcage but misses.
Ferkingstad looks to throw a body kick
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferkingstad.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cruz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ferkingstad slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Ferkingstad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Ferkingstad's knee but Ferkingstad avoids it well.
Ferkingstad cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz slips a jab from Ferkingstad.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ferkingstad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but Ferkingstad is wise to it.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferkingstad throws out the jab.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferkingstad's sensitive parts.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws a body punch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Ferkingstad digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Ferkingstad throws a good cross that connects.
Ferkingstad throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that misses.
Ferkingstad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Ferkingstad takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Ferkingstad lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferkingstad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz feints and then cracks Ferkingstad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferkingstad down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Ferkingstad with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ferkingstad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Cruz slips under a jab from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Cruz.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Ferkingstad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacinto Cruz.
Well Cruz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacinto Cruz!
Our winner, Jacinto Cruz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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