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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 21 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jacinto Cruz (ranked 4 p4p, 2 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adofo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adofo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adofo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Cruz catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo moved away.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Adofo moved out of range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Adofo saw that one coming.
Cruz slips under a jab from Adofo.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Adofo.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adofo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Adofo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Cruz.
Adofo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Adofo drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adofo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adofo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Adofo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adofo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Adofo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab by Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adofo has time to react.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Adofo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adofo.
Good standup being displayed there by Adofo as he connects with a hook.
Adofo tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
A big left from Adofo misses.
Adofo slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
As Cruz looks to move away, Adofo throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adofo connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adofo blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz 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.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Adofo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adofo connects with a single shot there.
Cruz with a jab.
Cruz is looking to slow Adofo down with leg kicks.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jacinto Cruz has been cut.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Adofo takes the fight into the clinch.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adofo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz feints and then cracks Adofo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adofo down.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo 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 with a nice cross.
Adofo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Adofo's head.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz scores with a jab. Adofo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Adofo moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Adofo lands with a right hand.
Adofo 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.
Adofo avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Adofo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adofo tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling him.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adofo smiles and moves away.
Adofo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo 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 lands a jab.
Adofo looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Adofo with a jab.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Adofo.
Adofo is looking for a counter combo.
Adofo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz cracks Adofo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Adofo seems unphased.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adofo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adofo throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adofo on the side of the head.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adofo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cruz avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz cracks Adofo with an open hand slap.
Adofo wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz with the inside leg kick.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Adofo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adofo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Adofo with an uppercut!
Adofo slips a straight right by Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Cruz 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.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adofo moves away.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adofo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Adofo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Adofo shakes it off.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz cracks Adofo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Adofo staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo walks into a jab.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adofo is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz throws a hook but Adofo blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Adofo blocks the body kick.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Adofo moves his leg out of the way.
Adofo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adofo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adofo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Adofo.
Adofo throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Adofo lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Adofo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adofo.
Adofo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Adofo checks it.
Jab from Cruz.
Adofo walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
Cruz throws a hook but Adofo avoids it easily.
Adofo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz throws a push kick but Adofo slaps the foot to one side.
Adofo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Adofo moved away.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adofo's head.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Adofo knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
It looked like Adofo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adofo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz misses with a hook. Adofo ducked under it nicely.
Cruz feints and then cracks Adofo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adofo down.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Adofo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adofo checks a leg kick.
Adofo slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Adofo's front leg but catches the back leg as Adofo tries to avoid it.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adofo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adofo staying out of range there.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz tries to work over Adofo's front leg with a kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Adofo checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Adofo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Adofo shrugs it off though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Adofo counters with a head kick that drops Cruz to the mat! Cruz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cruz is rocked!
Adofo checks a low kick from Cruz.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Cruz 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.
Adofo is looking to counter punch.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Adofo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz moves out of range as Adofo strikes.
Adofo moves into the clinch successfully.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips a straight right by Adofo.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adofo momentarily.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Adofo 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.
Adofo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Adofo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Nice defenses there by Adofo.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adofo 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.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Adofo's head.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Adofo.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Adofo misses the jab.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adofo. That did some damage!
Cruz lands a nice hook to Adofo's body. Adofo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Adofo checks it
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adofo checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adofo connects with the punch.
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 cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adofo clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adofo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Adofo moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chumani Adofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Adofo checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adofo counters with a nice right hand that sends Cruz toppling to the canvas! Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Adofo finish him?!
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Adofo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Adofo's head back.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Adofo's defenses.
Adofo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adofo lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
and Adofo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cruz! He's just covering up as Adofo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo retains his featherweight title!
Chumani Adofo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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