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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacinto Cruz (ranked 32 p4p, 9 weight class) and Chumani Adofo (ranked 5 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz keeps Adofo at a distance using the push kick.
Adofo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 misses with a looping left.
Cruz cracks Adofo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Adofo off balance momentarily.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo misses with a straight right.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Adofo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Adofo's side.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Adofo counters with a nice leg kick.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz slips a jab from Adofo.
Good work by Adofo as he checks the leg kick.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a body kick
and Adofo counters with a stiff right hand.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Adofo's front leg but catches the back leg as Adofo tries to avoid it.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Adofo is out of range.
Adofo throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adofo. Adofo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Adofo ducks down to avoid it.
Adofo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Adofo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adofo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Adofo throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Adofo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz stalks Adofo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adofo's face. Adofo staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adofo counters with a left and a right that stings Cruz.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Adofo shakes it off.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Adofo moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adofo tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Adofo's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Adofo down.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Adofo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adofo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adofo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adofo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adofo. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Adofo down.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Adofo off balance momentarily.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Adofo misses.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Adofo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adofo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Adofo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.
Adofo misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Adofo closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz jumps guard but Adofo stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Adofo to work.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Adofo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adofo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adofo wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz tests Adofo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Adofo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adofo takes one to the chin there.
Cruz moves out of range as Adofo strikes.
Adofo checks a leg kick nicely.
Adofo tries a head kick but it misses.
Adofo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adofo's sensitive parts.
Adofo misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Adofo 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adofo on the side of the head.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Adofo saw that one coming.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Adofo's knee but Adofo avoids it well.
It seemed like Adofo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Cruz misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Adofo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Adofo throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz works Adofo's body with a nice hook.
Jacinto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Adofo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Adofo checks it
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz cracks Adofo with an open hand slap.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Adofo.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Adofo.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adofo can do to turn this around?
Adofo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz tries to work over Adofo's front leg with a kick but Adofo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adofo's sensitive parts.
Adofo takes one to the side of the head.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adofo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Cruz defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Adofo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adofo throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
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.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Adofo misses its intended target.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adofo's head backwards.
Cruz lands with a cross.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Adofo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adofo checks a leg kick.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adofo to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adofo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruz cracks Adofo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Adofo's belly button to the back.
Adofo misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Adofo misses the target.
Cruz scores with a push kick.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo moves into the clinch.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adofo smiles and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Adofo down.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Adofo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adofo's corner calls for a 1-2. Adofo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Adofo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Adofo responds with a good body kick, but Cruz manages to step out the way in time.
Cruz with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adofo clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Adofo.
A short right from Cruz.
Adofo looking to stall.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Adofo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Adofo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adofo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adofo.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Adofo throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adofo throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Adofo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adofo checks a leg kick.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Adofo knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz lands with a hook. Adofo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adofo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz clearly takes that round.
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 pushes Adofo away with a front kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adofo counters with a nice leg kick.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Adofo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Adofo off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Adofo takes one on the button.
Adofo drops Cruz with a beautiful combination! Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adofo is looking for the KO!
Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Jacinto Cruz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo cracks Cruz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cruz falls to his knees and Adofo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Chumani Adofo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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