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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 3941 p4p, 22124 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 381 p4p, 512 weight class). Bennett has chosen High Cotton by Alabama as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
P Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
P Cruz slips a straight right by Bennett.
P Cruz cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
P Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
P Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
P Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
P Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
P Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
P Cruz rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett blocks a head kick by P Cruz.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from P Cruz.
Bennett tries to bum rush P Cruz with a series of wild strikes but P Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
P Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
P Cruz lands a body shot.
P Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Bennett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick
and P Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from P Cruz.
P Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that P Cruz has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett misses with an uppercut
letting P Cruz counter with a right hand.
P Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract P Cruz.
P Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
P Cruz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bennett takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
P Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett misses with a lunging right hand
and P Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
P Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
P Cruz blocks a head kick by Bennett.
P Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bennett's head.
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and P Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
P Cruz scores with a body shot.
P Cruz scores with a hook.
Bennett throws a head kick but P Cruz moves out of range.
P Cruz defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by P Cruz.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on P Cruz's shoulder, as P Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
P Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by P Cruz.
P Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz gets a clinch.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as P Cruz controls the action.
P Cruz stalls.
P Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
P Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett misses with some punches.
P Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by P Cruz.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
P Cruz slows down the pace here.
P Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
P Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
P Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
P Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennett should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
P Cruz lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and P Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
P Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
P Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
P Cruz cracks Bennett with a good jab.
Bennett throws a series of punches but P Cruz moves out of range.
P Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennett's hands.
P Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. Bennett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett pivots, looking for a leg kick but P Cruz is out of range and Bennett settles back down.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
P Cruz punishes Bennett's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennett thuds his right hand into P Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Gage Bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bennett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
P Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
P Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gage Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
P Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - P Cruz coming out on top.
Bennett throws a leg kick but P Cruz moved away.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricardo P Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Bennett throws a leg kick which misses P Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as P Cruz tries to avoid it.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by P Cruz. P Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
P Cruz clinches up against the cage.
P Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennett won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Cruz taking a breather.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
P Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for P Cruz.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
P Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Bennett in the body.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
P Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
P Cruz pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from P Cruz.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
P Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bennett's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
P Cruz has Bennett pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but P Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
P Cruz taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as P Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by P Cruz.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
P Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but P Cruz avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
P Cruz lands a left hand.
P Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and P Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
P Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
P Cruz lands a body shot.
P Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
P Cruz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
P Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
P Cruz with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
P Cruz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
P Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
P Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
And P Cruz counters with a quick kick to the body but Bennett blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz lands a high kick!
P Cruz has managed to clinch.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett misses with a right hand
and P Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
Bennett takes one on the button.
P Cruz digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and P Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
P Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but P Cruz manages to avoid it.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but P Cruz checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
P Cruz rushes Bennett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
P Cruz drops Bennett with a big knee straight up the middle! Bennett is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bennett is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by P Cruz! Bennett is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo P Cruz!
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