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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tito cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. cruz has chosen yes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
22
161 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
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187 cm
27
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, tito cruz! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Smith tries to bum rush cruz with a series of wild strikes but cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault. cruz swinging wildly here.
cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. tito cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Smith misses with a combination
and cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand! cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. cruz loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch. cruz takes one to the chin there.
It looks like tito cruz has been cut. Smith throws a hook to the side of cruz's head but cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. cruz misses with a wild body shot. cruz moves out of range as Smith strikes. Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith staying out of range there. Nice defenses there by Smith. cruz throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
cruz is rocked! cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith. cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith misses with an uppercut. cruz saw that one coming. Smith throws a big shot that misses. cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith. Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Smith!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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