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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Clark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clark misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clark momentarily.
Clark slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz misses the jab.
A jab from Clark does it's job there.
Clark misses with a hook to the body
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Clark 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.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Clark thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark scores with a body shot.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Clark gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
Cruz trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
Clark keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Clark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clark misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Clark trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Clark.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobby Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Clark throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kale Cruz just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clark throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cruz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clark throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a big head kick but Cruz shrugs it off.
Clark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Clark misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark throws a body kick the misses
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kale Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz slips a straight right by Clark.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clark is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark pushes Cruz off looking to stand but Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is looking to improve his position.
Clark wants to get back to full guard but Cruz has passed into side control.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clark dodges the ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz controlling the position.
Clark is not content to let Cruz control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clark gets back to half guard.
Cruz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kale Cruz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Cruz! Kale Cruz retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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