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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle. Hidalgo Montoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidalgo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya lands with a right hand.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montoya has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montoya throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Montoya misses with a punch on the inside.
Montoya lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Montoya.
Cruz tries to circle away but Montoya has him pinned against the cage.
Montoya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Montoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montoya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montoya working aggressively here.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Montoya.
Montoya has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Montoya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montoya misses with an elbow strike.
Montoya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Montoya trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montoya defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montoya moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Montoya.
Montoya throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Montoya.
Montoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz is trying to push Montoya away but Montoya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Montoya lands an elbow inside.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Montoya.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Montoya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Montoya trying to control the position.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Montoya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Montoya!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz pulls Montoya in close to prevent any damage.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montoya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cruz dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montoya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Montoya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Montoya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Montoya wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Montoya.
Cruz lunges at Montoya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montoya's hand.
It looks like Hidalgo Montoya has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montoya.
Cruz 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.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montoya tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montoya to the ground. Montoya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Montoya counters with an outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Montoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Montoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Montoya counters with a right hand to the body.
Hidalgo Montoya is winning the standup battle so far.
Montoya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Montoya stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Montoya throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Montoya slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Montoya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cruz.
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz takes a swing at Montoya's ribcage but misses.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montoya can pounce on him.
Montoya stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Hidalgo Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Cruz.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Montoya actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montoya trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz prevents Montoya from improving his position.
Montoya pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Montoya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montoya fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Montoya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montoya.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Montoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montoya wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Montoya lands a high kick!
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Montoya saw that one coming.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
Montoya moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Montoya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Montoya connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
Montoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montoya scores with a punch to the head.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Montoya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Montoya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Montoya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Montoya ducks down to avoid it.
Montoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a hook but Montoya blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Montoya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montoya throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montoya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montoya throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz throws the left hand but Montoya avoids the punch easily.
Montoya's corner calls for a 1-2. Montoya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montoya on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montoya.
Montoya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
Montoya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Montoya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Montoya.
Montoya moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Montoya throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Montoya.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Montoya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cruz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
Montoya prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz tries to break free but Montoya pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Montoya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Montoya pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Montoya controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Montoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hidalgo Montoya did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Montoya lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montoya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Montoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Montoya throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz with a hook.
Montoya scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Montoya.
Montoya blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Montoya, right into the meat.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montoya throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Montoya.
Montoya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Montoya tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montoya scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montoya connects with an inside leg kick.
Montoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montoya.
Montoya is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Montoya motions for Cruz to come forward. Montoya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montoya slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montoya.
Montoya throws a head kick that misses.
Montoya shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Montoya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montoya, as that shot connected.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a hook. Montoya ducked under it nicely.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Montoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Montoya misses.
Montoya will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya is looking to score with low kicks.
Montoya lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Montoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montoya thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Hidalgo Montoya's cut is getting worse.
Cruz throws a hook but Montoya blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya scores with a decent looking hook.
Montoya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Montoya throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Montoya.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Montoya has him pressed against the cage.
Montoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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 blocks an elbow strike from Montoya.
Cruz dodges an elbow strike from Montoya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montoya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Montoya throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya had his way with Kale Cruz in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Montoya shoots in but no luck this time.
Montoya scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya's shoulder, as Montoya tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz feints a jab promting Montoya to slip. Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montoya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Montoya is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Montoya enables Cruz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Montoya manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Montoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Montoya is retaining full guard.
Montoya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Montoya's brow.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Montoya blocks nicely.
Montoya wants to sweep but no luck.
Montoya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montoya trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz throws a strike but Montoya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cruz pulls Montoya in close to his closed guard and prevents Montoya from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Montoya tries to pass.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hidalgo Montoya just wasn't active enough.
Montoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montoya fails with the takedown
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. Montoya didn't expect that.
Cruz is working Montoya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montoya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Kale Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montoya showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Montoya preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz is trying to hold Montoya in close to prevent damage but Montoya has managed to pass into half guard.
Hidalgo Montoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montoya wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Montoya wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard but Montoya has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Montoya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Montoya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidalgo Montoya!
Post fight, an emotional Hidalgo Montoya said 'This is what you get for re-naming Igor Bakunin "Buster Cherry"! I mean, really!'.
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