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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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191 cm
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221 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rampage.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands an elbow that stopped Rampage in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kyle Rampage has been cut.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Rampage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a body punch but Rampage moves out of range.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rampage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rampage counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings for the body but Rampage moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Rampage.
Rampage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rampage moves away.
Benedict Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rampage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Rampage swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampage avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Rampage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
Rampage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rampage.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
Rampage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rampage wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rampage as he jumps to the side.
Rampage throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Rampage lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Rampage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Rampage's head.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Cruz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Rampage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Rampage avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rampage. That did some damage!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rampage moves away.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rampage.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Rampage keeps it at a distance.
Rampage thuds his shin into the meat of Cruz's side.
Cruz throws a low kick but Rampage avoids it.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage motions for Cruz to come forward. Rampage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rampage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rampage moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Benedict Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Rampage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rampage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cruz tests Rampage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rampage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rampage throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Rampage throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Rampage scores with a head kick. Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Rampage! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Rampage!
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