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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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199 lbs
30 - 25 - 0 |
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185 cm
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211 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Savage!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Shane Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dela Cruz moves away.
Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz with a jab.
Dela Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dela Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Savage scores with a nice head shot.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dela Cruz.
A big left from Dela Cruz misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dela Cruz tries a body shot but Savage blocks it.
Savage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dela Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dela Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dela Cruz misses with a body punch.
Dela Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Savage controls the action.
Dela Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Dela Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Dela Cruz lands an uppercut.
Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz misses with the head strike.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Dela Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage blocks a body shot from Dela Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage leaning against his opponent.
Savage blocks a body shot from Dela Cruz.
Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Dela Cruz is just out of range.
Savage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dela Cruz misses with a double jab.
Dela Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Dela Cruz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dela Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Savage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dela Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dela Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dela Cruz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dela Cruz throws out the jab.
Dela Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dela Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters by clinching up.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage slips a straight right by Dela Cruz.
Savage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dela Cruz lands with a right hand.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dela Cruz throws out the jab.
Shane Dela Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage needs to keep his hands up - Dela Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Dela Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Savage counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dela Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dela Cruz fails to land.
Dela Cruz misses with some punches.
Dela Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Savage blocks a body shot from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
Dela Cruz looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Dela Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Dela Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dela Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Shane Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Dela Cruz cracks Savage with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
A swing and a miss from Dela Cruz.
Savage dips to his left and cracks Dela Cruz with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping left.
Dela Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Dela Cruz's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Savage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Savage.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jethro Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shane Dela Cruz's cut.
That's time! Dela Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dela Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Dela Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dela Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dela Cruz. That's going to slow Savage down.
Dela Cruz looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Dela Cruz seems unphased.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Dela Cruz walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Savage! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jethro Savage!
Jethro Savage took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hell of a figher I just fought. This was a great tough fight. Probably the toughest of my career. Thank you all'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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