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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mencken has chosen Circle Jerks - Question Authority as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tre Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mencken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
Mencken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mencken throws a big shot that misses.
Mencken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mencken throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Mencken has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cruz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mencken misses with a straight right.
Cruz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mencken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but Mencken scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mencken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mencken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Mencken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mencken throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
Mencken lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Mencken scores with a decent looking hook.
Mencken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Mencken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Mencken lands with a good body shot.
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Mencken throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mencken lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz catches Mencken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mencken.
Mencken scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
A combination from Mencken does no damage.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but Mencken scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mencken cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mencken misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Mencken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mencken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz tries to move into range but Mencken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mencken throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken with a jab.
Mencken works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Mencken.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mencken throws a combination that misses
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mencken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mencken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Mencken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mencken lands a nice shot to the body.
Mencken scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Mencken misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mencken cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Mencken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mencken with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Mencken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Mencken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mencken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HL Mencken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
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.
Mencken throws a shot to the body.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Mencken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mencken misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Mencken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mencken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mencken lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Mencken throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mencken throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mencken scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mencken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
HL Mencken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mencken pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the cage. Mencken follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Mencken checks it.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mencken misses with a wild combination.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Mencken scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mencken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mencken lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mencken throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mencken looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
As Mencken backs away, Cruz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mencken throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mencken misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Mencken.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Cruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mencken with a nice cross.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Mencken.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken lands a nice looking body shot.
Mencken lands a body shot.
Mencken lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Mencken throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Cruz throws a body punch but Mencken moves out of range.
Mencken lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mencken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mencken lands a jab to the head.
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Cruz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mencken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
Mencken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mencken.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mencken lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Mencken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mencken throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mencken.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Mencken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mencken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Mencken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mencken throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Menckens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mencken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Mencken misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HL Mencken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mencken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mencken.
Mencken with a jab.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mencken swinging wildly here.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz slips a straight right by Mencken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mencken.
Mencken connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Donk. Mencken catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Mencken throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken misses with an uppercut.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mencken.
Mencken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mencken throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Mencken.
Mencken loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mencken.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Mencken lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Tre Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mencken was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A jab lands there for Mencken.
Jab by Mencken.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Mencken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mencken scores with a nice strike.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Mencken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mencken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mencken.
Cruz slips under a jab from Mencken.
Cruz throws a jab when Mencken was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mencken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Mencken.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Mencken lands a right hook to the body.
Mencken looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mencken scores with a body shot.
Mencken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mencken wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Mencken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Mencken. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mencken throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Cruz slips a jab from Mencken.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mencken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Mencken lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Mencken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Mencken backs away, Cruz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mencken throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mencken connects with a single shot there.
Mencken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
HL Mencken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mencken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
HL Mencken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mencken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... HL Mencken!
After winning the bout, HL Mencken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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