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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Pang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen Alphabet Aerobics as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Pang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Pang is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Pang scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pang.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Pang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot lands for Pang.
Pang misses with a wild combination.
Pang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Pang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz lands a jab to Pang's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pang takes one on the button.
Pang tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Pang swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Pang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pang tries a head kick but it misses.
Pang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pang walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Pang is just out of range.
Pang walks into a left hand.
Pang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pang tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz scores with a one two! Pang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Pang stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pang misses with a wild combination.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pang in his tracks.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Cruz looks to move away, Pang throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pang on the side of the head.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pang avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pang.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Pang's defenses.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Pang's body.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Pang.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Pang avoids it with no problem.
Pang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Pang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pang manages to avoid it.
Pang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pang drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Pang.
Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee Pang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Pang.
A head kick from Pang lands but Cruz takes it in his stride.
Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pang.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Pang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Pang backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pang misses with a head kick.
Pang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pang tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Pang looks to land a combination. Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pang manages to avoid it.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Pang didn't see that one coming.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pang is rocked!
A jab from Pang misses.
Oh Pang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pang.
Pang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pang seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Pang avoids them all with ease.
Pang ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pang.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pang misses with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz stuns Pang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Pang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cruz with a hook.
Pang thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Thomas Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pang is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pang feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Pang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Pang does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pang walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pang moves away.
Pang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cruz is rocked!
Pang seems to be stalking Cruz here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Cruz drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lee Pang!
A victorious Lee Pang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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