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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cleto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korean Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zombie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ZOMBIE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Korean Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Zombie lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Zombie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zombie misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zombie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombie throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Zombie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zombie throws out the jab.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Zombie counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zombie throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Korean Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz avoids the head kick by Zombie.
Cruz rushes Zombie and presses him up against the ropes.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Zombie has the dominant position.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands with a left to the head.
Zombie tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Zombie drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Zombie being controlled against the ropes.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zombie up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cruz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zombie is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zombie has his back to the ropes.
Cruz stalling.
Zombie trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Zombie wants to stall.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie working aggressively here.
Zombie taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zombie into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Korean Zombie.
Cruz tries to clinch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cruz scores with a one two! Zombie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zombie counters with a body kick.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Zombie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Zombie has the dominant position.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with some punches.
Zombie misses with some punches.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz is working Zombie over against the ropes.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Zombie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zombie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zombie throws a lazy body kick
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Zombie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Zombie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zombie misses with a few strikes there.
Zombie misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Zombie lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Zombie.
Zombie misses with a double jab.
Cruz scores with a one two! Zombie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombie misses with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zombie takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zombie, right into the meat.
Zombie cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zombie lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the ropes and back into range.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Zombie misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz throws a right hand that Zombie ducks under and follows up with a left that Zombie also avoids with ease.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zombie.
Zombie connects with a solid leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zombie, right into the meat.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zombie taking a breather.
Cruz is trying to push Zombie away but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zombie misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Zombie.
Zombie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zombie misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Zombie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zombie cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Zombie moves out of range.
Korean Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zombie misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Zombie connects with a single shot there.
Zombie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz has Zombie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zombie taking a breather.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korean Zombie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Zombie throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Zombie only half commits.
Zombie misses with a leg kick.
Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zombie.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zombie with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Zombie.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Zombie keeps it at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zombie.
Zombie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Zombie throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zombie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zombie throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Zombie fakes the leg kick and cracks Cruz in the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz rushes Zombie and presses him up against the ropes.
Zombie tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zombie misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zombie is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zombie has his back to the ropes.
Zombie breaks from the clinch.
Zombie misses with a kick to the body
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zombie.
Zombie lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Zombie misses.
As Zombie tries to get set, Cruz tries to push him back and clinch up but Zombie manages to avoid the attempt.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zombie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Zombie - just one landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zombie throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Zombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Zombie tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zombie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zombie tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Zombie.
Zombie goes for a takedown attempt but Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zombie misses with a body kick.
As Zombie looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Zombie just gets out of the way.
Zombie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zombie throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz is looking for a counter combo.
Cleto Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zombie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zombie thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Korean Zombie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Zombie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zombie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zombie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zombie tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Zombie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Zombie in a clinch.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zombie misses the jab.
A lazy left from Zombie finds it's target.
Nice body kick there by Zombie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Zombie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Zombie tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Zombie throws a counter combo.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie wants to stall.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes.
Cruz tries to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling the position.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stalls.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Cruz.
Cruz wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Zombie avoids nicely.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Cruz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zombie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zombie throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zombie scores with a spinning back kick!
Zombie throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Zombie.
Zombie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Zombie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zombie prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Zombie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Zombie looking to slow down the pace here.
Zombie is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Cruz has denied him.
Zombie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zombie has him pressed against the ropes.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz has Zombie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zombie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Zombie's takedown attempt.
Cleto Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Zombie throws a head punch that misses.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zombie.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Zombie against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Zombie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with the body kick
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Zombie throws a leg kick
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zombie throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz clinches up against the ropes.
Zombie looking to stall.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cleto Cruz.
I think Zombie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Korean Zombie!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cleto Cruz!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Korean Zombie!
Korean Zombie wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Korean Zombie 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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