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Event:
NG 15
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Balimory.
Balimory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Corey Nori Balimory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balimory misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've been told by Balimory's head coaches at KO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Balimory misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balimory swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balimory feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Balimory then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balimory misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Balimory shrugs it off though.
Balimory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Balimory is breathing heavily.
Balimory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cruz.
Balimory misses with a two punch combination.
Balimory misses with a hook
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balimory walks into a left hand.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Balimory.
Balimory throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Balimory throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balimory. Balimory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balimory will feel that in the morning.
Balimory will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Balimory lands a jab-cross combination. #T2#
Balimory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balimory looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Balimory scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Balimory is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Balimory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Balimory's body. Balimory takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balimory had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balimory momentarily.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Balimory throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Balimory misses with a body shot.
Balimory is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balimory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Balimory should have avoided that one.
Cruz tests Balimory's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balimory under the eye.
Balimory looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!
Cruz avoids the body shot from Balimory.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick there by Cruz.
Balimory misses with a leg kick.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balimory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balimory momentarily.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Balimory.
Balimory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Balimory with an uppercut!
Balimory connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Balimory.
#T4#
Balimory's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Balimory duly obliges.
No joy there for Balimory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Cruz.
Balimory throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Balimory misses with a double jab.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balimory misses with a series of wild punches.
Balimory lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balimory swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Balimory in the body.
Cruz jabs at Balimory's body.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balimory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balimory's sensitive parts.
Balimory throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Balimory misses
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Balimory might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Balimory takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Balimory takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Balimory takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eduardo Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz lands a jab to Balimory's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Balimory misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Balimory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balimory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balimory momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Balimory has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cruz digs a good hook to Balimory's body.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balimory lands with a shot to the body.
Balimory misses with a wild combination.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balimory. That did some damage!#T2#
Balimory misses with a kick to the body.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balimory.
Balimory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balimory throws a leg kick
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balimory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balimory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balimory dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Balimory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balimory looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balimory throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Balimory's head.
Balimory throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balimory throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balimory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Balimory looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
A lazy left from Balimory finds it's target.
Balimory misses with a few strikes there.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Balimory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Balimory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Balimory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz feints a counter leg kick.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balimory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Cruz.
Balimory throws a lazy body kick
and Cruz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruz cracks Balimory with a right hand to the side of the head.#T4#
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balimory's hands.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Balimory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balimory gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balimory takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz tests Balimory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Cruz catches Balimory right on the button with a cross.
Balimory scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Corey Nori Balimory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balimory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Balimory misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Balimory misses the shot to the body.
Balimory throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Balimory misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Balimory misses with a body shot.
Balimory looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balimory moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Balimory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balimory crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cruz - the referee stops the clock and Balimory gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cruz. Balimory manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balimory takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balimory misses the shot to the body.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balimory takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz jabs at Balimory's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balimory moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Balimory off balance momentarily.#T1#
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Balimory misses with the combination.
Balimory looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Balimory.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balimory has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balimory's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Balimory looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balimory.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balimory throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balimory throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balimory's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balimory!
Sloppy strikes from Balimory. Those never looked like landing.
Balimory throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Balimory's head back.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balimory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balimory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Balimory's head back.
Balimory misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a good, hard body kick but Balimory shrugs it off.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Balimory moves out of range.
Cruz connects with a body shot.#T3#
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.
Balimory misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balimory will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination. #ROC2#Balimory is rocked!
Balimory misses with a head kick.
Oh Balimory is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Balimory scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balimory seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Balimory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Balimory.
Cruz scores with a spinning back kick!
Balimory throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Balimory throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Eduardo Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
That kick from Cruz tenderised Balimory's leg. Balimory is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balimory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruz slips under a jab from Balimory.
Balimory misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Balimory misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balimory misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
Balimory walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balimory takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balimory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Cruz slams his shin into Balimory's torso.
Balimory takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cruz 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Cruz!
Corey Nori Balimory was interviewed post fight and said 'damn. thats crazy'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Dalley off balance momentarily.
Eduardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Dalley off balance momentarily.
Dalley fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dalley counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruz cracks Dalley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT#It looks like Cedric Dalley has been cut.
Dalley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalley tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Dalley checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Dalley saw that one coming.
Cruz throws a solid leg kick but Dalley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruz.#KD#
Cruz lands a big right hand that sends Dalley crashing to the mat! Cruz stays standing though and waves Dalley back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Cruz misses the jab.
Dalley throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dalley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dalley duly obliges.
Dalley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eduardo Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Dalley.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#That has opened up Cedric Dalley's cut even more.
Dalley leaves his chin hanging out and Cruz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dalley crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Cruz! |
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