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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Man's choice of entrance music: . Kale Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ip Man's chin.
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz misses the jab.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Man prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Man breaks the clinch.
Man cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Man wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cruz.
Man is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is trying desperately to improve position.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Man is trying to stand.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz is pressing down on Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Man is holding on for now.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
Man has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Man defends it.
Man is not content to let Cruz control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Man thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Man lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man blocks a jab.
Kale Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Man throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Man tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Man cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Man with a nice cross.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz cracks Man with a good jab.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
Cruz moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Man.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Man thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a leg kick.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz is rocked!
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Man works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Man steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cruz is out on his feet! Man sets himself and nearly takes Cruz's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ip Man!
After winning the bout, Ip Man 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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