PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 391 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Pablo Cruz (ranked 32 p4p, 98 weight class). Cruz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Daddy Yankee / Gasolina. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Holl
vs
Cruz

178 cm
27
145
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
31
150
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Holl.
A short uppercut from Holl.
Holl misses with an elbow strike.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Holl throws an elbow but it misses.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Cruz.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl lands an elbow inside.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holl.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holl.

Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holl manages to avoid it.

Holl has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Holl pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holl seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cruz can turn it around.
Holl lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Holl blocking some punches.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cruz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holl working aggressively here.
Holl takes a shot to the head.
Holl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Holl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Holl misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz avoiding damage as Holl throws knees to the body.

Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holl.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holl fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cruz just manages to avoid it.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holl.
Holl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Holl.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Holl.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Holl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz throws a hook but Holl avoids it easily.
Holl looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz checks a low kick from Holl.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holl is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Holl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holl.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Holl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Holl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Holl controls his hands.
Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holl.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Holl cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Holl fails to land.
Holl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Flo Holl will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from Holl.
Cruz takes a swing at Holl's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Holl.
Holl with the inside leg kick.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holl rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holl tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Holl only half commits.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Holl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flo Holl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Flo Holl is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Holl.
Holl is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Holl.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz throws a hook but Holl blocks it.
Holl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Holl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holl.
Holl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holl blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holl 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 a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holl - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holl. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two 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!
Holl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holl was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Holl throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holl.
Holl throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holl.
An inside leg kick from Holl misses.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Holl misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Holl is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Holl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Holl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.

Holl clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Holl tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holl obliges.
Holl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Holl.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holl was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz checks a low kick from Holl.
Holl slips a straight right by Cruz.
Holl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holl throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Holl defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Holl.
Nice shot lands for Holl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holl tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Holl throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holl misses with a kick to the body.
Holl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Holl. That snapped Cruz's head back.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Holl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holl.
Holl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holl throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holl tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pablo Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holl misses with a leg kick
and Holl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holl is looking to score with low kicks.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz checks a low kick from Holl.
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Holl's head but Holl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Holl closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Holl tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Holl back against the cage.
Holl misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Holl avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Holl, against the cage.

Cruz breaks the clinch.
Holl with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Holl misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Holl.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Holl counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Holl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holl lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz cracks Holl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Holl moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Holl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Holl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flo Holl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Holl avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz swings for the body but Holl moves out of range.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.

Holl pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Holl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holl prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Holl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holl is working Cruz over against the cage.

Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cruz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cruz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holl misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holl.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holl throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Holl throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Holl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl connects with a solid leg kick.
Holl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holl tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Holl moved out of range nicely.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Holl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holl throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holl manages to avoid it.
Holl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook but Holl avoids it easily.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Holl slips under a jab from Cruz.
Holl half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holl.
Cruz checks a low kick from Holl.
Holl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Holl.
Holl thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holl. Holl obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruz digs a good hook to Holl's body.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Holl shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Holl looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Flo Holl clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Holl throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Holl misses with a body kick.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Holl moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
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?
Holl slips a jab from Cruz.
Holl fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cruz just manages to avoid it.
Holl misses with a straight left.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
A low kick lands for Holl.
Holl throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Holl slips under a jab.
Cruz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holl.
Cruz checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holl.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holl is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Holl moved out of range nicely.
Holl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Holl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cruz checks it well.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holl tries to clinch up.
Holl thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Cruz swings for the body but Holl moves out of range.
Holl misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holl.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Holl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Holl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Holl settles back down.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holl.
Holl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Cruz swings for the body but Holl moves out of range.
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick from Holl lands but Cruz takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl wants to clinch.
Holl misses with a leg kick.
Cruz checks a low kick from Holl.
Holl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hook but Holl avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a body punch but Holl moves out of range.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holl tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Holl misses with a body kick.
Holl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holl with a nice calf kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Holl.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Holl is out of range.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Holl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holl throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Holl fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holl misses with a hook.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Holl misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Holl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holl.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holl.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Flo Holl will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Holl connects with a solid leg kick.
Holl wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Holl off the cage and back into range.
Cruz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Holl avoids it with no problem.
Holl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Holl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl scores with a head kick. Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Holl moved out of range.
Holl slips under a jab from Cruz.

Holl takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holl.
Holl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holl misses with the head strike.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holl obliges.
Holl pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Holl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Holl fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Holl.
Holl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a right hand.
Holl lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Cruz.
Holl thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Holl.
Cruz tries to bum rush Holl with a series of wild strikes but Holl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flo Holl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Holl slams his shin into Cruz's torso.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl scores with a leg kick.
Holl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz moves out of range as Holl throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
It appears Holl was looking to counter with a kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holl.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Holl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holl throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Holl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holl. Holl obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Holl there.
Holl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holl throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Holl only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Holl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holl 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 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Holl misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holl moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Holl is looking to score with low kicks.
Holl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holl connects with a solid leg kick.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Holl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pablo Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holl keeps Cruz at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flo Holl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Holl!
Flo Holl retains his featherweight title!
Flo Holl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.