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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wray misses.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Cruz misses with a left hand
enabling Wray to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wray 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.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Wray ducks down to avoid it.
Wray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Wray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Cruz is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruz taking a breather.
Wray just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Wray receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Wray's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wray fails to land.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Cruz blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wray taking a breather.
Wray scores a nice knee to the body.
Wray slows down the pace here.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Wray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wray throws an elbow but it misses.
Wray throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Cruz looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cruz's brow.
Wray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruz has Wray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wray connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Wray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wray defends it nicely.
Wray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wray.
Wray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wray moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Wray feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz tries to break free but Wray pushes him back against the cage.
Wray lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Wray.
Wray lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wray.
Wray stalling against the cage.
Wray tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wray.
Wray tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Wray improves position.
Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Wray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cruz with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Wray.
Jab from Cruz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz jabs Wray right on the nose. Wray blinks but takes it well.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wray is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Wray circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray lands with a good body shot.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wray connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Wray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stuart Wray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wray under the eye.
Wray scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz throws a jab when Wray was well out of range.
Wray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz throws a hook but Wray blocks it.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wray's waist but Wray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
Wray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Wray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four 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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
Wray moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Wray misses with a straight right.
Wray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wray defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Wray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wray lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stuart Wray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wray misses with a looping left.
Wray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Wray throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Wray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Cruz clobbers Wray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wray lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Wray connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wray can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray tries to clinch up.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Wray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Wray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Jab from Wray.
Cruz swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Wray moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Wray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cruz's brow.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wray tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray misses with a punch to the body.
Stuart Wray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Wray working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Wray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Wray lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Wray.
Wray scores with a knee to the head.
Wray struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Wray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Wray.
Wray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wray misses with a punch on the inside.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Wray tries to tie him up.
Wray 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Wray slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Wray.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wray with a hook.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wray slips a straight right by Cruz.
Wray drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wray tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Wray back against the cage.
Wray misses with a punch to the body.
Wray lands an elbow inside.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wray avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands with a right to the head.
Wray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Wray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wray is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wray has his back to the cage.
Wray seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Wray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wray.
Wray lands with a right to the head.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Wray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wray.
Nice elbow from Wray.
Wray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz takes a swing at Wray's ribcage but misses.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wray misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Wray.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wray scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz misses with a hook. Wray ducked under it nicely.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wray throws out the jab.
Cruz throws a head kick but Wray moves out of range.
Wray doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Kale Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wray defends it nicely.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wray moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Wray slips the punch.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wray was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Wray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wray throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Wray.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Wray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wray misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Cruz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz is trying to trip Wray. He has hold of a leg but Wray is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cruz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Wray looking for a sweep. Not yet Wray, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to control the position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Wray keeps moving.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kale Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wray is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stuart Wray.
Wray connects with a jab.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz connects with a right that clearly hurt Wray. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Cruz proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Wray collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kale Cruz!
Kale Cruz retains his lightweight title!
Kale Cruz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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