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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that Trudeau ducks under and follows up with a left that Trudeau also avoids with ease.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trudeau in his tracks.
Cruz throws a head kick that Trudeau semi-blocks.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Trudeau thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz cracks Trudeau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trudeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trudeau doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Cruz.
Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trudeau's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trudeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz slips a straight right by Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Trudeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Trudeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedict Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz motions for Trudeau to come forward. Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau scores with a punch to the head.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Trudeau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Trudeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Trudeau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a jab when Trudeau was well out of range.
Cruz misses with a kick to the body
and Trudeau counters with a right hand to the body.
Trudeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trudeau thows a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau slips a straight right by Cruz.
Trudeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trudeau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz jabs at Trudeau's body.
Trudeau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trudeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trudeau doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trudeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz misses with a leg kick
and Trudeau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Trudeau - that landed with a thud.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Trudeau.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Trudeau sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Trudeau's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trudeau moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Trudeau closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Trudeau.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trudeau is defending well for now.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Trudeau.
Trudeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Trudeau lands with a right to the head.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trudeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trudeau as Cruz tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trudeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Trudeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Trudeau is blocking nicely.
Trudeau tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Cruz is rocked!
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!
Trudeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trudeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trudeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cruz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Trudeau is unloading with more strikes now! Cruz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Trudeau!
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