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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Mariachi Music. Juan Dela Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Glover!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dela Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dela Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Glover.
Dela Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Glover sprawls well initially but Dela Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dela Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Glover defends it.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dela Cruz throwing shots but Glover is blocking nicely.
Dela Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Glover wants to get back to his feet.
Glover trying to hold on to Dela Cruz's head to control him but Dela Cruz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dela Cruz is looking to stall here but Glover recovers full guard.
Glover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dela Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dela Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dela Cruz rushes Glover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glover lands a shoulder strike.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dela Cruz tries for a takedown but Glover sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glover throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dela Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Glover's waist but Glover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Cruz off to one side.
Glover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Juan Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Glover tries to clinch up
and Dela Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glover wants to clinch.
Glover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glover lands a lovely overhand right.
Glover throws a right hand that Dela Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Dela Cruz also avoids with ease.
Glover tries to clinch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Glover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dela Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dela Cruz backwards.
Good body shot from Glover.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Glover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dela Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover moves in looking to clinch but Dela Cruz pushes him off.
Glover tries to clinch up but Dela Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Glover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dela Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Glover wants to control but Dela Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glover tries to get to full guard but Dela Cruz has control of the leg.
Glover wants to get back to his feet.
Glover is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Glover tries to get to full guard but Dela Cruz has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Glover wants to get back to full guard but Dela Cruz has mounted him!
Glover is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dela Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound but Glover is blocking nicely.
Dela Cruz looking to control but Glover is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dela Cruz works his way to his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Glover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Dela Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glover as he avoids it easily.
Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela Cruz circles away.
Glover tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dela Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dela Cruz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Glover dives on top into guard.
Dela Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glover can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dela Cruz is looking for a triangle but Glover pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glover tries to free his leg and advance position but Dela Cruz is retaining full guard.
Glover 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.
Dela Cruz is looking for a triangle but Glover pushes his legs off easily.
Glover stopping the sweep attempt from Dela Cruz.
Glover is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Glover is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dela Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Glover is proving a slippery customer.
Dela Cruz is looking for a triangle but Glover pushes his legs off easily.
Dela Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Glover passes into half guard.
Dela Cruz taking some punishment here, with Glover in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Glover is going to stand back up.
Dela Cruz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Glover is looking to advance position but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
Glover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Glover really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dela Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dela Cruz taking some punishment here, with Glover in his half guard.
Dela Cruz wants to improve his position but Glover is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dela Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Dela Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Glover rushes Dela Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Glover on the inside.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larry Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glover tries to bum rush Dela Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Glover.
Dela Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dela Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Glover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dela Cruz counters with a leg kick.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dela Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Dela Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Dela Cruz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dela Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up but Glover circles away and keeps his distance.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Glover trying to control but Dela Cruz postures up.
Dela Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Glover defends the submission attempt.
Glover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz thows a huge punch but Glover dodges it nicely.
Glover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glover is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Glover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glover avoids the head kick by Dela Cruz.
Glover has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover tries to break the clinch but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
Glover looking to stall.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Glover looks to clinch
and Dela Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Glover's guard.
Dela Cruz wants to pass the guard but Glover is keeping the position.
Dela Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Dela Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dela Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dela Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Dela Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glover can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Glover slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dela Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dela Cruz keeping moving, preventing Glover from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glover avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glover wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
Glover controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dela Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Glover gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dela Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Dela Cruz!
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