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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dela Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dela Cruz working the body and head with strikes.
Dela Cruz grinds an elbow into Weston's temple.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Weston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weston is looking for a sweep.
Weston manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dela Cruz's best efforts.
Weston is trying to maintain the position but Dela Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Weston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dela Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dela Cruz controlling the pace.
Dela Cruz working Weston over with strikes.
Weston taking some punishment here, with Dela Cruz in his half guard.
Dela Cruz is pressing down on Weston's thigh, looking to free his foot. Weston is holding on for now.
Dela Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Weston is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz controlling the action here.
Weston is trying to stand.
Dela Cruz working Weston over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Weston trying to control but Dela Cruz postures up.
Dela Cruz prevents Weston from improving his position.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dela Cruz working Weston over with strikes.
Dela Cruz trying to control from half guard but Weston is working away.
Weston wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Weston taking some punishment here, with Dela Cruz in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dela Cruz.
Weston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dela Cruz on the ground.
Weston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dela Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Dela Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dela Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Dela Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Dela Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weston is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz working over Weston with some ground and pound. Weston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Weston tries to get to full guard but Dela Cruz has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dela Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz winds up and cracks Weston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz blocks the strikes from Weston.
Weston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weston tries to get out of the position.
Dela Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dela Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dela Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Weston's temple.
Weston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dela Cruz works his way into side control.
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dela Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
Dela Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dela Cruz is working Weston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dela Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Weston down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weston keeps working.
Dela Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Dela Cruz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Weston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dela Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dela Cruz cracks Weston with a big elbow.
Weston is looking for a sweep.
Dela Cruz working the head with strikes.
Dela Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
Dela Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Weston down.
Weston on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Dela Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Dela Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
Dela Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Weston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dela Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dela Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dela Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dela Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Dela Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Weston taking some punishment here, with Dela Cruz in his half guard.
Weston is staying active underneath Dela Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dela Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Weston is looking to control Dela Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weston avoid being mounted?
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dela Cruz content to control rather than advance.
Weston trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz working Weston over with strikes.
Dela Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dela Cruz controlling the action here.
Dela Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dela Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Weston is trying to maintain the position but Dela Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Dela Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Weston punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dela Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Weston's temple.
Dela Cruz trying to control from half guard but Weston is working away.
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Weston taking some punishment here, with Dela Cruz in his half guard.
Weston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Weston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dela Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dela Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Weston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dela Cruz content to control rather than advance.
Weston taking some punishment here, with Dela Cruz in his half guard.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King Dela Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dela Cruz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dela Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dela Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Dela Cruz breaks from Weston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
Dela Cruz landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dela Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
Dela Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Dela Cruz lands with some strikes.
Weston is bucking up trying to escape but Dela Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dela Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weston's face.
Dela Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston taking shots to the head.
Dela Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Weston's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dela Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dela Cruz raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Dela Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dela Cruz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dela Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dela Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Weston has momentary wrist control but Dela Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Weston is looking to stand back up but Dela Cruz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Weston.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dela Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Weston's temple.
Dela Cruz working Weston over with strikes.
Weston is refusing to be controlled, as Dela Cruz sits in half guard.
Weston is trying to stand back up but Dela Cruz is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz working Weston over with strikes.
Dela Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Weston!
Weston is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Weston is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Weston looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dela Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Weston is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dela Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks Weston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz landing punches.
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
King Dela Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, King Dela Cruz just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michael Weston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weston misses with a double jab.
Weston throws a leg kick but Dela Cruz moved away.
Dela Cruz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dela Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Weston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dela Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Weston.
Weston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dela Cruz controls the pace.
Michael Weston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
King Dela Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dela Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Dela Cruz!
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