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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Click Click Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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207 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dela Cruz controlling the pace.
Dela Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Dela Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Dela Cruz seems content to control.
Ortiz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dela Cruz manages to move to mount!
Dela Cruz controlling his opponent.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dela Cruz thowing shots but they're missing.
Dela Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ortiz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dela Cruz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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!
Dela Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dela Cruz landing punches.
Dela Cruz content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
Dela Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dela Cruz controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dela Cruz controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dela Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dela Cruz controls the pace.
Dela Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Dela Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
King Dela Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dela Cruz content to control rather than advance.
Ortiz has hold of Dela Cruz's hands but Dela Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking to advance position but Ortiz won't allow it.
Ortiz pushes Dela Cruz off but Dela Cruz dives into side control.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz controlling the position from side mount.
Ortiz defending against the ground and pound.
Dela Cruz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to advance to mount but Ortiz denies him.
Dela Cruz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dela Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ortiz for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. Ortiz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because King Dela Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Dela Cruz shoots in and bounces Ortiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dela Cruz postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dela Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Dela Cruz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortiz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Dela Cruz.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. Dela Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ortiz counters with a low kick, right behind Dela Cruz 's knee.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dela Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a low kick, right behind Dela Cruz 's knee.
Dela Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Dela Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz scores with a nice body kick.
Dela Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Dela Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dela Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dela Cruz lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Dela Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dela Cruz misses with a jab to the body
and Ortiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Dela Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Dela Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
No joy there for Dela Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Dela Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donk. Dela Cruz catches Ortiz right on the button with a cross.
Ortiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dela Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz tried to score with a low kick but Dela Cruz checks it.
Dela Cruz avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dela Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws a lazy head kick
and Dela Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Dela Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Dela Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Dela Cruz content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dela Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dela Cruz content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King Dela Cruz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ortiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dela Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz punching from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dela Cruz slows the pace down in half guard.
Dela Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Dela Cruz passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
King Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dela Cruz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Dela Cruz!
King Dela Cruz very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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