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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Jekson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan de la Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikel Jekson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan de la Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de la Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Jekson with a poor takedown
and de la Cruz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jekson won't be happy with that.
de la Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no de la Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
de la Cruz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jekson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
de la Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jekson's head.
de la Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
de la Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
de la Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Jekson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz working Jekson over with strikes.
de la Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
de la Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
de la Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
de la Cruz is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Jekson to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Jekson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de la Cruz.
de la Cruz looks gassed!
de la Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
de la Cruz looking to pass the guard.
de la Cruz throws a strike but Jekson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jekson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de la Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jekson postures up and lands a big shot to de la Cruz's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
de la Cruz is looking for a triangle but Jekson pushes his legs off easily.
Jekson trying to control but de la Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jekson got a little sloppy there for a moment and de la Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jekson has managed to get both his arms back between de la Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Jekson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jekson trying to control the position from guard on top but de la Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de la Cruz working for a triangle but Jekson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jekson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jekson wants to control from the top but de la Cruz keeps moving.
de la Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jekson trying to control the position from guard on top but de la Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jekson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jekson trying to control but de la Cruz is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jekson shoots and misses
and de la Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jekson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jekson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jekson fails with the takedown
and de la Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikel Jekson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jekson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jekson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de la Cruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jekson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jekson has escaped and now he's on top!
de la Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan de la Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jekson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de la Cruz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jekson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
de la Cruz wants to work for an arm triangle but Jekson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jekson blocking the ground and pound attempt from de la Cruz.
de la Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
de la Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de la Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de la Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jekson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and de la Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jekson!
de la Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jekson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
de la Cruz misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz misses with a head shot.
Jekson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as de la Cruz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
de la Cruz looking to ground and pound but Jekson is blocking nicely.
de la Cruz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jekson tries to hold on but de la Cruz pushes him away.
Jekson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de la Cruz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Juan de la Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
de la Cruz working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Jekson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips de la Cruz off and cradles Jekson's limp body as de la Cruz celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Juan de la Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
52% |
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