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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavares Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tavares Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada staying out of range there.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Harada saw that one coming.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harada.
A punch lands to the side of Harada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tavares Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Harada avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Harada blocks the low kick.
Harada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Harada persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenuichio Harada.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Harada's ribs.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Harada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Harada shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Harada on that attempt.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Harada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harada.
Harada moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Cruz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Harada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harada blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Harada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz throws a head kick that half lands.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Harada is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Harada throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Harada looks gassed!
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harada.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harada on the ground.
Harada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Harada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tavares Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harada slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harada is able to avoid easily.
No luck for Harada with that takedown attempt.
Harada avoids the head kick by Cruz.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harada is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Harada persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenuichio Harada.
Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada shoots in but no luck this time.
Harada is breathing heavily.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harada slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz thumps Harada with a low kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cruz throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick but Harada moves out of range.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruz throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Harada moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Harada checks a leg kick nicely.
Harada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harada blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Harada gets a takedown into half guard.
Harada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harada working Cruz over with strikes.
Harada thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Harada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harada prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Harada looks to land a strike but Cruz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenuichio Harada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz throws a right hand that Harada ducks under and follows up with a left that Harada also avoids with ease.
Cruz cracks the inside of Harada's front leg.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Harada moved away.
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruz. Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Harada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
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.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Harada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a head kick!
Harada avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Tavares Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz tries to bum rush Harada with a series of wild strikes but Harada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Harada.
Harada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harada stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harada.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harada throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four 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.
Harada working some strikes from top position.
Harada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harada.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Harada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz tries to bum rush Harada with a series of wild strikes but Harada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tavares Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavares Cruz!
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energy
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