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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyler missing with a left hand there. de Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract de Cruz.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from de Cruz misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from de Cruz misses the target.
de Cruz stuns Tyler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
de Cruz misses with a body punch
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
de Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
de Cruz misses with a body shot
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
de Cruz misses with a body punch
and Tyler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de Cruz!
Tyler breaks from de Cruz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
de Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
Tyler looking to finish de Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for de Cruz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Cruz is bucking up trying to escape but Tyler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Cruz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
de Cruz regains half guard.
Tyler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Cruz trying to control here.
Tyler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
de Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyler not doing much here.
de Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Tyler trying to control the action but de Cruz is working from the bottom.
Tyler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
de Cruz is staying active underneath Tyler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Tyler connects with a nice short shot to de Cruz's temple.
Tyler is trying to control. de Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
de Cruz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Cruz tries to get out of the position.
de Cruz tries to roll over but Tyler keeps him under control.
Tyler slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tyler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyler is landing with some decent strikes but de Cruz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tyler controlling the pace for now.
Tyler working de Cruz over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looking to secure an arm triangle but de Cruz defends it well.
de Cruz is looking to improve his position but Tyler isn't that keen on the idea.
de Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Cruz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Cruz is looking to escape.
Tyler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of de Cruz's face.
de Cruz is rocked!
Tyler controlling the pace for now.
de Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Tyler lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
de Cruz wants to control but Tyler is having none of it.
de Cruz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
de Cruz misses with a body shot
and Tyler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Cruz's guard.
de Cruz has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
de Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
de Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyler is working de Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
de Cruz is trying to keep Tyler in close.
Tyler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
de Cruz is controlling Tyler's posture.
Tyler postures up.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but de Cruz is retaining full guard.
Tyler trying to control but de Cruz is working from the bottom.
de Cruz trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tyler trying to control the position but de Cruz is working away.
de Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
de Cruz wants to control but Tyler postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Tyler.
de Cruz tries to buck Tyler off but Tyler is having none of it.
de Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from de Cruz.
Tyler shoots for a takedown but de Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Cruz.
A lazy left from de Cruz finds it's target.
Tyler is looking to clinch but de Cruz is avoiding it.
Tyler avoids the body shot from de Cruz.
A shot to de liver by Tyler. Beautiful body shot.
Roco de Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyler counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
de Cruz misses with a body punch
so Tyler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
de Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Tyler is proving a slippery customer.
de Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler stands up over de Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but de Cruz has wrist control.
Tyler trying to control but de Cruz is working from the bottom.
de Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de Cruz trying to control the position.
Tyler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Tyler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
de Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyler's guard.
Tyler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as de Cruz controls the pace.
de Cruz postures up.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
Tyler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
de Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
de Cruz misses with a body shot
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from de Cruz.
de Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Tyler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
de Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyler slips a straight right by de Cruz.
de Cruz misses the body punch
enabling Tyler to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roco de Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
de Cruz takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
de Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from de Cruz as Tyler shoots in.
Tyler misses with a wild body shot.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on de Cruz's shoulder, as de Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
de Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyler misses with a body shot.
Tyler looks to score with a jab to the body but de Cruz is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
de Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
de Cruz stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyler punishes de Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
de Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
de Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts de Cruz as he jumps to the side.
de Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyler at a distance.
de Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
de Cruz misses with a body shot.
de Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
de Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Roco de Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
de Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Tyler with a nice cross.
Roco de Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
de Cruz misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
de Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
de Cruz misses with a looping right.
de Cruz is looking to wear down Tyler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
de Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by de Cruz.
de Cruz misses the shot to the body.
de Cruz misses the body punch
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
de Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
de Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
de Cruz swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
A jab from Tyler misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
de Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyler with a nice cross.
de Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
de Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from de Cruz.
de Cruz takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
Jake Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
de Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
de Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyler.
Tyler scores with a takedown into de Cruz's guard.
Tyler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but de Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz is looking to sweep but instead, Tyler has passed into half guard.
de Cruz trying to get back to full guard but Tyler takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
de Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Jake Tyler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roco de Cruz.
I think Tyler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tyler!
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