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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shen's choice of entrance music: For Faith. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wei Shen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Dela Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shen.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up but Shen circles away and keeps his distance.
Shen misses with a few strikes there.
Shen clinches up with Dela Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Shen misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shen.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
Dela Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shen trying to stall but Dela Cruz improves his position.
Shen looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Cruz is blocking nicely.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dela Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shen stalling the fight.
Shen pushes Dela Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dela Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shen throws a combination that misses
and Dela Cruz counters by clinching up.
Dela Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Shen landing knees to the body.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Dela Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dela Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dela Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Shen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shen tries to clinch up.
Shen moves into range and clinches up with Dela Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shen lands a right hand.
Shen crunches a lovely knee into Dela Cruz's ribcage.
Shen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shen.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Shen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
Shen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dela Cruz's face.
Dela Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
Shen scores a nice knee to the body.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shen tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Cruz blocks with his arms.
Shen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Shen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dela Cruz as Shen tries to tie him up.
Shen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dela Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Shen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dela Cruz smiles and moves away.
Shen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shen has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Dela Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Shen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dela Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shen doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela Cruz circles away.
Shen has managed to clinch.
Shen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dela Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shen goes for a takedown attempt but Dela Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shen tries to clinch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shen throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Shen gets tackled into the cage by Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shen controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
Shen taking a breather.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Shen working Dela Cruz over with knees to the body.
Dela Cruz tries to break free but Shen pushes him back against the cage.
Shen missing with knees to the body.
Shen looking to stall.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Cruz avoids it.
Shen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen with a knee to the head.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dela Cruz as Shen tries to tie him up.
Oh Dela Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wei Shen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dela Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Shen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Shen trying to stall but Dela Cruz improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Shen looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Cruz is blocking nicely.
Dela Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Shen.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Cruz avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen stalling in the clinch but Dela Cruz improves position.
Dela Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dela Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dela Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Juan Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wei Shen.
Shen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shen slowing the pace effectively.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shen stalling in the clinch but Dela Cruz improves position.
Dela Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen gets control of Dela Cruz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shen looking to control but Dela Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dela Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shen trying to control but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dela Cruz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Shen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shen scores with a shot to the body.
Shen tries to clinch there but Dela Cruz circles away.
Dela Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shen momentarily.
Shen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dela Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shen misses with a head kick.
Shen throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Shen tries to clinch there but Dela Cruz circles away.
Jab by Dela Cruz.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shen!
Dela Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Shen.
Shen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dela Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shen closes the distance and clinches.
Shen lands a knee to the body.
Shen trying to stall but Dela Cruz improves his position.
Shen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shen connects with a knee to the head.
Dela Cruz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen avoiding damage.
Dela Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dela Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dela Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Shen has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Shen.
Shen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dela Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shen.
Shen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shen looking to stall.
Shen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Shen working Dela Cruz over with knees to the body.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shen scores a nice knee to the body.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Shen missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Shen misses with a knee strike.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Shen misses with a knee strike.
Shen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shen has Dela Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Dela Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shen missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shen scores a nice knee to the body.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Shen really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dela Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Shen.
Shen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shen tries to clinch there but Dela Cruz circles away.
Juan Dela Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dela Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shen closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Shen working Dela Cruz over with knees to the body.
Shen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shen trying to stall but Dela Cruz improves his position.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Shen tries for a takedown but Dela Cruz manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen missing with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dela Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Cruz avoids it.
Shen tries to stall but Dela Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dela Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Shen has the dominant position.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dela Cruz.
Shen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shen trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shen scores with a knee to the head.
Shen landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
Shen is trying to stall.
Shen crunches a lovely knee into Dela Cruz's ribcage.
Shen crunches a lovely knee into Dela Cruz's ribcage.
Shen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dela Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
Shen misses with a knee to the head.
Shen tries a knee to the head but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Dela Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Shen has the dominant position.
Shen connects with a knee to the head.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shen tries a knee to the head but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Dela Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dela Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen gets a clinch.
Shen looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Cruz is blocking nicely.
Shen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dela Cruz is trying to break free.
Shen lands a knee to the body.
Dela Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shen stalling.
Shen tries to throw a body punch but Dela Cruz avoids it by throwing Shen back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Shen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Shen dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shen is looking to clinch.
Dela Cruz moves to clinch but Shen breaks away
and Shen counters by moving into the clinch.
Dela Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Shen.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Shen is trying to maintain a safe position but Dela Cruz gets an underhook and turns Shen into the cage.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dela Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Shen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Cruz avoids it.
Shen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dela Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shen wants a takedown.
Shen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Shen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dela Cruz tries to break free but Shen pushes him back against the cage.
Shen trying to stall but Dela Cruz improves his position.
Shen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dela Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Shen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Shen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juan Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wei Shen.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Cruz avoids it.
Dela Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dela Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shen missing with knees to the body.
Dela Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shen has Dela Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Dela Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dela Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shen tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Cruz blocks with his arms.
Shen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage as Shen throws knees to the body.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Shen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Shen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Shen slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shen scores a nice knee to the body.
Juan Dela Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Shen tries to pull guard but Dela Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Shen drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dela Cruz tries to break free but Shen pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shen obliges.
Wei Shen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shen wants to stall.
Shen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wei Shen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Wei Shen!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Wei Shen!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Wei Shen!
Wei Shen wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Wei Shen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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