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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Gertje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Gertje looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Gertje!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Dela Cruz as Gertje shoots in.
Gertje looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gertje displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gertje pinned against the cage. Gertje gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Dela Cruz with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gertje tries for a takedown but Dela Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gertje swats away the attempt to clinch by Dela Cruz.
Gertje keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dela Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gertje circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gertje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gertje swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gertje shoots for a takedown but Dela Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gertje swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch there but Gertje circles away.
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Gertje sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dela Cruz shoots in and drives through. Gertje sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Gertje as Dela Cruz shoots in.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gertje throws a wild body kick that Dela Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but Gertje moves out of range.
Dela Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gertje pinned against the cage. Gertje gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dela Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dela Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Gertje is looking to clinch.
Dela Cruz tries for a takedown but Gertje sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dela Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dela Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Gertje sprawls well. He's pushed Dela Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dela Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
Dela Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Gertje counters with a good, hard body kick but Dela Cruz shrugs it off.
Gertje fails to land the takedown.
Gertje circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dela Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gertje tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gertje.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gertje swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dela Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dela Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gertje.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gertje as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gertje fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gertje stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dela Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Dela Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dela Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gertje is fending him off so far but Dela Cruz persists. Nope, Gertje circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a head kick but Gertje moves out of range.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch but Gertje slips to the side
and Gertje makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up but Gertje circles away and keeps his distance.
Gertje closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dela Cruz is trying to pull guard but Gertje turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gertje jumps guard and drags Dela Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gertje holds on and takes a little breather.
Gertje keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gertje's guard.
Dela Cruz is thwarting Gertje's attempts to control the position.
Dela Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gertje!
Dela Cruz looking to control but Gertje is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gertje is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dela Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gertje can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dela Cruz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Dela Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gertje wants to hold on but Dela Cruz pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Gertje is holding on tight.
Gertje really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dela Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dela Cruz with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dela Cruz tries to control but Gertje wriggling away.
Dela Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gertje hang on?
Gertje tries to hold on but Dela Cruz postures up.
Dela Cruz landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dela Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dela Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gertje is looking to escape.
Dela Cruz is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gertje is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Dela Cruz!
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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
24% |
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