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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan Dela Cruz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dallas Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz shoots in but Ware avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for Ware with that takedown attempt.
Dela Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Dallas Ware has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz looks winded!
Ware stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ware wants it to stay on the feet.
Dela Cruz shoots and misses
and Ware makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ware shoots for a takedown but Dela Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dela Cruz enables Ware to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dela Cruz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware is stalling in the full guard.
Ware postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware works over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ware connects with a couple of short punches.
Ware is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ware throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dela Cruz's waist but Dela Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ware off to one side.
Ware shoots for a double leg takedown but Dela Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Ware's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Dela Cruz tries to counter it with a takedown but Ware pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck for Dela Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Ware sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dela Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ware shoots in but no luck this time.
Ware feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dela Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ware defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ware slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ware accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Ware missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ware sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ware makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ware shoots in looking for a takedown. Dela Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Ware keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dela Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Ware with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Ware dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dela Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ware counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown.
Dela Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Ware sprawls well. He's pushed Dela Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dallas Ware has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Ware gets double underhooks and turns Dela Cruz into the cage.
Dela Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Ware was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dallas Ware is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ware closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dela Cruz circles away.
Ware looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ware manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dela Cruz on his heels. He'll look to pass Dela Cruz's guard now, I'm sure.
Ware missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ware has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Ware drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dela Cruz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ware has Dela Cruz in his guard.
Dela Cruz is fighting to break Ware's control of his arms but Ware is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ware looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ware looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ware!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dela Cruz down.
Dela Cruz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dela Cruz seems a little lost for a moment, as Ware dominates the positioning.
Ware working the body and head with strikes.
Ware lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dela Cruz down.
Ware in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Dela Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ware controlling from side mount.
Ware could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ware lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dela Cruz is not content to let Ware control the position.
Dela Cruz is being controlled here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ware is looking to take a break and control but Dela Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ware is really struggling to control Dela Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Ware dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ware dives in and scores a takedown into Dela Cruz's guard.
Ware showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ware accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ware working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Dela Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Dela Cruz shoots in and drives through. Ware sprawls well.
Ware looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ware stays in close to Dela Cruz's body and controls the position.
Ware is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware content to stall in guard here.
Ware is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Cruz can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ware looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ware gets a takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ware thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dallas Ware showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ware has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Ware!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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