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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jandro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jandro Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jandro Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mandela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mandela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mandela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mandela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz pulls Mandela in close to prevent any damage.
Mandela works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Mandela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cruz throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Mandela manages to pass to side control.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela is chipping away with strikes.
Mandela landing strikes.
Cruz is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz being controlled for a moment.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Mandela finish him?
Cruz prevents Mandela from moving into mount.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mandela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mandela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mandela's best efforts.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Mandela working Cruz over with strikes.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Mandela has control of the leg.
Cruz has one foot on Mandela's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mandela misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jrock Mandela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela is breathing heavily.
Mandela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mandela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Mandela defends it.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Mandela is working away.
Mandela trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mandela tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Mandela is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mandela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mandela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mandela is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Mandela defends it well.
Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mandela can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mandela wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz working Mandela over with strikes here.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mandela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Mandela is rocked!
It looks like Jrock Mandela has been cut.
Mandela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cruz cracks Mandela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Mandela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mandela tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz tries to control but Mandela wriggling away.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Jrock Mandela's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mandela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jandro Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jrock Mandela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mandela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Mandela won't allow it.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Mandela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mandela seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Mandela.
Mandela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Mandela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mandela tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Mandela drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jrock Mandela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mandela prevents it.
Mandela is trying to stall.
Mandela fails to pull guard.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mandela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Mandela.
Mandela stops a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Mandela can't break the clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mandela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mandela tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandela.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Mandela.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Mandela keeps him there for the moment.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Mandela improves position.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
A combination from Mandela does no damage.
Mandela wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mandela!
Mandela wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Mandela is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mandela has worked his arm free - good work by Mandela!
Cruz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mandela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Mandela gets back to half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Mandela is keeping him busy.
Mandela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mandela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mandela is tightening it up a little... Cruz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cruz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cruz taps out! nice BJJ there by Mandela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jrock Mandela!
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