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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel de la Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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218 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel de la Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jack mehoff!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mehoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but de la Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
de la Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by mehoff.
mehoff is looking to clinch.
de la Cruz shoots in and drives through. mehoff sprawls well.
mehoff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
mehoff tries to clinch but de la Cruz moves out of range.
mehoff tries to bum rush de la Cruz with a series of wild strikes but de la Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
mehoff tries to close the distance and clinch but de la Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de la Cruz fails with the takedown.
mehoff tries to clinch but de la Cruz moves out of range.
jack mehoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de la Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de la Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
mehoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
mehoff tries to clinch there but de la Cruz circles away.
jack mehoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz scores a takedown into full mount!
mehoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
de la Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. mehoff can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
mehoff is squirming around, avoiding de la Cruz's attempts to control the action.
mehoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from de la Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mehoff tries to reverse the position but de la Cruz maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de la Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
mehoff is trying to escape the mount.
de la Cruz wants to take mehoff's back but he can't do it this time.
de la Cruz wants to control the pace but mehoff is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mehoff tries to hold on but de la Cruz pushes him away.
de la Cruz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, mehoff has worked his arm free - good work by mehoff!
de la Cruz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, mehoff has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for de la Cruz but great work by mehoff.
de la Cruz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mehoff's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mehoff's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
mehoff preventing the rear naked choke attempt from de la Cruz.
mehoff trying to control the position but de la Cruz manages to sink in the hooks.
de la Cruz keeps control of the position easily here as mehoff tries to buck him off.
mehoff looking very determined here, making life difficult for de la Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joel de la Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! de la Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
mehoff tries to close the distance and clinch but de la Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de la Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming mehoff to the mat! mehoff manages to get full guard.
de la Cruz looking to pass the guard.
de la Cruz won't allow mehoff to sweep him here.
de la Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but mehoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if mehoff can do anything to dispel that myth.
de la Cruz pushing down on mehoff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
mehoff keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
de la Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz trying to control the action but mehoff is working from the bottom.
mehoff pushes de la Cruz off looking to stand but de la Cruz dives back in and keeps control.
de la Cruz is trying to control. mehoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
de la Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
de la Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
de la Cruz trying to mount his opponent but mehoff defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but mehoff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mehoff tries a head kick but it misses.
mehoff doesn't manage to clinch there - de la Cruz circles away.
mehoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de la Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
de la Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but mehoff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
mehoff manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - mehoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de la Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mehoff but mehoff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mehoff is looking to clinch but de la Cruz is avoiding it.
mehoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
mehoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de la Cruz tries for a takedown but mehoff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel de la Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mehoff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Joel de la Cruz has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
de la Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by mehoff.
de la Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - mehoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack mehoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joel de la Cruz's cut.
That's time! de la Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
mehoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mehoff is looking to clinch but de la Cruz is avoiding it.
mehoff connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - mehoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mehoff throws a right and a left that de la Cruz avoids nicely.
mehoff moves in looking to clinch but de la Cruz pushes him off.
de la Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de la Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
de la Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and mehoff defends it well.
de la Cruz trying to control the action but mehoff is working from the bottom.
mehoff is trying to stand up here but de la Cruz is controlling him well.
de la Cruz moves into full mount! mehoff won't be happy about that!
That's two 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.
mehoff prevents de la Cruz from taking his back.
de la Cruz working for a submission but mehoff is keeping him at bay.
de la Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
de la Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
mehoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de la Cruz tries to control but mehoff wriggling away.
mehoff wants to control but de la Cruz is having none of it.
That's four 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.
de la Cruz is trying to take his opponent's back.
mehoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de la Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
de la Cruz working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. mehoff turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips de la Cruz off and cradles mehoff's limp body as de la Cruz celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Joel de la Cruz!
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RATING
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