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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavares Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tavares Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kenuichio Harada has been cut.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz keeps Harada at a distance using the push kick.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Harada blocks the low kick.
Harada blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Harada avoids the head kick by Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Cruz lands with a hook. Harada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Tavares Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Harada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harada gets slowly back to his feet.
Harada looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harada unloading with bombs!
Harada punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cruz tries to hold on but Harada postures up.
Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harada looking to finish with strikes here!
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harada on the ground.
Harada throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Harada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harada lands a big shot there that rocks Cruz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Cruz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harada throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harada unloading with bombs!
It looks like Tavares Cruz has been cut.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Harada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harada.
Harada throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harada.
Harada thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Harada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada working Cruz over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada looking to finish with strikes here!
Harada throwing strikes here but Cruz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
You get the feeling that Cruz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harada raining down shots from the mount!
Harada lands a big elbow.
Harada unloads with some shots from mount but Cruz bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harada dominating with strikes here.
Harada throwing strikes here but Cruz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harada throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenuichio Harada dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz throws a leg kick but Harada checks it.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Harada shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harada moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body. Harada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harada is breathing heavily.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Harada moves out of range easily.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harada moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Harada dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Harada's head and hops out.
Tavares Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenuichio Harada.
Harada tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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.
Harada avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harada avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harada throwing strikes but Cruz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cruz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cruz motions for Harada to come forward. Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Harada blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harada takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Harada is out of range.
Harada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Harada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tavares Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Harada gets a takedown into half guard.
Kenuichio Harada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harada stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harada is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Harada.
Harada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Harada there.
Cruz tries to roll over but Harada keeps him under control.
Harada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz has hold of Harada's hands but Harada slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harada winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tavares Cruz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Harada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz pushes Harada away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harada.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz wants to land a leg kick but Harada is out of range.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz throws out a leg kick but Harada moves out of range and Cruz only half commits.
Harada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Harada persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Harada gets a takedown into half guard.
Harada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz is trying to stand up here but Harada is controlling him well.
Harada working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harada.
Harada thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Harada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Harada's front leg but catches the back leg as Harada tries to avoid it.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Tavares Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Harada moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Harada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Cruz wants to slow Harada down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Harada slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harada.
Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tavares Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavares Cruz!
Tavares Cruz is the new welterweight champion!
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