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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lusiphur Kusanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lusiphur Kusanagi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Lusiphur Kusanagi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lusiphur Kusanagi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Dela Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dela Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Kusanagi.
Dela Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dela Cruz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kusanagi is just riding it out for now. Dela Cruz eventually gives up the hold.
Kusanagi looks gassed!
Dela Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dela Cruz is trying to control. Kusanagi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kusanagi still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kusanagi has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz gets back to half guard.
Dela Cruz controlling the position well.
Dela Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kusanagi is working away from the top position though.
Kusanagi wants to free his trapped foot but Dela Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dela Cruz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
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.
Kusanagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dela Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kusanagi.
Dela Cruz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kusanagi is looking to advance position but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
Dela Cruz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of King Dela Cruz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab.
Lusiphur Kusanagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusanagi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kusanagi.
Kusanagi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kusanagi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kusanagi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dela Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Dela Cruz is keen to just control but Kusanagi is a slippery customer.
Kusanagi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dela Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dela Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kusanagi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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!
Dela Cruz wants to take a breather but Kusanagi is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is controlling the pace.
Dela Cruz is keen to just control but Kusanagi is a slippery customer.
Dela Cruz is nestled in close to Kusanagi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dela Cruz moves nicely into side control.
Dela Cruz works to advance to full mount. Kusanagi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kusanagi's face.
Dela Cruz 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.
Dela Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dela Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dela Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kusanagi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dela Cruz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kusanagi hang on?
Dela Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Kusanagi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dela Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Kusanagi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dela Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Cruz breaks from Kusanagi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz content just to control the position here.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Kusanagi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dela Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kusanagi looks a forlorn figure.
Dela Cruz looking to control but Kusanagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dela Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Kusanagi defends it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks Kusanagi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dela Cruz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dela Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Dela Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kusanagi?
Dela Cruz cracks Kusanagi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dela Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Kusanagi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dela Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dela Cruz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kusanagi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kusanagi shrugs it off.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Kusanagi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dela Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dela Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Dela Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the liver by Dela Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Dela Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Dela Cruz catches Kusanagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dela Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kusanagi on the side of the head.
Dela Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kusanagi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dela Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kusanagi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dela Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dela Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kusanagi can do to turn this around?
Dela Cruz working the body and head with strikes.
Kusanagi tries to escape but Dela Cruz is in control.
Kusanagi is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kusanagi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King Dela Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but Kusanagi is working away.
Dela Cruz cracks Kusanagi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kusanagi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dela Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks Kusanagi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kusanagi is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dela Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kusanagi is looking to escape.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Kusanagi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dela Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dela Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dela Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dela Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Kusanagi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a big elbow.
Dela Cruz wants to control the pace but Kusanagi is squirming around nicely.
Dela Cruz breaks from Kusanagi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz controlling his opponent.
Dela Cruz scoring with strikes but Kusanagi is staying in there.
Dela Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kusanagi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
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!
Dela Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kusanagi is rocked!
Dela Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kusanagi is still in real trouble! Can Dela Cruz finish him?
Kusanagi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kusanagi seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dela Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dela Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
Kusanagi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kusanagi is bucking up trying to escape but Dela Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Kusanagi is having none of it.
Dela Cruz controlling from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
Dela Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz controlling his opponent.
Dela Cruz looking for a guillotine from mount but Kusanagi is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dela Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
Dela Cruz breaks from Kusanagi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dela Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kusanagi looks a forlorn figure.
Dela Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Lusiphur Kusanagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Dela Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight 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.
Kusanagi is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz controlling his opponent.
Dela Cruz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. King Dela Cruz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kusanagi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kusanagi has time to react.
A cross from Dela Cruz lands.
Dela Cruz blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz cracks a nice hook into Kusanagi's ribs.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dela Cruz looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dela Cruz 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for King Dela Cruz!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for King Dela Cruz!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for King Dela Cruz!
King Dela Cruz wins by unanimous decision!
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