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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gadget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Gadget! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dela Cruz! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gadget defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dela Cruz. Gadget scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gadget slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Dela Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown and Gadget counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dela Cruz's knee momentarily. Gadget connects with an inside leg kick. Gadget lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gadget looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gadget.
Gadget punishes Dela Cruz's body with a nice straight punch. Dela Cruz looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gadget lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Gadget scores with a nice body kick.
Dela Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dela Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gadget scores with a nice strike. Dela Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gadget lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gadget scores with a leg kick.
Gadget lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Good leg kick by Gadget there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dela Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gadget. Gadget lands a really nice looking cross but Dela Cruz seems unphased.
Gadget ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gadget stuns Dela Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Gadget scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Dela Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Dela Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gadget with a jab. Dela Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Gadget connects with a leg kick. Dela Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gadget goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Gadget is looking to slow Dela Cruz down with leg kicks. Dela Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gadget. Gadget lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gadget scores with a leg kick.
Gadget comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Both fighters circling a little - Gadget finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. A slapping leg kick lands for Gadget.
Gadget scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Gadget does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Gadget. Gadget lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gadget digs a good body shot into Dela Cruz's ribs. Gadget connects with a leg kick. Dela Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gadget is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Gadget lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dela Cruz's sensitive parts. Gadget throws a nice outside leg kick. Dela Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gadget. Gadget obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice jab there from Gadget. Gadget connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Dela Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gadget. Gadget obviously looking to wear him down.
Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gadget lands with a nice combination. Dela Cruz backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Gadget. Gadget connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gadget scores with a jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Gadget. That's going to slow Dela Cruz down. Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gadget swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gadget explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Gadget scores with a hook. Gadget jabs Dela Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gadget scoring well with a low kick there.
Gadget shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dela Cruz eats them both and turns towards Gadget to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Gadget with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gadget dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dela Cruz takes one to the chin there. Gadget feints and then cracks Dela Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dela Cruz down. A low kick from Dela Cruz is predictable there and Gadget counters with an inside leg kick. Gadget scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Juan Dela Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gadget sizes up Dela Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A slapping leg kick lands for Gadget.
Gadget tests Dela Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dela Cruz tries to move into range but Gadget moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gadget is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Cruz can do to turn this around? Good leg kick by Gadget there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gadget.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gadget throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Dela Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gadget ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Dela Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gadget.
Gadget with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gadget connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dela Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A solid body kick from Gadget.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gadget scores with a hook to the body. Dela Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dela Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gadget - the referee stops the clock and Dela Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gadget. Dela Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Nice body kick from Gadget. Gadget lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gadget scores with a nice right hand.
Dela Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Gadget connects with an inside leg kick. Carl Gadget is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. That kick from Gadget tenderised Dela Cruz's leg. Dela Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on. Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dela Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Gadget takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. An inside leg kick lands from Gadget.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gadget throws a leg kick which misses Dela Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Dela Cruz tries to avoid it. A slapping leg kick lands for Gadget.
Dela Cruz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gadget. That one must have hurt. Gadget connects with a solid leg kick. Gadget scores with a spinning back kick! A nice leg kick lands there from Gadget. Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Dela Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gadget. Gadget connects with an inside leg kick. Gadget lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gadget throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Dela Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gadget, right into the meat.
Gadget lands a leg kick that knocks Dela Cruz off balance momentarily. Dela Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. That kick from Gadget tenderised Dela Cruz's leg. Dela Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on. An inside leg kick lands from Gadget. Gadget lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dela Cruz's sensitive parts. Dela Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gadget throws a leg kick which misses Dela Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Dela Cruz tries to avoid it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gadget throws a front kick that sends Dela Cruz stumbling back into the cage. Gadget connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gadget dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gadget. Dela Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gadget counters with a leg kick. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dela Cruz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gadget has got the better of the exchanges. Gadget scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Gadget swats away the attempt to clinch by Dela Cruz. An inside leg kick lands from Gadget. Dela Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dela Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot. That kick from Gadget tenderised Dela Cruz's leg. Dela Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on. Gadget connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gadget scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dela Cruz doesn't seem bothered though. Dela Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gadget. Dela Cruz shrugs it off though. Gadget looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Gadget.
Gadget connects with an inside leg kick. Gadget turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gadget lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gadget punishes Dela Cruz's body with a nice straight punch. Gadget buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gadget. Dela Cruz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gadget lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gadget connects with a crisp jab. Gadget connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Carl Gadget is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gadget throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Gadget is looking to slow Dela Cruz down with leg kicks. This has been an exciting period of action! Good leg kick by Gadget there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gadget cracks Dela Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Gadget fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dela Cruz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gadget. Gadget moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gadget throws a nice inside leg kick. Gadget lands a jab. Gadget with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carl Gadget is winning the standup battle so far. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dela Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gadget - the referee stops the clock and Dela Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gadget. Dela Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gadget scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Gadget. Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A nice inside leg kick there by Gadget. That's going to slow Dela Cruz down. Dela Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gadget scores with a leg kick.
Gadget turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gadget connects with a body shot. Gadget chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gadget connects with an inside leg kick. Dela Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gadget. Gadget fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dela Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gadget fakes the leg kick and cracks Dela Cruz in the body. Gadget connects with a solid leg kick. Gadget connects with a looping right hand.
Gadget feints and then cracks Dela Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dela Cruz down. Dela Cruz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gadget. Dela Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gadget. 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! A chopping leg kick lands by Gadget. Gadget fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dela Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gadget throws a front kick that sends Dela Cruz stumbling back into the cage. Gadget scores with a kick to the body.
Juan Dela Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gadget scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight! Carl Gadget showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gadget 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Gadget!
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