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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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130 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Garry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dela Cruz scores with a body shot.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dela Cruz.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dela Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dela Cruz throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dela Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Dela Cruz coming out on top.
Dela Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dela Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dela Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith is rocked!
Dela Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Dela Cruz finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Dela Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Dela Cruz misses.
The fighters circling - Dela Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dela Cruz misses.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz misses the jab.
Dela Cruz cracks Smith with a good jab.
Dela Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dela Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz misses with a straight left.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Dela Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dela Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dela Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dela Cruz throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range as Dela Cruz strikes.
Dela Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
A nice combination there by Dela Cruz.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dela Cruz cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dela Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dela Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dela Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz looks winded!
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dela Cruz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dela Cruz as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Dela Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Dela Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Dela Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Dela Cruz.
Nice takedown defense from Dela Cruz. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dela Cruz's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dela Cruz's guard.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dela Cruz is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dela Cruz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smith has cracked it and Dela Cruz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Garry Smith!
Garry Smith was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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