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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Virgil Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose De La Cruz's chin.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De La Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De La Cruz wants to pass the guard but Hunter is defending well.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De La Cruz tries to stand and escape but Hunter is controlling the position.
De La Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De La Cruz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hunter controls his leg.
De La Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De La Cruz wants to stand up but Hunter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hunter is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
De La Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De La Cruz trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
De La Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunter trying to control from the bottom.
De La Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunter's head.
De La Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Hunter trying to control here.
De La Cruz is looking to stall here but Hunter recovers full guard.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De La Cruz's guard.
Hunter trying to control but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter throwing strikes from guard but De La Cruz blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jose De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Cruz misses with a body kick.
Hunter avoids the head kick by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
De La Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunter swivels and escapes.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De La Cruz as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruz pushes him off.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Cruz looks winded!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De La Cruz is looking for a takedown.
Virgil Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose De La Cruz.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the head.
Hunter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De La Cruz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De La Cruz stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz is trying to push Hunter away but Hunter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De La Cruz tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually De La Cruz drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose De La Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De La Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter 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.
Hunter tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hunter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De La Cruz trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De La Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De La Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has control of De La Cruz's left arm, preventing De La Cruz from doing any damage.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De La Cruz's guard.
Hunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and De La Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunter has managed to get both his arms back between De La Cruz's legs - danger averted.
De La Cruz working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
Hunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter works over De La Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Hunter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De La Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De La Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunter controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunter stands and throws De La Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on De La Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunter controls the position.
De La Cruz trying to control but Hunter flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
De La Cruz trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is persistently looking for the submission but De La Cruz is defending it well.
De La Cruz is trying to get back to his feet but Hunter has full control of the position and if anything, De La Cruz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hunter controlling the position well here. De La Cruz rolled but Hunter kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hunter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter wants to control but De La Cruz is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Hunter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hunter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Cruz tries to avoid it but Hunter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Cruz to the ground. De La Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De La Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De La Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De La Cruz tries to stand but Hunter is controlling his head.
De La Cruz prevents Hunter from escaping the position.
De La Cruz with the ground and pound but Hunter regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
De La Cruz trying to pass the guard but Hunter defending well.
De La Cruz works his way into side control.
De La Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunter, who protects the arm well.
De La Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Hunter going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
An elbow from De La Cruz crashes against the mat.
De La Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunter defending against the ground and pound.
Hunter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
De La Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De La Cruz trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hunter struggling a bit here.
What's Hunter going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control De La Cruz's posture but De La Cruz avoids it.
De La Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter tries to buck De La Cruz off but De La Cruz is having none of it.
De La Cruz tries to stand but Hunter controls the position and pulls De La Cruz into his guard.
De La Cruz wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De La Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De La Cruz works over Hunter with some ground and pound from guard.
De La Cruz wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter working for a triangle but De La Cruz defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz pushes down on Hunter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose De La Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Cruz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose De La Cruz!
Jose De La Cruz got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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