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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Droski De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Yager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Droski De La Cruz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Droski De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Yager!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yager lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yager bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yager trying to control the action but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yager tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on De La Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yager is working De La Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yager working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yager decides to stand back up.
De La Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yager.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz misses with a double jab.
Yager shoots in and bounces De La Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De La Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yager pushes down on De La Cruz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De La Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yager is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Yager lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yager is stalling in the full guard.
De La Cruz has momentary wrist control but Yager slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yager landing some decent shots from guard.
Yager content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yager forces his way into half guard.
Yager with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yager winds up and cracks De La Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yager tries to pass the half guard into mount. De La Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De La Cruz has hold of Yager's hands but Yager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yager working over De La Cruz with some ground and pound. De La Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yager is taking a breather. De La Cruz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Yager there.
Yager scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yager trying to mount his opponent but De La Cruz defends it.
Yager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De La Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yager lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yager tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De La Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yager wants to pass to mount but De La Cruz is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Yager dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De La Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Yager.
Yager misses with a looping left.
Droski De La Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yager moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De La Cruz clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for De La Cruz with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz misses with a head kick.
Yager thows a body shot but no joy.
Yager bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Yager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yager digs a good hook to De La Cruz's body.
Yager drops De La Cruz with a nice combination! Yager dives into De La Cruz's guard, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yager slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yager is putting a hurting on De La Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yager controlling the position from side mount.
Yager is putting a hurting on De La Cruz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kyle Yager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yager is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De La Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
De La Cruz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yager works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De La Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Yager drags him back down.
De La Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De La Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De La Cruz is being controlled here.
Yager looks up at the clock and then as De La Cruz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yager smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yager in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yager connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De La Cruz some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yager scoring with punches and elbows.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Yager landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yager lands a nice forearm strike.
Yager tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yager has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yager lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yager moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Yager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yager works over De La Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Yager keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Cruz throws a push kick but Yager slaps the foot to one side.
Yager lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Droski De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yager works over De La Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De La Cruz is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yager lands a nice looking body shot.
De La Cruz gets caught napping as Yager dives in and scores a takedown. De La Cruz manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yager chips away with some ground and pound.
Yager controlling from the top position.
Yager wants to pass the guard but De La Cruz is keeping the position.
Yager scoring with punches to the head and body.
De La Cruz has momentary wrist control but Yager slips an elbow through the middle.
Yager looking to pass the guard.
Yager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yager is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yager must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yager with a nice head shot there.
Yager works over De La Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yager postures up and lands a big shot to De La Cruz's brow.
Yager cracks De La Cruz with a solid left hand.
Yager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yager keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Yager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yager postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yager's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De La Cruz's head.
Yager is pushing down on De La Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. De La Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Yager has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Yager there.
De La Cruz trying to control but Yager postures up.
Yager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yager slows the pace down in half guard.
Yager lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yager winds up and cracks De La Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yager takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yager scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kyle Yager is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yager slows the pace down in half guard.
Droski De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yager looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Yager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yager winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Yager!
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