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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Delacruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Drake (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswaldo Delacruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Drake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delacruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Delacruz stops Drake from getting back to his feet.
Drake is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Delacruz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drake controls his leg.
Delacruz slips a nice elbow through Drake's hands, connecting with Drake's forehead.
Delacruz with the ground and pound but Drake uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Drake is pulling down on Delacruz's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delacruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake wants to stand and escape but Delacruz is having none of it.
Delacruz wanted to stand there but Drake had control of the position.
Delacruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drake trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drake is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drake has escaped and now he's on top!
Drake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Delacruz dives on top into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Drake manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Drake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Delacruz is looking for a sweep.
Delacruz is working hard here to advance position.
Delacruz 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.
Drake working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz is looking for a sweep.
Drake is trying to ground and pound but Delacruz uses the momentary lack of control by Drake to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake is just content to waste time from the top position. Delacruz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. Delacruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Delacruz!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delacruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Delacruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drake is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drake has escaped and now he's on top!
Drake is working Delacruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. Delacruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Delacruz!
Delacruz stands up from Drake's guard - Delacruz perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to score a takedown here. Delacruz is defending well but Drake drives through and ends up in Delacruz's guard.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delacruz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drake!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delacruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Delacruz is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delacruz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Drake tries to lock up and control but Delacruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Drake will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drake is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Drake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Delacruz is trying to improve his position.
Drake lands a few punches from side control.
Delacruz dodges the ground and pound from Drake.
Drake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Delacruz is avoiding damage well.
Delacruz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacruz throws a few strikes from the bottom but Drake takes advantage and mounts!
Drake with shots to the head and body - Delacruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tony Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drake moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Delacruz has worked his arm free - good work by Delacruz!
Delacruz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Delacruz manages to get to full guard.
Drake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Delacruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delacruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drake's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake is looking to stand up but Delacruz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz throws a strike but Drake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delacruz trying to control the position.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Delacruz.
Delacruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delacruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delacruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Delacruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drake throws a strike but Delacruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delacruz is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delacruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Drake.
Drake throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Delacruz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Drake is in Delacruz's guard.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. Delacruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by Delacruz!
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delacruz controlling Drake's posture.
Drake throws a strike but Delacruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delacruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake pulls Delacruz in close to prevent any damage.
Delacruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz wants to stand but Drake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drake wants to sweep here but Delacruz controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delacruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Drake wasn't active enough on the ground.
Delacruz moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake counters with a good, hard body kick but Delacruz shrugs it off.
Drake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Delacruz on his heels. He'll look to pass Delacruz's guard now, I'm sure.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake wants to get up but he can't break Delacruz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delacruz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Delacruz.
Drake landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Delacruz keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Delacruz blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Drake!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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