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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antwan Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antwan Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz misses with the combination.
Dela Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Cohen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cohen darts in trying to clinch
and Dela Cruz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cohen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dela Cruz dives into side control.
Cohen is looking for a sweep.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Cohen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cohen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen trying to control but not successfully.
Dela Cruz looking to break Cohen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cohen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dela Cruz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cohen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dela Cruz looking for the RNC.
Cohen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dela Cruz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cohen is defending well though. Dela Cruz let's go of the attempt for now.
Cohen rolls, trying to escape but Dela Cruz keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to control the position but Dela Cruz manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Cohen manages to buck him off and is now in Dela Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Cohen!
Cohen throws an elbow that misses. Dela Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cohen's guard. Nice move by Dela Cruz!
Cohen wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Dela Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cohen looking for a sweep. Not yet Cohen, not yet.
Dela Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Cohen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cohen manages to kick Dela Cruz off! Dela Cruz jumps back into Cohen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz passes into half guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruz wants to take a breather but Cohen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cohen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dela Cruz controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dela Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dela Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cohen is fending him off so far but Dela Cruz persists. Nope, Cohen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cohen wanted to stand there but Dela Cruz had control of the position.
Cohen throws a big right hand that misses.
Dela Cruz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cohen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cohen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dela Cruz controls his hands.
Cohen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dela Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cohen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cohen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cohen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen throwing strikes but missing.
Cohen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dela Cruz's guard.
Cohen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dela Cruz on the ground.
Cohen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cohen slips under a jab.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cohen is struggling to control the position.
Dela Cruz has Cohen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dela Cruz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cohen tumbling to the mat - Dela Cruz dives into Cohen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dela Cruz is standing up over Cohen. Cohen looks to escape but Dela Cruz dives into side control.
Dela Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cohen keeps working.
Cohen prevents Dela Cruz from improving position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cohen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cohen really wants to buck Dela Cruz off and get back to his feet.
Cohen tries to hold on but Dela Cruz postures up.
Cohen has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dela Cruz's lack of action.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Cohen is keeping him busy.
Dela Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Cohen defends the submission attempt.
Cohen trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cohen keeps working.
Dela Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Cohen wants to control but Dela Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Cohen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dela Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cohen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dela Cruz trying to control from half guard but Cohen is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antwan Cohen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cohen tries to clinch but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dela Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cohen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cohen tries to buck Dela Cruz off but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Dela Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cohen, who protects the arm well.
Dela Cruz tries to advance to mount but Cohen denies him.
Cohen wants to control but Dela Cruz postures up.
Dela Cruz tries to move to mount but Cohen blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz advances nicely into full mount.
Cohen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cohen tries to hold on but Dela Cruz postures up.
Juan Dela Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cohen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dela Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dela Cruz controlling from mount.
Cohen is desperately trying to improve his position but Dela Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cohen is surviving well by controlling Dela Cruz's body position as best he can.
Cohen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz looking to control but Cohen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cohen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dela Cruz controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Juan Dela Cruz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cohen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dela Cruz is trying to stand back up but Cohen is controlling him
Cohen 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.
Dela Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cohen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to kick Cohen off but Cohen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cohen is working for an americana but Dela Cruz has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cohen was thinking about the submission.
Cohen is in close to Dela Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cohen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen scoring with some ground and pound.
Cohen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dela Cruz, up you get!
Cohen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cohen wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Dela Cruz.
I think Dela Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Dela Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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