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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Devon Dickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo De La Cruz (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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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Dickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateo De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick. Dickerson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De La Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De La Cruz trying to control the action but Dickerson is working from the bottom.
Dickerson is trying to control De La Cruz's posture but De La Cruz avoids it.
Dickerson is looking to regain half guard here but De La Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Dickerson is trying to control De La Cruz's posture but De La Cruz avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Dickerson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Dickerson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Dickerson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De La Cruz trying to control the pace.
Dickerson trying to control but De La Cruz postures up.
De La Cruz trying to control from half guard but Dickerson is working away.
Dickerson is concentrating on defense, preventing De La Cruz from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dickerson is looking to control De La Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dickerson avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mateo De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickerson swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz throws a series of punches but Dickerson avoids them all with ease.
De La Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
De La Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickerson fails to pull guard.
De La Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De La Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De La Cruz lands a nice hook to Dickerson's body. Dickerson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De La Cruz clinches up with Dickerson and pushes him back against the cage.
Dickerson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dickerson manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Dickerson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De La Cruz struggling a bit here.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dickerson cracks De La Cruz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De La Cruz defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickerson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De La Cruz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
De La Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dickerson cracks De La Cruz with a big right hand but De La Cruz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dickerson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Cruz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dickerson stops De La Cruz from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mateo De La Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickerson lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from De La Cruz.
Dickerson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De La Cruz!
De La Cruz is letting Dickerson control him for a moment.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickerson throws an elbow but De La Cruz slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Dickerson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Dickerson landing strikes.
Dickerson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De La Cruz works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
De La Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickerson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickerson lands a couple of digs.
Dickerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickerson has his takedown stuffed
and De La Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Dickerson.
De La Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Dickerson in a clinch.
Dickerson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De La Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickerson.
Dickerson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz has hold of Dickerson's hands but Dickerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz taking some punishment here, with Dickerson in his half guard.
De La Cruz is trying to control but can't.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep. Dickerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dickerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De La Cruz's head.
Dickerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De La Cruz's head.
Dickerson throwing shots but De La Cruz is blocking nicely.
Dickerson working the head and body with strikes.
De La Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickerson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dickerson or perhaps it was just good defense by De La Cruz, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dickerson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dickerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De La Cruz's head.
Dickerson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickerson blocks the strikes from De La Cruz.
Devon Dickerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Dickerson dominated that second round.
That's time! Dickerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De La Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De La Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
De La Cruz is thwarting Dickerson's attempts to control the position.
De La Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dickerson is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz trying to control but Dickerson is having none of it.
Dickerson holds on for dear life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickerson tries to hold on but De La Cruz postures up.
De La Cruz wants to control the pace but Dickerson is squirming around nicely.
Dickerson just holding on.
Dickerson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dickerson blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De La Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickerson defending well though.
Dickerson is staying active underneath De La Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De La Cruz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dickerson is staying active underneath De La Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dickerson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De La Cruz is working away from the top position though.
De La Cruz is pressing down on Dickerson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dickerson is holding on for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dickerson is trying to defend but De La Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickerson is trying to control but De La Cruz passes into side control!
De La Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickerson keeps working.
What's Dickerson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
De La Cruz prevents Dickerson from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De La Cruz wants to control but Dickerson is keeping him busy.
De La Cruz tries to advance to mount but Dickerson denies him.
De La Cruz wants to control but Dickerson is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickerson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo De La Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De La 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo De La 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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