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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Delacruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Kosciuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Delacruz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Delacruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bartek Kosciuszko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosciuszko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delacruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Kosciuszko throws a right hand that Delacruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Delacruz also avoids with ease.
Kosciuszko misses with a takedown attempt - Delacruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delacruz really is a fat lump.
Kosciuszko misses with a few strikes there.
Kosciuszko scores with a punch to the head.
Kosciuszko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delacruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kosciuszko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delacruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Delacruz wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosciuszko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kosciuszko stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bartek Kosciuszko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosciuszko closes the distance and pushes Delacruz back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosciuszko working hard to break the clinch.
Kosciuszko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Delacruz pushes Kosciuszko off looking to stand but Kosciuszko dives back in and keeps control.
Delacruz wants to get back to full guard.
Delacruz tries to kick Kosciuszko off but Kosciuszko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosciuszko stands up out of the half guard.
Kosciuszko misses with a series of wild punches.
Delacruz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Delacruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delacruz is looking to stand up but Kosciuszko won't let him.
Delacruz stops Kosciuszko from standing up.
Delacruz drops back looking for a leg! Kosciuszko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kosciuszko manages to kick Delacruz off! Delacruz jumps back into Kosciuszko's guard.
Kosciuszko wants to get back to his feet but Delacruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Delacruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kosciuszko wants to stand and escape but Delacruz is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kosciuszko 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. Kosciuszko is in Delacruz's guard.
Delacruz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kosciuszko stands up from Delacruz's guard - Kosciuszko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kosciuszko misses the shot to the body.
Delacruz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kosciuszko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Kosciuszko looks to move away, Delacruz throws a big counter combo bu Kosciuszko just gets out of the way.
Kosciuszko looks winded!
Kosciuszko doesn't manage to clinch there - Delacruz circles away.
Kosciuszko misses with a wild combination.
Kosciuszko tries to bum rush Delacruz with a series of wild strikes but Delacruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kosciuszko cracks Delacruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kosciuszko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Delacruz on the side of the head.
Kosciuszko throws a series of punches but Delacruz avoids them all with ease.
Kosciuszko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delacruz.
Delacruz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Delacruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Kosciuszko dominated that round.
That's time! Delacruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kosciuszko tries to bum rush Delacruz with a series of wild strikes but Delacruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delacruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Delacruz takes a little break here. Kosciuszko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Delacruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kosciuszko, who protects the arm well.
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.
Kosciuszko is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosciuszko is not content to let Delacruz control the position.
Kosciuszko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Delacruz slows the pace down.
Kosciuszko stops Delacruz from passing to mount.
Kosciuszko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Delacruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Kosciuszko is defending well.
Delacruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kosciuszko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kosciuszko bucks up and tries to throw Delacruz off but instead Delacruz has got his back!
Delacruz has good solid back control here.
Delacruz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kosciuszko defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz is persistently looking for the submission but Kosciuszko is defending it well.
Kosciuszko is trying to stand back up.
Kosciuszko fending off the submission attempt from Delacruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosciuszko is taking damage to the body and head.
Donald Delacruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kosciuszko is trying to stand back up.
Will Delacruz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delacruz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kosciuszko knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kosciuszko for a finish.
Delacruz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kosciuszko has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Delacruz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kosciuszko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delacruz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kosciuszko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Kosciuszko. Those never looked like landing.
Kosciuszko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delacruz's guard.
Kosciuszko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kosciuszko prevents Delacruz from getting back to his feet.
Delacruz wants to improve his position but instead Kosciuszko has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosciuszko stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosciuszko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bartek Kosciuszko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Kosciuszko misses its intended target.
Kosciuszko works over Delacruz's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Donald Delacruz has been cut.
Kosciuszko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kosciuszko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kosciuszko swinging wildly here.
Kosciuszko gets caught flat footed, as Delacruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delacruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kosciuszko is proving hard to escape from.
Kosciuszko keeping moving, preventing Delacruz from controlling successfully.
Kosciuszko is looking to stand up but Delacruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Delacruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosciuszko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Kosciuszko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kosciuszko has closed the distance and engaged Delacruz in a clinch.
Delacruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kosciuszko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Delacruz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kosciuszko pushes Delacruz off looking to stand but Delacruz dives back in and keeps control.
Delacruz controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delacruz prevents Kosciuszko from standing back up.
Delacruz wants to free his trapped foot but Kosciuszko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Delacruz trying to control the action but Kosciuszko is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kosciuszko swinging wildly here.
Donald Delacruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kosciuszko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartek Kosciuszko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kosciuszko 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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