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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nevils (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris de la Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevils comes into the arena with Someday- Flipsyde blaring out of the sound system. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Nevils!
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, Chris de la Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevils fails to land the takedown.
Nevils scores with a takedown into de la Cruz's guard.
Nevils throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as de la Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nevils pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de la Cruz is keeping the position for now.
de la Cruz is working an open guard so Nevils takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from Nevils does no damage.
Nevils misses with a wild combination.
Nevils gets a takedown into half guard.
Nevils trying to control from half guard but de la Cruz is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevils not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de la Cruz tries to roll over but Nevils keeps him under control.
Nevils is looking to take a break and control but de la Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevils is looking to advance position but de la Cruz won't allow it.
Nevils 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.
Nevils is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
de la Cruz trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nevils seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but de la Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
de la Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for de la Cruz.
de la Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nevils doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nevils manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
de la Cruz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nevils is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevils has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed de la Cruz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nevils is breathing heavily.
de la Cruz is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de la Cruz can't escape the position.
Nevils is riding his opponent, not letting de la Cruz buck him off.
Can de la Cruz hold on?! Nevils is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nevils throwing wild punches that miss their target.
de la Cruz wants to escape the position.
Nevils struggling to land strikes to the head as de la Cruz covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz trying to control the action but Nevils just sinks the hooks in.
de la Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Nevils 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, de la Cruz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Nevils keeps control of the position as de la Cruz tries to break free.
Nevils lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nevils dominated that round.
That's time! Nevils's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
de la Cruz tries for a takedown but Nevils circles away easily
and Nevils counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nevils.
de la Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de la Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nevils manages to get himself to full guard.
Nevils working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because de la Cruz has passed into half guard!
de la Cruz is keen to just control but Nevils is a slippery customer.
Nevils is trying to control but de la Cruz manages to pass to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de la Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Cruz has hold of Nevils's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nevils manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
de la Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
Nevils really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ryan Nevils overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nevils manages to regain half guard. Good work.
de la Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nevils regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nevils had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. de la Cruz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nevils Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take de la Cruz's back instead.
Nevils slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nevils doesn't have the hooks in and de la Cruz manages to turn into his guard.
Nevils pulls de la Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
de la Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nevils's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevils is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de la Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Nevils gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nevils thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevils accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nevils shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nevils wants to control the pace but de la Cruz is squirming around nicely.
de la Cruz wants to hold on but Nevils pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Nevils dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
de la Cruz jabs Nevils right on the nose. Nevils blinks but takes it well.
Ryan Nevils is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de la Cruz lands a jab to Nevils's midsection.
Nevils scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
de la Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
de la Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nevils tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nevils working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on de la Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nevils wants to stand but de la Cruz is controlling his arm.
de la Cruz is trying to control Nevils's posture but Nevils avoids it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de la Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Nevils shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
de la Cruz keeping moving, preventing Nevils from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Cruz pulls Nevils in close to prevent any damage.
Nevils throwing strikes but missing.
de la Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Nevils is proving a slippery customer.
de la Cruz is trying to hold Nevils in close to prevent damage but Nevils has managed to pass into half guard.
de la Cruz won't allow Nevils to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevils stalling.
Nevils stalling away here and it's allowed de la Cruz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nevils trying to control the position from guard on top but de la Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de la Cruz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nevils is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. de la Cruz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nevils's back instead.
That's four 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.
de la Cruz is looking to control Nevils but Nevils is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nevils manages to reverse the position and now he's in de la Cruz's guard. Nice work there by Nevils.
Nevils not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
de la Cruz keeping full guard, as Nevils tries to pass.
Chris de la Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Nevils is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nevils is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Nevils showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nevils, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Nevils!
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hype
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