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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruarc Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruarc Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruarc Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Dela Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris manages to get to full guard.
Dela Cruz preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dela Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dela Cruz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
Dela Cruz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harris has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Harris not doing much here.
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to full guard but Harris has mounted him!
Harris content just to control the position here.
Dela Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Harris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dela Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris wants to stand but Dela Cruz is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking to improve his position but Harris isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris controlling the position easily from mount.
Harris is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Harris has Dela Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Dela Cruz controls his hands.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dela Cruz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harris regains guard immediately.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris is wriggling around but Dela Cruz manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has hold of Dela Cruz's hands but Dela Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dela Cruz trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Dela Cruz winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dela Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dela Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Harris's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dela Cruz working Harris over with strikes.
Dela Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ruarc Harris 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.
Harris gets caught flat footed, as Dela Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dela Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dela Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harris wriggles free and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harris to the mat! Harris manages to get full guard.
Dela Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dela Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Dela Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dela Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dela Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Harris tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dela Cruz manages to move to mount!
Dela Cruz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dela Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dela Cruz with shots to the head and body - Harris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Harris is rocked!
Harris tries to hold on but Dela Cruz postures up.
Harris manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dela Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dela Cruz is stalling here. Harris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dela Cruz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harris staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Dela Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dela Cruz drives through with a takedown into Harris's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harris wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Harris controls Dela Cruz momentarily but Dela Cruz frees himself.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Harris is looking to sweep but instead, Dela Cruz has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Dela Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harris's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Dela Cruz is standing up over Harris. Harris looks to escape but Dela Cruz dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dela Cruz wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Dela Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dela Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
A big shot lands for Dela Cruz! That's hurt Harris! Will he recover? Dela Cruz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
Mauricio Dela Cruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ruarc Harris had this to say: 'I lost this match because i had a injured heart you see someone ran over my dog earlier today. If it where not for that i would have kicked this guys ass.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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