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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosco Scorpion has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rosco Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scorpion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Scorpion lunges at De La Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De La Cruz's hand.
Scorpion lands a jab to De La Cruz's midsection.
Rosco Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
De La Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Scorpion sets himself, and De La Cruz steps forward looking for the clinch! Scorpion avoids it this time.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
Scorpion swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz takes a jab right on the kisser.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Scorpion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Scorpion pushes him off.
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Scorpion misses.
De La Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scorpion to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scorpion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De La Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Scorpion circles away.
Scorpion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De La Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a lazy right hand but De La Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scorpion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Scorpion circles away.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scorpion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and Scorpion tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion forces De La Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Scorpion gets through De La Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but De La Cruz avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
De La Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De La Cruz pulls guard.
Scorpion wants to stand but De La Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scorpion wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of De La Cruz's closed guard. He's half up but De La Cruz has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! De La Cruz pivots and extends the arm, Scorpion falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by De La Cruz! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan 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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