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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Dela Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnie Johnston's chin.
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210 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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177 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Johnie Johnston! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Dela Cruz! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnston gets caught flat footed, as Dela Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Johnston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Johnston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Dela Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Johnston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnston manages to kick Dela Cruz off! Dela Cruz jumps back into Johnston's guard. Dela Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Dela Cruz trying to move into half guard but instead Johnston has managed to sweep!
Dela Cruz working for a triangle but Johnston defends it easily.
Dela Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnston lands a couple of digs. Johnston scoring with punches to the head and body. Johnston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Dela Cruz has an active guard here but Johnston has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dela Cruz wants to improve his position but Johnston is controlling well.
Dela Cruz has hold of Johnston's hands but Johnston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Johnston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Johnston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dela Cruz on the ground. Dela Cruz looks winded! Johnston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. 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. Johnston connects with a nice short shot to Dela Cruz's temple. Johnston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dela Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Johnston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Dela Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Dela Cruz tries to roll over but Johnston keeps him under control. Dela Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dela Cruz has hold of Johnston's hands but Johnston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Johnston lands strikes from half guard. Johnston scores with a couple of good hammerfists. This has been an exciting period of action! Johnston seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Johnston looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Johnston is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruz taking some punishment here, with Johnston in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnston looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Dela Cruz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnston pulls his head out easily. Dela Cruz looking for subs from the bottom but Johnston mounts him! Dela Cruz tries to hold on but Johnston postures up. Dela Cruz is trying desperately to improve position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Johnston is landing with some decent strikes but Dela Cruz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dela Cruz is looking to get to half guard. A nice elbow there by Johnston. We've been informed that Dela Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Dela Cruz taking shots to the head. Johnston raining down shots from the mount! Dela Cruz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johnston putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Dela Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnston has a good base and remains in mount. Dela Cruz keeps trying to improve his position. Dela Cruz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Johnston dominated that round. That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Johnston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dela Cruz sprawls well initially but Johnston persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Dela Cruz tries to roll over but Johnston keeps him under control. Johnston winds up and cracks Dela Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Johnston winds up and cracks Dela Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Dela Cruz actively working from the bottom here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dela Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Dela Cruz moves into full guard.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily. Johnston scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dela Cruz is looking to cinch up a triangle. Johnston throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dela Cruz's body to avoid the submission. Dela Cruz has instead reached around Johnston's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dela Cruz arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juan Dela Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
45% |
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