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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
ISLAND COMBAT 2
Date: Mar 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Cruz moves away.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio is having none of it.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Mikio circles away.
De La Cruz avoids the body shot from Mikio.
De La Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikio fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikio misses the shot to the body.
Mikio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De La Cruz dodges the punch combination from Mikio.
Juan De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikio scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikio misses the shot to the body.
Mikio throws a good cross that connects.
De La Cruz moves to clinch but Mikio breaks away
and Mikio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikio circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.#T1#
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
Mikio connects with a good right hand that stumbles De La Cruz. De La Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De La Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Mikio's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikio.
De La Cruz checks a low kick from Mikio.
De La Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mikio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Cruz tries to clinch
and Mikio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mikio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikio throws a leg kick but De La Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch but Mikio is avoiding it.
Mikio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Cruz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mikio connects with a body shot.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio is having none of it. #T2#
Mikio connects with a body shot.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio moves out of range.
De La Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mikio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Cruz slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikio connects with a nice looking jab.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Cruz's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De La Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up but Mikio circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch.
Mikio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up but Mikio circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
Mikio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mikio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mikio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Mikio moves into range and connects with a jab.
De La Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikio counters with a straight right hand.
Mikio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De La Cruz manages to avoid it.
Mikio connects with a body shot.
De La Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mikio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De La Cruz's hands.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mikio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De La Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikio is looking to counter punch.
Mikio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mikio keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikio scores with a shot to the body.
De La Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mikio lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Mikio.
De La Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikio.
De La Cruz slips a jab from Mikio.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch.
Mikio throws a series of punches but De La Cruz avoids them all with ease.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
Mikio fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Mikio pushes him off.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mikio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Cruz takes one on the button.
Mikio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mikio moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asato Mikio dominated that round.
That's time! Mikio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
De La Cruz moves forwards but Mikio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mikio connects with a body shot.
Mikio scores with a body shot.
De La Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mikio just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
Mikio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Cruz can do to turn this around?
De La Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Cruz moves to clinch but Mikio breaks away
and Mikio counters with a nice body shot.
Mikio lands with an overhand left.
Mikio circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asato Mikio is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
De La Cruz wants to clinch but Mikio slips to the side
and Mikio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikio throws a shot from downtown. De La Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Mikio misses the shot to the body.
Mikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Cruz.
Mikio scores with a body shot.
De La Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Mikio circles away.
Mikio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Mikio.#T2#
Mikio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
Mikio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De La Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De La Cruz moves away.
Mikio pivots, looking for a leg kick but De La Cruz is out of range and Mikio settles back down.
Mikio misses with a few strikes there.
Mikio cracks a nice hook into De La Cruz's ribs.
Mikio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio moves out of range.
De La Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Mikio counters with a straight right hand.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mikio counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mikio paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
De La Cruz tries to clinch up.
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De La Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and Mikio counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Mikio pushes him off.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Mikio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikio stuns De La Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De La Cruz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mikio has got the better of the exchanges.
De La Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mikio circles away.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.#T4#
Mikio lands a jab.
Mikio throws a head kick that misses.
De La Cruz avoids the body shot from Mikio.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mikio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De La Cruz tries to clinch
and De La Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mikio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Mikio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikio misses with a wild body shot.
Mikio misses with a wild body shot.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch but Mikio is avoiding it.
Mikio throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asato Mikio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
De La Cruz looks to clinch
and Mikio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikio misses with a looping left.
Mikio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De La Cruz wants to clinch
and Mikio counters with a right hand to the body.
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikio connects with a body shot that sends De La Cruz's belly button to the back.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Mikio circles away.
De La Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikio misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mikio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De La Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mikio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikio circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
De La Cruz tries to clinch up but Mikio circles away and keeps his distance.
Mikio punishes De La Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Mikio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De La Cruz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De La Cruz.
Mikio swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Cruz.
It looked like Mikio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De La Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mikio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De La Cruz thinking.
De La Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Mikio circles away.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
De La Cruz tries to clinch
and Mikio counters with a nice body shot.
Mikio misses with an uppercut. De La Cruz saw that one coming.
Mikio lands with a straight right. De La Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Mikio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Mikio pushes him off.
A punch combination from Mikio misses.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
Mikio keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mikio misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz blocks a head kick by Mikio.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio is having none of it. #T3#
De La Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio moves away
and Mikio counters with a nice body shot.
Mikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikio.
De La Cruz moves to clinch but Mikio breaks away
and Mikio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De La Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mikio scores with a jab.
Mikio connects with a jab.
Mikio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Mikio circles away.
Mikio throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Cruz wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikio misses the target.
De La Cruz wants to clinch
and Mikio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikio misses with the combination.
#T4#
Mikio thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Mikio.
De La Cruz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De La Cruz tries to clinch there but Mikio circles away.
It looked like Mikio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Mikio is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikio misses the target.
De La Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikio.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mikio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De La Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mikio misses with a wild body shot.
De La Cruz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mikio works the jab nicely.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asato Mikio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Cruz wants to clinch up but Mikio keeps it at a distance.
Mikio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Juan De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Cruz is looking to clinch but Mikio is avoiding it.
De La Cruz misses with a hook
and Mikio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Asato Mikio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mikio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asato Mikio!
Asato Mikio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
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.
#TD2#
De La Cruz pulls guard.
Scorpion wants to stand but De La Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
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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