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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juanito De La Cruz (ranked 1844 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Immanuel Ali (ranked 187 p4p, 267 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juanito De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immanuel Ali!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from De La Cruz.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De La Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from De La Cruz.
Juanito De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali lands a body shot.
Ali 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 tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
De La Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali throws a hook to the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz slips a straight right by Ali.
De La Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from De La Cruz.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from De La Cruz.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De La Cruz cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ali takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY LAS VEGAS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and De La Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for De La Cruz. That snapped Ali's head back.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
Ali scores with a jab.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Ali rushes De La Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Cruz thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De La Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De La Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De La Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De La Cruz. De La Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De La Cruz lands a body shot.
De La Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ali throws a series of punches but De La Cruz moves out of range.
A jab lands there for De La Cruz.
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De La Cruz.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and De La Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De La Cruz connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for De La Cruz.
De La Cruz scores with a hook.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Cruz momentarily.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks under a wild hook from De La Cruz.
Ali is looking to clinch.
De La Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by Ali.
De La Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Cruz throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
De La Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
De La Cruz slips a jab from Ali.
A shot to the liver by De La Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juanito De La Cruz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ali wants to clinch up but De La Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and De La Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Ali 's knee.
Ali misses with a looping right.
De La Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali slips a jab from De La Cruz.
Ali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and De La Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick.
De La Cruz throws a leg kick
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from De La Cruz.
Ali swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Cruz is just out of range.
Ali blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali darts in and clinches De La Cruz up against the cage.
De La Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
A shot in the inside from De La Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Cruz.
Ali breaks from the clinch.
Ali misses with a left hand
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
De La Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Ali was just out of range.
De La Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali throws a series of punches but De La Cruz avoids them all with ease.
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Juanito De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz scores with a hook.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De La Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Ali is looking to clinch.
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!
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De La Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Cruz scores with a head kick. Ali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ali is rocked!
Ali moves away from the strike by De La Cruz.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Cruz finish him?
Ali tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali swinging wildly here.
De La Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ali tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Ali.
De La Cruz misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De La Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Ali moves into range and clinches up with De La Cruz.
De La Cruz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De La Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali breaks from the clinch.
De La Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De La Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
De La Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De La Cruz works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ali throws a right and a left that De La Cruz avoids nicely.
De La Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De La Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De La Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De La Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
De La Cruz scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a series of strikes. De La Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
De La Cruz connects with the punch.
De La Cruz missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws out a counter right but De La Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Ali missing with a left hand there. De La Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
De La Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
De La Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Ali throws out a loose jab but De La Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
De La Cruz throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali swings for the body but De La Cruz moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito De La Cruz dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
De La Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De La Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
De La Cruz works the jab nicely.
De La Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from De La Cruz misses the target.
De La Cruz blocks a jab.
Ali throws the left hand but De La Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Ali throws a hook but De La Cruz blocks it.
De La Cruz throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
De La Cruz with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ali on the side of the head.
De La Cruz throws a front kick that sends Ali stumbling back into the cage.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
De La Cruz lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De La Cruz misses with a looping right.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De La Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De La Cruz.
Ali lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
De La Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from De La Cruz.
Ali misses with a body shot
and De La Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from De La Cruz finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
De La Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali moves out of range as De La Cruz strikes.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali looks to land a combination but De La Cruz avoids it well.
De La Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De La Cruz lands with a right hand.
De La Cruz cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
De La Cruz is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
De La Cruz jabs at Ali's body.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and De La Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali defending well as De La Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a hook. De La Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
De La Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from De La Cruz finds it's target.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De La Cruz.
Ali throws a body punch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
De La Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body punch from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and De La Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juanito De La Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for De La Cruz.
Ali tries to bum rush De La Cruz with a series of wild strikes but De La Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
De La Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali takes a jab right on the kisser.
De La Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Nice straight punches there by De La Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De La Cruz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De La Cruz, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito De La Cruz!
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RATING
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