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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charmaine Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Cruz is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. On his way into the cage it seems that Charmaine Dela Cruz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Charmaine Dela Cruz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charmaine Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Steel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel has a takedown stuffed.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Charmaine Dela Cruz has been cut.
Steel fakes the leg kick and cracks Dela Cruz in the body.
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steel shoots in for a double leg but Dela Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charmaine Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Steel.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dela Cruz.
No luck for Steel with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel tries to clinch up but Dela Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steel!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Dela Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dela Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charmaine Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dela Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Dela Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dela Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Dela Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steel.
Steel dives in and grabs Dela Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dela Cruz pushes down on Steel's head and hops out.
Dela Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Dela Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Dela Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot.
Charmaine Dela Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel delivers a nice body kick.
Dela Cruz tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dela Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dela Cruz leaves Steel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Dela Cruz throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
A big left from Dela Cruz misses.
A head kick from Steel lands but Dela Cruz takes it in his stride.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Dela Cruz throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dela Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel gets a clinch.
Steel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dela Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Steel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dela Cruz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dela Cruz if he has to take too many more of those.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dela Cruz works Steel's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dela Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charmaine Dela Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
Steel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dela Cruz counter with a right hand.
Steel connects with a high kick.
Steel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dela Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
Dela Cruz looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel drives through and clinches with Dela Cruz against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel jumps guard but Dela Cruz stands there with Steel around his waist. Steel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charmaine Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Steel.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Dela Cruz tries to break the clinch but Steel is controlling the position.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Dela Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dela Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping left.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping right.
Ray Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel swinging wildly here.
Dela Cruz misses with a double jab.
Steel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dela Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steel slips under a jab.
Dela Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping left.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Dela Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dela Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dela Cruz lands the left hand.
Dela Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dela Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Dela Cruz moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Dela Cruz tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dela Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel.
Dela Cruz throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Steel tries to clinch there but Dela Cruz circles away.
Steel shoots in but Dela Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dela Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dela Cruz lands a head shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dela Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dela Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dela Cruz.
Steel tries to clinch but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel tries to clinch there but Dela Cruz circles away.
Steel defending well as Dela Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Steel swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ray Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charmaine Dela Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dela Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Dela Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dela Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Dela Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dela Cruz tries to avoid it but Steel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dela Cruz to the ground. Dela Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dela Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Dela Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz misses with the combination.
Dela Cruz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dela Cruz wants it to stay on the feet.
Dela Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
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.
Steel fails with the takedown.
Charmaine Dela Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Steel.
Steel slips a straight right by Dela Cruz.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dela Cruz thuds his right hand into Steel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steel swings for the body but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Dela Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Steel misses with a combination
and Dela Cruz counters with a right hand to the body.
Dela Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dela Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Dela Cruz stalks Steel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steel's face. Steel staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Dela Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Dela Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Cruz takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping right.
Steel tries to clinch up but Dela Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel tries to clinch up.
Dela Cruz avoids the head kick by Steel.
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Dela Cruz.
Steel tries to bum rush Dela Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dela Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Charmaine Dela Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel misses with a double jab.
Dela Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dela Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dela Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Dela Cruz lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Dela Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dela Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dela Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dela Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charmaine Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Steel!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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