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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Deluca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Whom Shall I Fear as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pauly Deluca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Deluca.
Dale Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deluca scores with a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deluca is controlling him.
Deluca wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Deluca trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Williams wants to stand up but Deluca is controlling him.
Williams working a defensive guard but Deluca passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluca is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Williams is controlling Deluca's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Deluca content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Deluca is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Deluca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deluca is just content to waste time from the top position. Williams takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Deluca looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams kicks Deluca off and gets to his feet.
Deluca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Pauly Deluca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Williams.
Deluca tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams clinches.
Deluca blocks an elbow strike.
Deluca prevents a takedown attempt there.
Deluca breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Deluca circles away.
Deluca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Deluca looking to pass the guard.
Deluca decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
Deluca tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Deluca rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams tries to pull guard but Deluca won't allow it.
Williams looks winded!
Deluca jumps guard but Williams stands there with Deluca around his waist. Deluca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Deluca shrugs off.
Deluca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluca blocks the elbow strike.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Deluca manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Deluca blocks it.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deluca tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deluca prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deluca is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Deluca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Deluca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Deluca misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deluca.
It looks like Dale Williams has been cut.
Deluca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deluca's head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deluca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams forces Deluca back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Deluca is keeping busy.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Deluca keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deluca is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Deluca missing with knees to the body.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Deluca fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams is looking to clinch but Deluca is avoiding it.
Deluca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deluca fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pauly Deluca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deluca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deluca gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Deluca tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Deluca stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Deluca prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams forces Deluca back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Williams manages to end up in side control.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams stands up and beckons Deluca to his feet.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Deluca.
Deluca closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard.
Williams holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Deluca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deluca thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Deluca is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Dale Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Deluca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deluca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is working an open guard so Deluca takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Deluca shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Deluca finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dale Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dale Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Deluca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deluca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams tries to clinch but Deluca moves out of range.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Deluca throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Deluca.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Deluca tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Deluca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Deluca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pauly Deluca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Williams.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Deluca.
Pauly Deluca is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deluca rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Deluca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Deluca is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deluca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Deluca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deluca pulls guard effortlessly.
Deluca seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Deluca is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Pauly Deluca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams wants to stand but Deluca has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deluca has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Deluca's legs - danger averted.
Deluca has an active guard here but Williams has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Deluca is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Williams decides to stand back up.
Deluca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deluca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deluca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deluca wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Deluca is blocking nicely.
Deluca leaning against his opponent.
Deluca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dale Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Dale Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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