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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Dela Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Dela Cruise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dela Cruise moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dela Cruise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Cruise off to one side.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dela Cruise avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Dela Cruise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Dela Cruise takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a hook. Dela Cruise ducked under it nicely.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruise avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Dela Cruise sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dela Cruise moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Dela Cruise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Dela Cruise counters with a nice uppercut.
Dela Cruise takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dela Cruise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams throws a low kick but Dela Cruise avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dela Cruise on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looks for the body kick but Dela Cruise saw that one coming.
Daniel Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a hook
and Dela Cruise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Dela Cruise down.
Daniel Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a low kick as Dela Cruise jumps back.
Williams throws a push kick but Dela Cruise slaps the foot to one side.
Dela Cruise fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dela Cruise checks a leg kick.
Dela Cruise fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dela Cruise.
Dela Cruise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dela Cruise thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruise dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Dela Cruise's head and hops out.
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Dela Cruise tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Dela Cruise back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruise missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dela Cruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a head kick but Dela Cruise moves out of range.
Williams throws a head kick but Dela Cruise moves out of range.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dela Cruise counters with a straight right hand.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruise avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dela Cruise is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dela Cruise.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Dela Cruise tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Dela Cruise back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dela Cruise is rocked!
It looks like Juan Dela Cruise has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Dela Cruise moves out of range easily.
Dela Cruise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Dela Cruise's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dela Cruise shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Dela Cruise's head back.
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a hook
and Dela Cruise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dela Cruise avoids the head kick by Williams.
Dela Cruise throws a good cross that connects.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
letting Dela Cruise counter with a right hand.
Dela Cruise feints and as Williams raises his hands in defense, Dela Cruise changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dela Cruise throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pulls Dela Cruise in to control the position.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Cruise drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dela Cruise jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dela Cruise throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dela Cruise accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dela Cruise loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Cruise can do to turn this around?
Dela Cruise sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.
Dela Cruise is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dela Cruise is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dela Cruise to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruise is looking for a kimura here.
Dela Cruise is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dela Cruise is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dela Cruise is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dela Cruise to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruise trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Dela Cruise not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dela Cruise is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dela Cruise to get the leverage.
Dela Cruise seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruise is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Dela Cruise is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Dela Cruise is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruise is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruise is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Williams sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dela Cruise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Dela Cruise's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Dela Cruise shoots in.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dela Cruise has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dela Cruise and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dela Cruise avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela Cruise.
Dela Cruise shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dela Cruise avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Dela Cruise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Dela Cruise scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dela Cruise blocks a head kick by Williams.
Dela Cruise dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Dela Cruise moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dela Cruise shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Dela Cruise keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Dela Cruise.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Dela Cruise moved away.
Dela Cruise avoids the body shot from Williams.
Dela Cruise walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Dela Cruise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Dela Cruise counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Dela Cruise off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Dela Cruise is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dela Cruise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Dela Cruise seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Daniel Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Dela Cruise avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Dela Cruise moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook but Dela Cruise avoids it easily.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Dela Cruise's shoulder, as Dela Cruise tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Dela Cruise with an open hand slap.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Dela Cruise counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Dela Cruise to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Nice cross by Williams.
Dela Cruise checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dela Cruise is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dela Cruise looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dela Cruise.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruise tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dela Cruise somewhat.
Dela Cruise slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dela Cruise on the side of the head.
Dela Cruise lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Williams!
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pop
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