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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Cruz has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Juan Dela Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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168 lbs
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183 cm
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176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isaac Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dela Cruz tests Bonifacio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dela Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dela Cruz.
It looks like Isaac Bonifacio has been cut.
Dela Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Bonifacio is rocked!
Bonifacio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Bonifacio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonifacio seems to have got his legs back now.
Dela Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Dela Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio 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!
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonifacio takes one to the chin there.
Bonifacio moves forwards but Dela Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dela Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Dela Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonifacio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dela Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.
Dela Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dela Cruz, as that shot connected.
Dela Cruz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dela Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dela Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Bonifacio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonifacio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonifacio on the side of the head.
Dela Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dela Cruz lands a body shot.
Dela Cruz stuns Bonifacio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonifacio shoots for a takedown but Dela Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dela Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dela Cruz throws a series of punches but Bonifacio avoids them all with ease.
Dela Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dela Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dela Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonifacio should have avoided that one.
Dela Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dela Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Dela Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Bonifacio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz feints a jab promting Bonifacio to slip. Dela Cruz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonifacio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab.
Juan Dela Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz leaves Bonifacio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dela Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dela Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
Dela Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Bonifacio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dela Cruz jabs Bonifacio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dela Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dela Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonifacio counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dela Cruz. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dela Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Dela Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonifacio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz jabs Bonifacio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Dela Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bonifacio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dela Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonifacio throws a low kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bonifacio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dela Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dela Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Bonifacio dodges the punch combination from Dela Cruz.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonifacio's head backwards.
Good standup being displayed there by Dela Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Bonifacio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dela Cruz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonifacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonifacio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dela Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonifacio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonifacio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Bonifacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Dela Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaac Bonifacio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bonifacio walks into a left hand.
Bonifacio needs to keep his hands up - Dela Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Bonifacio ducks right into an uppercut from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz clobbers Bonifacio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonifacio moves forwards but Dela Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dela Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dela Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dela Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonifacio has a takedown stuffed.
Dela Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Bonifacio backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonifacio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz works over Bonifacio's head and body with a nice combination.
Dela Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dela Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonifacios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a hook that stumbles Bonifacio back into the cage. Dela Cruz follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Bonifacio to the canvas! Dela Cruz pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Bonifacio has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan Dela Cruz!
A victorious Juan Dela Cruz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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